Cochran Charts Swift Air Progress and Private Life
Jacqueline Cochran, famed speed record holder among women pilots, discusses flying the F-104 and Lockheed Jetstar, her stance on piloting others’ aircraft, and her 210 mph twin-engined Lode Star. She notes plans for supersonic transport in the early 1970s and shares details of her Palm Springs ranch life and charity work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uy Bout
Everly Hills
Califf
Jacqueline Cochran
California
TWA
Flight 9
Air Force
New York
Lockheed
America
Russia
Bonn
Floyd Odlum
Jacqueline
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Cochran
Secret Service
White House
By The Way and Helpful Hints From Cedar Rapids
The Gazette sun weekly notes readers tales of how couples met and shares kitchen tips and local arts news. It highlights Shirley Ruedy’s ongoing “how they met” feature, dumpling recipe queries, and a Hemispheres dance troupe tour with Des Moines Civic ballet and Omaha groups. Also lists Mt Mercy Colleges numbers and a Parent’s Guide on music lessons. It mentions a Cope headache pill marketed to women with a blue and white bow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Ruedy
The
Gazette the Sun
Shirley
Sander
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dieman-Bennett
Omaha
Des Moines Civic Ballet
Fremont Dance Theater
Omaha Regional Ballet
Edna Dieman
Julia Bennett
Lee
Mass
American Music Conference
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Italian Venice Chamber Orchestra At Cornell College
Elizabeth Durland wed Paul Countryman in a Monday ceremony officiated by Justice of Peace Vincent Hall. The Italian Venice Chamber Orchestra under Claudio Scimone performed at Cornell College, with concerts and encored works by Vivaldi and others. Mitchell movement winners were announced at the YWCA with Tait Cummins and Ron Andersen taking north-south and the Mines earning honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NE of
Europe
Cornell College
I Solisti Veneti
Venice
Italy
Mitchell
YWCA
The
Mines
Hotchkiss
L. W. Busby
Clyde
Nowlin
Don King
West
Rossini
William Tell
Elizabeth Durland
A. F. Fitzgeralds
Washington Avenue SE
Paul E. Countryman
Allison Hotel
Justice of Peace
Vincent Hall
Duncan C. Calvert II
Linda E. Hawks
Kathryn Durland
Sandra Scheetz
Sharon Anne
Douglas
Washington Avenue
Countryman
Farm Market
Mt. Mercy College
Tait Cummins
Ron Andersen
Dear Abby column letters on weddings and manners
A reader questions guests who attended a costly wedding without giving gifts and wonders if a bill should be sent. Abby counsels gifts are not admission, and suggests frankness. The column also notes a 62-year-old woman’s marriage to a much younger man and a request about host duties at dinner. A reader laments funeral hospitality and privacy, advising close family only and private arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Adolph
Bakers To Note 65th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Baker will be honored Saturday evening at a family dinner at their home 1365 I avenue NE celebrating their sixty fifth wedding anniversary They were married Feb 26 1901 They have three children Arch ie and Otho Cedar Rapids seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren Also note TV music segment GIDGET seeks Beatle type musicians on Color at 7 00 Thursday night on KCRG TV Channel 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baker
I Avenue NE
Mr. Baker
Verna Stockberger
2En
Archie
Otho
Cedar Rapids
Corcoran Biennial Exhibit Opens at Coe Gallery
The Corcoran Biennial, a showcase of contemporary American paintings, opens in Coe College east gallery. Gallery Director Robert Kocher notes the exhibit attracts top artists, with works priced from $550 to $25,000 and many available for purchase. The show runs through Sunday with performances of Galileo final Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Iims
Robert Kocher
Corcoran
Alll
American Paint
Cue Players
Hans Hofman
Josef Alberts
Interac
Coe
Competit West
Ion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society For Women Features
Bill Lear
Jimmy Doolittle
Claus von Amsberg
Beatrix
Juliana
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
Hague
Hall of Knights
By the
Way
Elinor Ahern
Charles Vyskocil
World Playhouse
Mr. Mercy
Elmcrest
the World
By Les Zackers
Claudio Scimone
Virtuosi di Roma
Societa Corelli
Vivaldi
Piero Toso
Pergolesi
J. H. Allen
Adolph Helm
Ad-Ledst-West
Brilliant Opera
Bob
Columbia
Tomaso Albanini
Ywca Club
Eae
Lowa
Small
Calif
Mutschler
Henry R
Bass
Tried Construction Co., Inc
Mt. Vernon Rd
ANG
Forbes
Avril
Bakers
Gidget
Kcrgtv
Warts Hardware
Smulekoff
Armstrong
Armstrong Cambrian Vinyl Carlon
Gazette Want Ad
Third Avenue 5.E
Kem
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