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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1959

Page

3

Inland Seas visit will bring Atlantic fleet to Great Lakes

The Navy will stage Operation Inland Seas with 28 ships of the Atlantic fleet visiting 27 cities in seven states for a month. Among the vessels is a seven ship amphibious group and the heavy cruiser Los Angeles. Seaman Apprentice Gene E. Aikman is among crew. The event marks a rare major U.S. fleet sail through the Great Lakes since the War of 1812.

Great Lakes Haynsworth Navy risHwip Gene E. Aikman R. J. Musil First Ave U.S Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Duluth Sault Ste. Marie Green Bay Milwaukee Chicago Detroit Cleveland Toledo Erie Buffalo Rochester Richard N. Feddern E. H. Feddern Fifteenth St. NE Western Pacific Los Angeles Shimoda Japan Commodore Perry

Vanish During Holdup Leaves $750 Lost in Wall

Oklahoma City AP report says a holdup at a service station forced operator Roy Sewell to raise his hands and a roll of $750 in bills dropped into a crevice in a concrete block wall. Police recovered the money but Sewell will spend about $150 to tear into the wall to retrieve it.

Oklahoma City Roy Sewell Sewell

Nursery rhyme toll leads to fine for horn tooting

Kenosha Wisconsin April city court fined Ervin Ehnow ten dollars and costs after he repeatedly tooted his automobile horn playing Mary Had a Little Lamb. The incident drew attention to noisy traffic and prompted the judge to issue the verdict.

Kenosha, Wis Ervin Ehnow Mary

Marvin to Talk Tuesday at SUI Library Session

James C. Marvin director of the Cedar Rapids public library will speak Tuesday at the eighth annual library workshop at the University of Iowa. His topic is Ad ministering a Public Library Program to Meet Youths Needs. The two day meeting is sponsored by the college of education and the university library with 80 librarians and teachers attending.

James C. Marvin Cedar Rapids Marvin New York City School of Library Service Columbia University

Michigan Governor Williams Addresses College News Conference

Governor G Men nen Williams answers political questions during a college news conference aired on Channel 9 Sunday. The program features the Michigan leader engaging with students and addressing state policy topics.

Michigan

Talbot Elected to National Retail Merchants Board

The Kilian Co. executive Jack V. Talbot has been chosen to join the board of directors of the ready-to-wear group within the National Retail Merchants Association. The group focuses on research and improvement in retail ready-to-wear operations.

Jack V. Talbot The Killian Co National Retail Merchants Assn

Association expands reach to 11,500 member outlets

The association reports growth across its department specialty and chain stores totaling more than 11,500 members. The expansion underscores broad industry reach and potential collaborative opportunities among retailers and suppliers nationwide.

Denture Clue Found After Gasoline Theft in Lockport

Anna Chamberlain reported gasoline siphoned from her car in Lockport New York. She turned in a clue to police pointing to the suspected culprit, along with a set of dentures found near the vehicle.

Lockport N. Y UPI Anna Chamberlain

Heat Triggers Major Brooklyn Factory Blaze

A 5 alarm fire in Brooklyn last week gutted a factory that produced rubberized cloth. Fire Marshal Martin Scott cited 100 degree heat as a factor and said the high outside temperatures likely caused fumes to explode, damaging four surrounding buildings.

New York UPI Brooklyn Martin Scott

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