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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1980

Page

16

Free air shows announced for McGregor Clifton Oleson Days

Two free air shows are set for August in McGregor Iowa and eight miles south across the Mississippi. Sponsored by the McGregor Upper Mississippi Yacht and Boat Club the events feature Aerobatic Enterprises hang gliding ballooning and parachuting with pilots Dick Willetts Hazel Sigafoose Glen Sigafoose Donald French Dave Harsh and Hank Pohlmann. The lineup includes a clown act by Willetts a unique husband wife aerobatic team the Sigafooses and multiple maneuvers from French Harsh Braley Colton and others. The main show on August 2 runs 2 to 4 p.m. with added club events that evening open to the public.

McGregor Upper Mississippi Oleson Fairfield Aerobatic Enterprises Dick Willetts Hazel Glen Sigafoose Don French Dave Harsh Hank Pohlmann Willetts Albia Air Force Hazel and Pitts Montezuma Donald French Bellanca Gary Colton Dick Braley Iowa

Retired trainman builds backyard replica station

Clayton Jones, 61, a former Norfolk & Western employee, constructed an old fashioned train station in his Princeton yard. The piece features a spit toon, benches, telegraph desk, an antique radio and other railroad memorabilia saved from torn down stations.

Princeton W.va Clayton Jones Jones Norfolk & Western Virginia Railroad Roy Acuff Acuff Bluefield Roanoke Ellison N&w

Stayman convention and notrump responses in bridge

The article explains notrump opening ranges and responder plans with various point totals, then introduces the Stayman convention developed by Sam Stayman and George Rapee to reach spades when possible. It previews a deeper discussion to follow.

Sam Stayman George Rapee Stayman

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