Education and leadership highlighted at Cedar Rapids YMCA dinner
Dr. Glenn Leggett, new Grinnell College president, described education as the best path to leadership at the Cedar Rapids YMCA dinner. He contrasted the Thirties low mood generation with today’s youth and urged confidence in education to fuel leadership in a complex world.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Nye
YMCA
Roosevelt Hotel
Glenn Leggett
Grinnell College
Cub News Pack 19 Blue and Gold Banquet Recipients
Tuesday night at Lincoln school Pack 19 members receiving awards were Mike Price Leon Fritz Nandy Wise Jett Foster David Hamilton Brian Dougherty Paul Williams Doug Kobusch Gregory Lagerquist Loren Betzer Jett Krause Robert Reeves David Betzer and Jeff Buck Pack 221 at College Community school honored 23 members Lucian Tedrow David Tomash Steve Fahrenholtz Doug Hruby Bob Johnson Alan Probst Randy Rohrer John Prohaska Chuck Novak Bill Seferink Mike Milke Danny Nutt Bruce Revers Tom Milke Mark Nutt Kirk Douglas David Gustaff Danny McGrew Ricky Farquhar Randy Baumgartner Danny Lyberger Jim Ross and Steve Heldt.
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Pack 221
College Community School
Lucian Tedrow
David Tomash
Steve Fahrenholtz
Doug Hruby
Bob Johnson
Alan Probst
Randy Rohrer
John Prohaska
Chuck Novak
Bill Seferink
Mike Milke
Danny Nutt
Bruce Revers
Tom Milke
Mark Nutt
Kirk Douglas
David Gustaff
Danny McGrew
Ricky Farquhar
Randy
Ireland and Jordan Establish Embassy Level Ties
Anwar Nusseibeh will serve as Jordanian ambassador to London and will also represent Jordan in Dublin as Ireland and Jordan decide to create diplomatic relations at embassy level in Amman and London.
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Amman
Jordan
Foreign Ministry
Ireland
London
Anwar Nusseibeh
Dublin
Determent Test Expected in May For Collegians
The selective service system expects to close a contract shortly to offer a college qualification test to about 2 million college students and high school seniors. Local draft boards may defer students with good grades or class standing, test results to be mailed before fall, with the first test planned for May and registration to precede it by at least three weeks, possibly in late April.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Gravedigger George Noreen Turns 90 Then Keeps Digging
CHISAGO CITY Minnesota AP Scores of townsfolk attended George Noreen's 90th birthday party before dawn the next day he was back at the cemetery where he works as the town gravedigger a role he has held for 40 years following his father Frank Noreen who lived to 97. He says he has dug every grave in the local cemeteries and has survived all of them. In summer he also tends a half-acre garden and eight lawns.
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Chisago City
Minn
George Noreen
Noreen
Frank Noreen
George
Magazine Purchase by Stamats in Catholic Market deal
Stamats Publishing Co of Cedar Rapids announced the acquisition of the national bi monthly Catholic Market from the College of St. Thomas in St Paul. The purchase takes effect May 15 with publication in Cedar Rapids starting the July August issue. editorial work will be local while production and distribution occur at Stamats Cedar Rapids plant.
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Catholic Market
Horace G. Hedges
Stamats Publishing Co
Cedar Rapids
College of St. Thomas
St. Paul
Hedges
Humphrey Ends Nine Nation Asian Tour in Seoul
Vice President Humphrey departed Seoul ending a nine nation trip that included fresh Vietnam troop talks with South Korea. The South Korean assembly began a special session to approve augmenting the 20 000 strong Korea contingent while Humphrey stated Koreans must decide their own defense policy. Thousands greeted him at the airport and he paused to shake hands, sharing upbeat moments with Mrs. Humphrey and supporters.
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Seoul
Humphrey
Washington
Vietnam
South Korea
Philippines
South Korean
National Assembly
Mafia Informer Triggers Reopening of Cold Corleone Killings
Palermo authorities, aided by a guarded informer held for protection, order fresh probes into a string of Corleone killings from 1963 to 1998. The unnamed witness, likened to Valachi, prompted prosecutors to pursue indictments against 115 residents once cleared or charged, aiming to link long-unsolved crimes to the Cosa Nostra networks.
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Palermo
Sicily
Justice
Ucciardone
Valachi
Joe Valachi
Cosa Nostra
Luciano Liggio
Liggio
Navarra
Palmero Justice
Corleone
Manchester court bans driving until 2011 for McGarahan
The crown court in Manchester ruled Matthew McGarahan cannot drive an automobile until 2011. The 36 year old bankrupt businessman pled guilty to his latest offense and admitted he had driven with the license of a dead man.
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Manchester
England
Matthew McGarahan
McGarahan
Jefferson High Duplicates London Globe Stage For Twelfth Night
Jefferson High School recreates the Globe Theatre in two levels twenty feet high and sixty feet wide as a Shakespearian stage replica for Twelfth Night to be shown Thursday Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Technical director Roger Meeker led student aides John Vavra and Larry Jeffords and play director Bob Gender. The replica was built over the orchestra pit after guidance from a Shakespearian expert. Public is invited and reservations are available through the school.
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London
Globe Theater
Jefferson High School
Shakespear
Globe
Roger
Top Marijuana Seizure Staged
A half ton of marijuana valued at 600000 was seized in Pasadena in a pre dawn operation. Suspects Lloyd Thomas Antonio Solido Yescas and David Rendon Navia were detained with bonds of 25000 for Navia and Yescas and 15000 for Thomas. Melvin Johnson, customs supervisor, said the seizure capped a long inquiry.
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Pasadena
U. S
Lloyd Thomas
Antonio Solido Yescas
David Rendon Navia
San Luis
Mexico
Navia
Vescas
Thomas
Melvin Johnson
West Coast
Park Returns From Southeast Asia Tour
South Korean resident Park came back Friday after a 12 day state tour visiting Malaysia Thailand and nationalist China.
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Park
Seoul
Malaysia
Thailand
China
Auction Sells Nazi Assets to Satisfy Back Taxes
IRS auction in Arlington raised 374.50 to satisfy part of a 3879 tax claim on the American Nazi party. An IRS clerk said the agency will pursue remaining assets. Nazi headquarters in Alexandria, a white frame building, were padlocked by federal agents on a December day. Four Nazis attended, wearing swastika lapel pins.
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Arlington, Va
Thenternal Revenue Service
IRS
Washington
Exandria
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