High Voltage Line to Link Iowa and Minnesota Plants
Duane Arnold announces an extra high voltage transmission line from St. Louis to Minneapolis Saint Paul. The project costs about 30.4 million dollars and spans roughly 490 miles, to be completed by June 1, 1969. It interconnects major generating stations and will increase reliability and efficiency of regional electric service. Participating firms include Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. Union Electric Co. Northern States Power Co. and five Iowa utilities with further Upper Mississippi Valley Power Pool involvement.
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Just a Dog but Sparky Attends School Eight Years
Darwin Minnesota details Sparky the Labrador attending a one room district school for eight years. The dog shares lunches and plays with children, earning an attendance certificate from teacher Miss Florence Witte. Sparky accompanied Hugh Smith from first grade onward and continued after his graduation.
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Cryovac Shifts Cedar Rapids Office Operations
Cryovac confirms a two year plan to centralize office functions at its Cedar Rapids plant while expanding manufacturing to offset job losses. W. E. Woods says headquarters will move to Duncan South Carolina and research plus sales operations will relocate. some skeleton crews stay while manufacturing grows potentially doubling total staff.
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W. E. Woods
Cryovac
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Simpsonville
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Woods
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Ancient Persian Greek Roman field hockey origins
A crude stick game from antiquity is traced to ancient Persia, Greece, and Rome. A 1922 Athens discovery shows a bas relief in Themistocles’s wall depicting six youths playing a hockey like game, suggesting an East origin for the sport.
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Themistocles
Home Mission Report Slated at Mt. Mercy
The Rev. John J. Sullivan national director of the Extension Lay Volunteers will speak at Mt. Mercy college auditorium Wednesday at 11 about staffing home missions. He aims to fill 500 volunteer openings for teachers catechists and nurses as he tours 200 Catholic colleges nationwide. Brochures and applications are available from Father Edgar Kurt Mt. Mercy college chaplain and faculty Lay Volunteer representative.
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Mt. Mercy College
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Registration Monday At Mt. Mercy College
Registration for the second semester at Mt. Mercy College will be held next Monday in the college dining hall starting at 8 a.m. Registration hours are 8 to 11 30 a.m. and 12 30 to 4 p.m. Examinations for the first semester are January 22 to 25. The second semester begins January 29 at 8 a.m.
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Mt. Mercy College
Tense Nerves Block Bowels Advertisement
An advertisement explains how emotional stress affects bowel movement via Auerbach's Plexus. It promotes COLONAID as a three part relief with colonic nerve stimulation, re bulking action, and moisturizing for easier, painless passage. The copy claims overnight relief, gentleness for expectant mothers, and an introductory price of 43 cents.
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Auerbach
Transit Strike Takes Hold in Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s transit system shut down by a 12:01 a.m. strike as 5,600 AFL-CIO Transport Workers union members walk out. Commuters find workarounds by car, bike, taxi, and shared rides while police enforce emergency parking and extra rail service is added by Pennsylvanian lines. The dispute centers on a no layoff clause versus featherbedding claims amid bargaining tensions.
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Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Philadelphia Transportation Co
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Air Crash Fatal for Dow Jones Executive at Florida
A Wall Street Journal executive Robert Feemster 51 and his pilot Forest Leapley 43 died when their plane crashed near Fort Pierce Florida after taking off from Daytona Beach without a flight plan. Feemster led advertising circulation and promotion for Dow Jones publications including The Journal and Dow Jones News Service.
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Wall Street Journal
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Dow Jones Co., Inc
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National Observer
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Dow Jones News Service
Public Meetings Set Up To Study New School Plans
Two public meetings will present preliminary plans for two Cedar Rapids junior high schools. One meeting is at the Truman school auditorium on January 29 and the other at Wright school auditorium. Each starts at 8 p.m. The plans by Kohlmann Eckman and Hukill will be explained by board members and the architect with a question period. Community members are invited.
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Wright School
Arnold Salisbury
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Salisbury
Citizens’ Advisory Building
Bohemian Savings & Loan Association
Marion
Hiawatha
NATO Prepares to Weather De Gaulle Rift on Atomic Force
Washington sources say President Kennedy will push ahead with a NATO atomic force despite Charles de Gaulle's rejection. Officials expect NATO unity to prevail as Britain backs Polaris for NATO and West Germany endorses, while De Gaulle's stance prompts cautious foreign office comments.
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Foreign Office
Brussels
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Kennedy to seek closing of tax loopholes and reform plan
President Kennedy plans to press congress for about 3.5 billion dollars in tax reforms including closing loopholes from stock options to standard deductions. Proposals target broadened tax base and curbing break incentives with shifts to a pay as you go corporate tax. exact items await final decision.
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Oil Tax Break Fight Shapes State Legislature Debate
Oil-state lawmakers push to cut the oil allowance to 22 14 percent and repeal the tax credit on dividends from corporate stock. The treasury eyed $450 million in revenue in 1961 but failed. The plan would tighten capital gains rules, taxing profits from stocks to real estate at no more than 25 percent.
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Treasury
Iowa Wesleyan Alumni Meet Set for Jan 24 Dinner
The Linn County Iowa Wesleyan Alumni Club announces chairmen for the Jan 24 dinner at the Town House. Ted N. Lawrence will lead arrangements and reception. Mrs. Leo Peiffer handles reservations. Dr. Arnold W. Salisbury is master of ceremonies. Publicity is by Keith Wymore. Attendees include alumni friends Wesleyan Associates parents trustees. The group will receive its charter at the dinner.
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Linn County
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Fourteenth Avenue
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Eaglemere Court
Arnold W. Salisbury
Greenwood Drive
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Ban on Royalty Jokes Is Lifted
The British Broadcasting Corp. in London lifted a 15 year ban on jokes about royalty sex and religion on peak time light entertainment programs. Higher brow shows were exempt as they are not aired during peak viewing hours.
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London
British Broadcasting Corp
Ron Cochran Edits World News on ABC Evening Report
Ron Cochran serves as editor for the world news segment on ABC Evening Report and KCRG-TV 9 during the 6 15 PM weekday editions. The newscast emphasizes international developments and in depth coverage.
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ABC Evening Report
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