Czech Band To Perform At Municipal Concerts
The Cedar Rapids Municipal band features eight soloists for two concerts this week at Noelridge Park and Ellis. The Czech Centennial band from Cedar Rapids performs Czech and German tunes with guest conductor Charles Traylor. Selections include Marauders, The Barber of Seville Overture, Andalucia, Hillbilly, Centennial March, A Kingston Trio Folk Song Overture, Deep River Rhapsody, The Girl in Latin, Fiddler on the Roof highlights, and The George Washington Bi Centenal March. Concerts start at 8 p.m.
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Carl Landergott
Leonard Karasek
Jack Fields
Frank Kleusner
George Baldwin
Charles Traylor
Area Ten Community College
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Blue Island
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Panerio
Rossini
Andalucia
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Hanson
Kingston Trio
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Watters
Anderson
Warrington
Sousa
Strike Threat at Penick and Ford Cedar Rapids Plant
Grain Millers Local 100 set a Thursday strike after rejecting the contract offer. The Penick and Ford plant, with about 650 of 1,060 workers represented, began shutdown steps Tuesday as talks continue. Union president Landon Spicer and secretary Elza Yates were unavailable for comment.
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New President of Bar Association Named in Linn County
Thomas H. Pirnie of 320 Twenty second street NE was elected president of the Linn County Bar Association succeeding F. James Bradley. Thomas M. Collins became president elect. Other officers include James R. Snyder as vice president and David L. Marner as treasurer. Byron G. Riley Jr James F. Pickens and F. James Bradley join the board of governors for two year terms.
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Thomas H. Pirnie
Linn County Bar Assn
F. James Bradley
Thomas M. Collins
James R. Snyder
David L. Marner
Byron G. Riley, Jr
James F. Pickens
Board of Governors
JCI President Urges Readers to Seek Real Needs
Philippe Abravanel, president of Junior Chamber International, spoke at the Roosevelt hotel urging Jaycees to identify what people want and need. He cited family planning in India, local program priority in Ivory Coast farming, and training for international development as core aims. Local winners Mike Valliere and Dennis Bramwell were honored after the dinner and will advance to national events in Michigan and Ohio.
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Junior Chamber International
Roosevelt Hotel
Abravanel
Lausanne
Switzerland
Junior Chamber of Commerce
India
United States
Ivory Coast
U.S
Jaycees
JCI
Mike Valliere
Dennis Bramwell
Valliere
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bramwell
Akron
Ohio
Rockefeller Poll Shows Rockefeller Leading in Eight States
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller released a Crosley poll showing he would win all eight large states tested New York California Ohio New Jersey Pennsylvania Michigan Massachusetts Maryland if the general election were held now. The study, financed by Rockefeller backers, suggests Nixon would lose Maryland Massachusetts Michigan and Pennsylvania with 126 electoral votes in play.
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Colo
Nelson Rockefeller
Hubert Humphrey
New York
California
Ohio
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Massachusetts
Maryland
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Crosley Political Survey and Analysis, Inc
Crosley
Illinois
Nixon
Two Iowans Injured In Explosion Fire
Jefferson AP report states an explosion and fire injured two men, Robert Tucker 24 and Don Gaster 45, while repairing a ruptured gasoline tank at Harrison Ford Co. The blast destroyed the plant and several autos after a water heater pilot light triggered the explosion, according to manager Bob Olson.
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Jefferson
Harrison Ford Co
Robert Tucker
Don Gaster
Bob Olson
Fayette Committee To Air School Plan
Fayette school board named a 15 member committee to publicize the proposed building improvement program. Co chairs are Richard Smith and George Richards. The board proposes spending 25 200 already on hand for several projects. The issue will appear on the September 9 regular school election ballot.
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Fayette
Richard Smith
George Richards
Poultry Bill Draws Iowa Criticism From Liddy
Des Moines AP Iowa Agriculture Secretary L B Liddy criticized new federal bills that would raise Iowa meat and poultry inspection costs from 270570 to about 18 million annually claiming Iowa laws already meet high sanitary standards. He noted the state now employs 63 inspectors across 731 plants and that federal funding would cover half the costs.
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L. B. Liddy
Iowa
Liddy
Agriculture Department
U.S. Senate
Congress
Agriculture
Senate
House
Iowa City Pilot Missing in Vietnam
Air Force Maj. E. Rex Shain, 37, son of Mrs. Francis Shain of Iowa City, is reported missing after his F-100 crashed during a combat mission in Vietnam. He was near the end of a one year tour and was to return in August. Shain, a 1949 City High and West Point graduate, is survived by his wife Nancy Wallace and their three children in Boulder, Colorado.
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Air Force
E. Rex Shain
Francis Shain
Vietnam
Nancy Wallace
Boulder
Colo
Shain
City High School
West Point
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