Know your cycling terms from The Spokesman column
A glossary of cycling language defines terms such as attack, breakaway, drafting, echelon, field, field sprint, hammering, hang in, hook, and jump with brief explanations. It invites readers to contribute terms via the listed address.
Auditions Open for Rip Van Winkle in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission kicks off Plays in the Park with auditions for Rip Van Winkle at Riverside Roundhouse 1350 A St SW Monday and Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. The comedy melodrama needs seven men three women plus singers and dancers. Publicity and technical staff invited. Also notes cycling items and local rides by Hawkeye Bicycle Association this weekend.
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Cedar Rapids
Damien Omen II brings Damien’s devilish moves to Iowa Theater
A Pearson style review notes Damien Omen II stars William Holden and Lee Grant seven years after The Omen. The film follows Damien in Chicago with his guardian Richard Thorn as peers sense his dark nature. Despite strong performances by Holden and Grant and inventive deaths, the film is judged poorly filmed and less suspenseful than its predecessor.
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Damien
William Holden
Lee Grant
Jonathan Scott-Taylor
Harvey Bernhard-Mace Neufeld
Twentieth Century-Fox
Iowa Theater
Son of Satan
Gregory Peck
Robert Thorne
Chicago
Richard Thorn
Holden
Ann
Mark
Lucas Donat
Jerry Goldsmith
Don Taylor
Grant
Robert Foxworth
Nail through potato speeds baking in ovens and grills
A reader note claims driving a nail through the center of a raw potato accelerates baking. The metal conducts heat rapidly, shortening cooking time when the potato is baked in an oven or grilled outside.
Classified spring sale pitch for lawn and golf clubs
A brief classified note encouraging readers to use the spring season to sell lawn care items and golf clubs. Highlights ad-friendly timing and a call to place ads in the Classified section.
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Rip van Winkle
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Marion Loop
Bever Park
Sagbrat
Tipton
Toronto
Walnut Grove Park
Oxford Junction
Anamosa
Whittier
Spokesman
Care of the Gazette
Third Ave
Rapids Gaze
By Mike Deupree
Gazette
Lucas
Donat
Peter Donat
Michael Learned
Eliza
Beth Taylor
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tut
Center Pt. Rd
Dave Dighton
Hiawatha
Marion
6Th Ave
Slongbranchz
Jo E. Do
Collins Rd
Ponderosa
Walford
Iowa
Dick Ketelsen
Colony
Hwy
West & Wiley
Lindale RD
Cledar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Las Vegas
Coralville
Mon Thiu
Mimm
First Street
Hollywood Road
Centurion Lounge
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Avenue
R.a.’S
Center Point
N.E
Va S.vad
Woodu Nova Sv
American Express
BankAmericard
First Avenue
Roosevelt Royale