Monorail praised as solution to city traffic by two firms
Los Angeles observers note Lockheed and Northrop back monorail trains to ease congestion. Lockheed plans a Seattle one-mile route to the 1960 exposition with 496 cars, top speeds near 60 mph, and a $5 million contract. Northrop designs a suspension system with 464 cars per train and aims to use existing freeways for future lines. Disney already runs a mile-long monorail at Disneyland since June 14.
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Los Angeles Civic Center
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
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Germany
Europe
Four Buildings To Be Dedicated At Camp Wapsie
Four buildings at Camp Wapsie Y will be dedicated next Friday in a public ceremony. YMCA officials announced the dedications naming John B. Turner Lodge Beahl T Perrine Swimming Pool James Taylor Nature Lodge and Northcott Knapp Cabin.
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YMCA
John B. Turner
Turner
Camp Wapsie
Beahl T. Perrine
Tthis
Perrine
Pattern Gifts
James Taylor
Taylors
Northcott-Knapp
John Northcott
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Dis
Russell Knapp
Camp Wapsie Leadership Tour Precedes Friday Ceremony
Knapp leads long service as chairman of the camp committee and former board president. A tour of Camp Wapsie by the board, camp committee, and trustees precedes a 6:30 p.m. public ceremony with campers. Attendees reach the camp via Central City. from Cedar Rapids take the gravel road first left after the bridge on highway 13.
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Knapp
Camp Wapsie
Board of Trustees
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Masons Convene in Cedar Rapids in September
A Cedar Rapids committee led by Harry G. Hoyt will host the 115th annual communication of Iowa's Masonic grand lodge in Cedar Rapids on September 17 and 18 at the Veterans Memorial building. A three day school for instructors and district lecturers runs September 14 to 16 at the Consistory temple and Masonic hall, with total attendance from Iowa 548 lodges plus visitors expected to exceed 800.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry G. Hoyt
Iowa
Masonic Grand Lodge
Veterans’ Memorial
Grand Lodge
Loveless to Attend 34th Infantry Reunion Banquet
Gov. Hershel Loveless plans to attend the banquet during the September 11 13 reunion of the 34th Infantry Division association. Dean Ernest, president of the Cedar Rapids chapter, confirms the event and Loveless participation.
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Hershel Loveless
34Th Infantry Division Association
Dean Ernest
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Red Bulls World War II era crowd forecast at Amana colony visit
Ernest forecasts show advance reservations point to a large Red Bulls gathering since World War II. Women visitors will tour the Amana colonies. The text lists five Oklahoma tribes: Creeks Cherokees Chickasaws Choctaws Seminoles.
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Ernest
Amana
Gripe Threat Targets Town Hall Owner in Amitville
C Bruce Pearsall, owner of the town hall property in Amitville New York, threatens eviction of local officials over rising taxes. He says taxes climbed from 750 to 1890 in four years while rent remains 4200, fueling dispute with town fathers.
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Pearsall
Foreign Nations Owe U S 31 Billion in Loans
The article examines a hypothetical: if all WWII and earlier foreign loans to the United States were due, total repayment would reach $31 billion. It notes most debts are paid over decades, with 1958 credits at $1.2 billion, and that much of the debt from earlier wars is repaid in hard or local currencies while Finland stands out as the sole nation consistently paying World War I debts.
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Washington
Sam
U.s
Treasury
United States
Uncle Sam
Install a Permanent Incinerator From Heabels
Advertises a permanent incinerator by Heabels to replace a temporary trash burner, highlighting cleaner appearance and reduced mess.
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Heabel's
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