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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1968

Page

9

Beetle Business Thrives in Japan’s Boy Culture

In Japan beetle fighting is a popular hobby for boys. Japanese youths buy or collect large horned beetles for battles, with store sales and private beetle ranches fueling a vibrant trade. Imamura, a beetle rancher near Nagoya, ships beetles to Osaka and Nagoya stores, aiming to teach children about nature while fueling a lucrative, devoted market.

Tokyo UPI Japan Osaka Nagoya Imamura

Heat Pipe Radiator Boosts ATS E Power Output

The Applications Technology Satellite ATS E will gain 20 percent more solar energy using a heat pipe radiator made of ammonia. The system reduces the sunny side panel temperature from 160 to about 60 degrees Fahrenheit and operates well in zero gravity.

Richland, Wash UPI Applications Technology Satellite ATSE Ats-E Donald W. Douglas Laboratories National Aeronautics and Space Administration McDonnell Douglas Corp Hughes Aircraft Co Douglas Laboratories Hanford Atomic Works

King's Presents Safety Awards To 31 Drivers

King's Concrete Co announces 31 drivers receive safety awards at the annual picnic at ICBJ park. categories honor one to eleven years of accident free driving with trophies wallets and engraving based on years of service.

King's King’s Concrete Co Icbj Park Carl Johnson Leo Finn Earl Scofield James Fagan Leon Pachta Raymond Zavodsky Lavern Kuehl Richard Zimmerman Leo Novak Calvin Nading James Conway Harold Smith Dean Dundee Duane Palmer Buick Wolfe Kenneth Benson Michael Feiereisen James Kolosick Joseph Wolfe William McNeill James Bruner Laurence Johnson Robert Ramey Louis Medulan Forrest Boxwell Robert Dent Raymond Peterson James Weasel Donald Newkirk Donald Flack Donald Thibadeau

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