Mother of Two Receives Fulbright Scholarship
Cedar Rapids mother of two, soon to graduate from Coe College, has won a Fulbright scholarship for two years of study abroad. Mrs Miles Kirchner, 432 Twenty fourth Street NW, will study German expressionism in Marburg Germany, returning in late summer 1967 with plans to teach public schools upon her return.
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Coe College
Miles Kirchner
Twenty-fourth Street
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Kirchner
Kevin
Marburg
Germany
Robert
University of Town
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Johnson names Devereaux 30 as coordinator
Pete Devereaux 30, vice president and sales manager of Sound Inc, is named county coordinator for Robert M. L. Johnson's campaign for the Republican nomination for Second district congressman. A 1957 Brown graduate, Devereaux will oversee Johnson's campaign in 11 counties and is active in local community affairs. He urges supporters to write to Bob Johnson at 810 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids.
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Pete Devereaux
Sound, Inc
Robert M. L. Johnson
Devereaux
Brown University
Providence
R.I
Harrington
Ill
Johnson
Linn' County Mental Health Organization
UGN
Bob Johnson
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Eisenhower urges grads to ignore beatnik influence
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told Kansas State University graduates to ignore beatniks and not let media distort their views. He noted stamp losses of $768,000 from burned stamps and urged students to act with purpose despite pessimism.
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San. Marino
San Marino
Manhattan
Kan
Dwight D
Eisenhower
Kansas Statelof
Ioigiatitan Republic
Ewe Wamenee
Three gubernatorial candidates to speak at Linn YR outing
Three candidates for governor will speak at a Linn County Young Republicans outing in Bever Park on Saturday. The event features a peanut hunt and a Texas style bar-b-que at 6 15 p.m. with an elephant a go go dance at 7 45 p.m. Political contenders Robert K. Beck William G. Murray and Jack L. Peters will open at 2 00 p.m. A series of seminars led by local GOP figures follows, and a magician Elroy the Elephant is on the schedule for 5 15 p.m.
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William G. Murray
Ames
Jack L. Peters
Des Moines
John Walsh
Dubuque
Margaret Engelbret
Decorah
Poodle Chews Up Man's Dentures in California
In Sakersfield California a man rushed for a denture repair after his poodle gnawed his false teeth. The man credited PLATE-WELD with repairing the break and replacing a tooth on the spot. The company says PLATE-WELD is available at all new stores.
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Sakersfield
Calif
California
Escape attempts sweep British prisons with rapid recapture
AP dispatch from London reports five men breached Wormwood Scrubs, four captured on the scene and one later. In Cheshire, three women inmates escaped a Sunday jail break but were all recaptured the same day, one identified as a murderess.
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London
Wormwood Scrubs
West London
Cheshire
Washington High Senior Wins Procter and Gamble Scholarship
Washington High senior Jack Murray received notice from Williams College Williamsburg Mass that he won the Procter and Gamble scholarship awarded annually to an outstanding incoming freshman. Murray is son of Prof. John J. Murray and Mrs. Murray of 2318 Twenty-sixth Street Drive SE. His father heads Coe College history department and his mother teaches at Adams School. The scholarship amount is $1,100 per year.
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Jack Murray
Washington High
Williams College
Williamsburg
Mass
Procter and Gamble
Murray
John J. Murray
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Coe College
Adams School
Boat collision on Detroit River leaves four overboard
DETROIT AP Four persons were thrown overboard and one was missing and presumed drowned when an excursion boat collided with a 26 foot cabin cruiser on the Detroit river Sunday night.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Growlersburg Wins Name Change in California Forest Camp
Residents of Gold Rush country win a naming victory over a new state forestry camp near Georgetown in El Dorado County. After lobbying, the camp formerly slated as Longview will be named Growlersburg, reviving the original Georgetown moniker.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
State Division of Forestry
Georgetown
el Dorado County
Longview
Growlersburg
Red Cross Plans Teen Training Friday
Red Cross will hold a training session Friday from 9 am to 3 pm at headquarters for teens in grades 9 through 12. Reservations can be made by calling 366 3538. Volunteer opportunities exist in five agencies including nursing homes and a children's service in Jemma City.
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Red Cross
Cherylee l
John Walker
Linn County
Americana
Crestview
Jemma City
Hutreat Children’s Service
Red
Mayor Treed by 300-Pound Bear in North Carolina
Waynesville mayor Henry Clayton was chased by a bear weighing about 300 pounds. He escaped by climbing a tree as deputies pursued the animal toward Meale Nest Mountain. The bear fled and no injuries were reported.
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Waynesville
N.C
Henry Clayton
Meale Nest Mountain
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