Reds Have Inglish Ifficiency and Language Fumbles Abroad
Special to The Gazette VIENNA When opening doors to tourists the Communist nations polish their English yet distort it. From Belgrade to Warsaw to Prague and beyond, hotel notices and signs misstate directions and duties, producing humorous and awkward translations that reveal a shifting war on words rather than a war of words.
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Vienna
Iron Curtain
Photographer Dr Charles Taylor to Narrate Hawaii Film
Dr Charles Forbes Taylor, a photographer since age 16, will narrate his film Hawaii The State at 3 p.m. today in Jefferson High School auditorium. The color presentation covers the Hawaiian Islands with scenes of Honolulu, the University of Hawaii, village craftsmen, and other landmarks. Tickets are $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for students, available at the door.
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Birr
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University of Hawaii
Cancer Crusade planning meeting in Cedar Rapids
Key volunteers from 15 east central Iowa counties gather at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids for a one day Cancer Crusade planning meeting. Dr Regis Weland says the event includes chapter leaders and features Daniel Kramer and Arthur Stocks. Aimed at outlining an April education and fund raising drive with a task force of more than 45 000 Iowa volunteers. The program runs from 9 30 am to mid afternoon with a noon lunch. Representatives from Benton Black Hawk Cedar Clayton Clinton Delaware Dubuque Iowa Jackson Johnson Jones Linn Muscatine Scott and Tama counties participate.
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Clinton
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Arthur Stocks
Mason City
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Tama Counties
Fined Under Law of 1835
London report states Conrad Monks, 17, stepped from a parked truck and was struck by a car. He was fined 8.40 dollars under Section 78 of the 1835 highways act restricting interference with the free passage of persons and animals on the highway. Police said this was the closest regulation found to fit the offense.
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London
UPI
Conrad Monks
Police interview reveals San Diego caller in Honolulu case
Officer Lynn Murphy questions a woman who claimed a Honolulu street address she could not recall. She insists she is calling from San Diego, prompting further inquiry into the apparent discrepancy.
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Honolulu
San Diego
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