Iowa Amtrak sees fewer riders but on time trains in May
Amtrak reports 20,757 Iowa boardings in May at Burlington Mt. Pleasant Ottumwa Osceola and Creston with gains at Ottumwa and Osceola while Burlington fell. Spokesmen note on time performance improvements and demand from Cedar Rapids Eau Claire travelers as routes expand and expenses remain uncertain.
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Mt. Pleasant
Ottumwa
Osceola
Creston
Iowa
Dick Stirts
Cedar Rapids
Eau Claire
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Stirts
Santa Fe
Burlington Northern
Marion
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Senior Baccalaureate Tonight at Kingston Stadium
Combined salutatorians from Washington Jefferson Kennedy high schools hold a baccalaureate at Kingston stadium at 8 p m. The event features mixed choruses and a speech by Ray Fox of DES Moines radio fame. If rain cancels at Kingston the talk moves to First Lutheran Church at 8 p m.
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Kennedy
Kingston Stadium
Ray Fox
Fox
WHO Radio
Des Moines
WLOL
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Line
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Larry Fruehling
First Lutheran Church
American in Australia To Stay No Regrets
Stanley Yankus, a former Michigan poultry farmer, recounts moving to Australia in 1959 to escape government controls. He is now an Australian citizen living in Grange, South Australia, works as a salesman, and remains content despite ongoing mail from prospective emigrants. He opposes government boards and favors a vegetarian lifestyle while maintaining ties to American friends.
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Australia
Adelaide
Stanley Yankus
Dowaginc
Mich
States
Oliver J. Nielsen
Grange
South Australia
Yankus
Harry Christensen
Detroit Falls
Minn
Christensen
Andamooka
Russell
Parachute Mishap Ends With Mascot's Unlikely Save
In Elstead England a trainee parachutist suffered a failed opening on his 400th jump at Sandhurst. Despite the crash a stuffed bear mascot from the academy's parachute club survived, credited to its soft toy status and luck.
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Elstead
England
UPI
Edward Bear
Sandhurst Military Academy
Sandhurst
Philip Tower
Parachute Club
Endurance Flower Orders Highlight Royal Navy Sailors
London AP report notes the royal navy urges sailors at sea to send flower orders home to sweethearts. A week’s flower bill for the Endurance survey ship reached six hundred dollars.
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Royal Navy
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Glenn EB. Renner
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St Joseph
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