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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1964
Page
6
Atlantic City will host the Democratic National Convention in August at Convention Hall. The city expects about 5,200 delegates and 25,000 visitors plus media, with tens of thousands more spectators. the hall seats 41,000 and is noted for its size and proximity to hotels.
The biggest convention problem here involved New Jersey Bell and American Telephone and Telegraph, coordinating radio television networks and 3,000 telephones for hotels and Convention Hall to serve up to 10,000 people. A $5 million project includes air conditioning, lights, broadcasting and press facilities, financed by a $625,000 combined commitment from local, state, and host committees.
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San Francisco hosts the Republican national convention July 13-16 at the Cow Palace site amid massive preparations. Delegates, media, and foreign press gather as the venue, built in the depression era, showcases 16,000 seats and multimillion-dollar communications infrastructure. Linda Kay Klouda of Cedar Rapids is named All Iowa queen hopeful, with regional finals in August and national finals offering a $1000 prize and a New York trip for the winner. The event attracts international press from Pravda to BBC and features large-scale stage and broadcast setups.
A Long Island college teacher offers to go to court for motorists who refuse to handle traffic fines themselves. Guy Carriero, 28, an art instructor at the Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute, has placed about 3,500 advertising cards on windshields in Nassau County in the last month stating his service for a $3 fee.
Summer sign up at the YMCAs runs this week from 1 to 3 p.m. and again next Saturday until noon. The program starts June 15 with swimming classes, summer fun clubs, educational tours, trips, bicycle activities, hikes, and testing for swimming skill. Staff will assist with identifying proper class placement. A summer membership option and sign-up details are provided at Sherman Forty-Second Streets Y.
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