Rider Collection Gift to Coe College Details Classic Record Archive
A Cedar Rapids collector, George Rider, left 5 872 records to Coe College, dating from 1902 to mid 20th century. The donation, valued at $6 000 for estate purposes, will enrich history and humanities courses and be housed in Fisher Music Library and Stewart Memorial Library. A Vic trola Concert entices the public to hear selections from the Golden Age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Martin
Coe College Music Department
Allan D. Kellar
Coe
Martin
George Rider
Coe College
Mr. Rider
Seventeenth Street
Les Zachers
Cedar Rapids
Allan Kellar
Fisher Music Library
Marquis Hall
Stewart Memorial
Zacheis
Richard C. Atkins
Victor
Weather Weapons Seen as Potential Global Threat
U.S. and Soviet weather research sparks debate over climate weaponry. Pentagon officials defend peaceful aims while warning of possible misuse, including rainmaking, hurricane steering, and ozone disruption. Senate hearings seek limits. experts warn research could enable long term, covert conflicts.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Russia
Defense Department
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
U.N
Jacob Malik
Senate
Subcommittee On Oceans and International Environment
Agriculture and Interior Departments
Gordon MacDonald
MacDonald
Earth
Arctic
Antarctic
Nostalgia boom spans Europe with revived past fashions
In cities from Zurich to Paris, people dance to tango and savor Victorian music hall vibes as nostalgia becomes a thriving industry. Sociologists link the trend to 1970s anxieties, inflation, and fears of war, with commentators noting the appeal of bygone stability despite its flaws. The Miami Seaquarium notes the leatherback turtle could match elite sprint speeds, hypothetically reaching about 90 miles per hour if sustained.
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London
Zurich
Vienna
Paris
Brussels
Bonn
Berlin
Rome
Europe
David Simpson
England
Miami Seaquarium
Air Pollution Report for Linn County Jan 23 29
The Gazette lists air quality data from the Linn County health department for Jan 23–29. Readings cover stations at Seven locations with particulates in micrograms per cubic meter and carbon monoxide readings note equipment downtime. Station 2 shows 32.3 max 24 hour concentration with 26.3 average since March 20, 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Health Department
First Street
Center Point Road
Council Street
First Avenue
Fourteenth Avenue
Central City
Mt. Vernon
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Rider
New York
Italy
Jonathan Hagar
Cedar Rapids- Marion Area
Chamber of Commerce Civic Bureau
Coliseum
Naples
Vatican
Elba
Ulysses
Sicily
Sardinia
Chamber
Mately
Nellie Melba
Sinclair Auditorium
Jonathan Hager
U.S. Senate
Howard Benedict
Dartmouth College
Pell
D-R.i
Benjamin Forman
Defense
Department
Canada
Siberia
wTery Teles
Leica
Linn Photo Stores
Linn Photo
3Rd Ave. S.E
Linn
1St Ave. N.E
APOE
Futura
Singer Sewing Machine
Singer
Seger
United States
Rare
the Singer Company
THE
Ginger Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!