Foreign Trade Promotion Earns Award for Chamber
Gov Harold Hughes arrives for a Cedar Rapids Chamber luncheon at the Sheraton to honor the Chamber of Commerce for its export expansion work. Richard Scherling will accept the award for the organization, which has promoted world trade since 1947 and aided Cedar Rapids firms to export about 10 percent of output. The ceremony includes an “E” pennant and pins, noting past recipients like Amana Refrigeration.
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Foreign Tradesgram
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Cedar Rapids
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Chamber of Commerce
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Montrose
Gov. Hughes
Richard Scherling
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Foreign Trade Bureau of
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Amana
White Gl Is Hurt Fatally In Race Tiff
Washington AP report: Pvt Edward Betcher 18 of New York, at Fort Belvoir, died after a fight involving two other white soldiers and several Black individuals. Police say he was struck with an unknown heavy object during a confrontation after a traffic stop. His comrades Philip Cheng 27 and James Spencer 22 survived with minor injuries.
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Washington
Edward Betcher
New York
Fort Belvoir
Lawrence Hartnett
Philip Cheng
James Spencer
Betcher
Sokol Summer Camp Opens Sunday For 30th Year
Sokol Summer Camp begins Sunday with a picnic marking the Cedar Rapids Sokol Assn 30th anniversary. Reservations are due by Thursday evening via Betty Trefny or Mary Benda. Girls camp runs Aug 4-10 and boys Aug 11-17, with 42 slots each. Contact Benda or Kveta Smith for girls and Barlunck or Don Pulkrab for boys for details. A two week gymnastic instructor course will be offered by the western district with Bob Comanek and Jerri Krizenecky leading.
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Cedar Rapids
Sokol Assn
Betty Trefny
Mary Benda
Sokol
Kveta Smith
Charles Barlunck
Don Pulkrab
Bob Comanek
University of Town
Jerri Krizenecky
National
West Coast aerospace center hits 200th launch milestone
Vandenberg Air Base California announced its 200th launch, a four stage Scout from Point Arguello, marking a five year span of ballistic missiles and satellite missions including Discoverer Midas and Samos.
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Midas
Samos
Cochran questions Soviet space claims and spaceflight plans
Paris AP Jacqueline Cochran doubts Soviet space claims and questions secrecy about launches. The American flyer says she would like to witness a Soviet launch, fly in space, and even go to the moon. She praises training for women but opposes slowing male astronaut programs.
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Paris
Jacqueline Cochran
Miss Cochran
Moon
New Ross Poised As Kennedy Visit Focus In Ireland
The town of New Ross in County Wexford gains prominence as President Kennedy visits Ireland next week. Locals recount its historic fortifications, the Kennedy birthplace cluster in Dunganstown, and the strong kinship with the United States reflected in flags and tourism. The journey will also span Dublin Galway and Cork, highlighting a nationalist, Gaelic‑leaning Ireland with a growing tourist economy.
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Emerald Isle
New Ross
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Dublin
Justo
Patrick Kennedy
America
Munster
Dunganstown
Mary Ryan
Galway
Cork
Republic
Northern Ireland
Ireland's emigration and population decline through the ages
The passage notes waves of emigration beginning in 1916 and continuing into the 1920s, impacting Ireland as Kennedys and others left in search of opportunity. It references 1841 population figures around 6.5 million and contrasts Ireland's historic traditions with today’s reduced landholding and economic vitality, noting fewer than three million people now.
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Fia
Republic of Ireland
Ballet Tour Brings France India Spain To Cedar Rapids Festival
The Dieman Bennett Dance Theater stages Travelogue a fusion of Paris Indian and Spanish dances at Greene Square on June 27 featuring 19 dancers led by Edna Dieman and Julia Bennett. The program includes Ballet Fantasy music by Louis Crawford with Alma Turechek on piano and a poster hanger magician.
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Senior Citizens
Senior Citizens’ Center
Greene Square
Cedar Rapids
Glen de Wald
Electrical Workers
Bud Mahannah
Orvil J. Giblin
Jon Workers
Lyle Clifford
Painters
Keith R. Johnson
Teamsters
Ted Lodge
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France
India
Spain
Dieman-Bennett Dance Theater
Edna Dieman
Julia Bennett
The
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Paris Opera Ballet
Louis Crawford
Coe College
Alma Turechek
Diane
Dance of the
Warns India Steel Plant Means Less Aid
NEW DELHI AP The United States warns India that aid for the Bokara steel plant will reduce U S funding for other Indian development projects. Washington has decided to assist Bokara but may face congressional opposition before formal notification to New Delhi. India seeks 512.5 million dollars from foreign exchange for a 919.5 million first stage project 175 miles northwest of Calcutta.
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U.S
India
U. S
U. S. Congress
Foreign Exchange
Calcutta
New Dispatches From The Naive Feel
A fragmentary note reports fresh dispatches in a naive tone. The text hints at an editorial voice and a printed style, reflecting early dissemination of ideas.
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