Active Schedule Planned For 1969 All-Iowa Fair
President Wenkstein predicts the 1969 All-Iowa Fair will be the most active in its 34 year history. Aerial act with a helicopter trapeze performed by Dave Merrifield joins a large midway, shows, dances, and concerts throughout the June 27 to July 6 show. Candy Candido will MC the amphitheater and roam the grounds as goodwill ambassador.
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W. H. Wenkstein
Dave Merrifield
Candy Candido
Wenkstern
Hawkeye Downs
Exhibition Hall
Wenkstein
Farm Youth Center
Marine Aviation
Memphis Naval Air Station
Jose Chitwood
Bobby Vinton
The
Cowsills
Sandpipers
King Family
Golden Knights
Army Parachute Team
St .Louis
Little Man With the Thousand Voices
Merrifield
India frowns on girl car hops drive-in plan
New Delhi officials rejected a drive-in restaurant proposal in Connaught Place because it would employ girl waiters. The move comes despite India having a woman prime minister and women in parliament, reflecting ongoing social tensions over gender norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Connaught Place
Ship plans Northwest Passage try
New York July 15 marks a bold effort by Humble Oil and Standard Oil to test commercial viability of a Northwest Passage tanker route. The S S Manhattan would carry Arctic oil to the Atlantic if successful, with a $30 million gamble and potential for six 250000 DWT icebreaker tankers costing up to $50 million each by 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
S.S. Manhattan
Northwest Passage
Humble Oil and Refining Company
M. A. Wright
Humble
Charles Jones
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Atlantic Seaboard
Termites Drink Rare Cabernet in One-Inch Heist
In Sacramento a state agriculture worker stored about 1 200 bottles of wine in a friend's cellar. After three years 50 bottles of rare Cabernet valued at 300 dollars were found drained. Entomologists concluded sophisticated termites chewed through corks and boards to access the wine and drank it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
al Trudeau
State Agriculture Department
Trudeau
Students Praise and Criticize Sacramento College Dean
Sam Kipp, dean of students at Sacramento City College, found his office door covered with flowers and an anonymous note praising love in the age of Aquarius. The incident comes amid recent criticism from students and the school board directed at him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Sam Kipp
Sacramento City College
Coe Alumni to Honor Three With Award of Merit
Three Coe college alumni Inga Tapper Ralph Clements and Barton Pope will be recognized at Alumni Day for loyalty and notable contributions in education media and business. Tapper 50-year Cedar Rapids educator and Delta Kappa. Clements former Coe PR director and longtime publishing executive. Pope a Chicago merchandiser and Nashville cattle farmer with global DeWitt product ties.
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James Frederick Landenberger
Dar Rapids
Coe College
Rapids
Iowa
Iowa City
Honorary Society For Women
Gage
America
Memorial Union
Inga Tapper
Ralph Clements
Cedar Rapids
Barton Pope
Nashville, Tenn
Coe
Miss Tapper
Coe Cum Laude
University of Iowa
Fillmore
Jackson
Hayes
Polk
Junior Red Cross
Coe Growth Fund
Theta Chapter of
Delta Kappa
Clements
the Courier
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids Gazette
the Gazette
National Oats Co
Stamats Publishing Co
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Pope
Iowa State
Marshall Field and Co
Chicago
Field
Wyoming
E. C. DeWitt
DeWitt
London
England
Cape Town
South Africa
Melbourne
Australia
Wellington
New Zealand
Nashville
Selina Dorricott
Tennessee
Cedar Rapids el Kahir Shrine
Cedar Rapids Consistory
Crescent Lodge
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N.Y. Times Service
Insbergs i Rat
Merveaux
3Rd Ave
Underwood
Olivetti
Royal Smith-Corona
Remington
Borr
Univer
Teandenberger
Bohemian Savings & Loan Association
Third Street
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