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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1969
Page
3
All-Iowa fair officials announced the crack army parachute team will mass demonstration jumps as part of the Fourth of July celebration. The Knights will perform maneuvers and land on target using highly maneuverable parachutes, signaling spectators below with smoke marked paths. They claim they can do anything in the air that an airplane can.
The U5. army parachute team the Golden Knights will perform a Fourth of July jump demo at the All-Iowa fair with plans for multiple jumps. Fair officials and the unit from Fort Bragg NC have coordinated, and the show may include a trackside landings sequence. The event features a Marine Corps drum and bugle corps, a 21-gun salute, stock car races and fireworks. Free amphitheater seating covers both daytime and nighttime activities.
Robert E. Heywood, long-time Coe College chief business officer since 1960, resigns to become Alfred University vice-president for datai ness and finances and treasurer. A graduate of Earlham and the University of Cincinnati with an MS in accounting in 1989, he is a CPA with over two decades in college business management and will assume duties on Sept 1.
Reports from Rome claim the Vatican plans to divest its Italian holdings, including Equitya Generale Immobiliare, selling to American interests. A Vatican spokesman declined comment as rumors of a major shift abroad circulate, possibly to avoid Italy’s tax regime on dividends.
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