Four Marion Teens Pursue Scrabble World Record
Four Marion youths Matt Miller Pat Grady Mike Galligan and Mark Johnson aim to set a Scrabble world record by playing nonstop for five days at the Marion Pizza Hut beginning Wednesday evening. They plan to beat England's 120 hour mark using doctors advice rest breaks and word checks with dictionaries and calculators aiding scorekeeping.
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Marion
Gazette
Matt Miller
Pat Grady
Mike Galligan
Mark Johnson
Marion Pizza Hut
England
The
Bonnie Rausch
Carolyn Ebersole
Marion YMCA Friday activity schedule and local real estate transfers
The Marion YMCA lists a full day of non aquatic and aquatic activities from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. including fitness, gymnastics, archery, swim lessons, and family activities. In real estate, multiple local property transfers are reported including House sold at 2905 Eighth Ave to 2233 Third Avenue buyers with possession June 6, Westcotts sell 2810 15th Ave to 700 35th St buyers with possession June 1, and several other residential and income property sales completed with possession dates in June.
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YMCA
Marion Ymca
Michael Marlin
Eighth Ave
Keith Lubbers
Third Avenue
Boyson Road
Cedar Rapids
CBS Real Estate
Westcotts
Bruce L. Westcott
15Th Ave
17Th Ave
Edwin L. Darling
35Th St
Holmes and Co
Gibson Partners
Carol Ann Stake
Dale Gardner
Elmwood Drive
Four arrested in Linn County drunken driving charges
Four persons faced drunk driving charges in Linn County late Wednesday and early today. Harold Mitchell 35 of 432 Seventh St SE was booked about 7 PM in the 1700 block of First Avenue SE and charged also with license revoked. Hubert Cleaver 31 of 723 Eighth St SE was arrested at 1:55 AM in the 700 block of Eighth Street SE and charged with driving without a valid Iowa license. Jeffrey Paulsen 18 of Route 2 Springville was picked up at 2:01 AM in the 2300 block of Seventh Avenue Marion and charged with a restricted license violation. Mary Naber 26 of 616 16th St SE was arrested at 2:30 AM in the 3200 block of Sixth Street SW.
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Linn County
Harold A. Mitchell
Seventh St
First Avenue
Hubert A. Cleaver
Eighth St
Eighth Street
Iowa
Jeffrey J. Paulsen
Route 2
Springville
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Mary K. Naber
16Th St
Sixth Street
Retain experienced soldiers urged by Brookings study
The Brookings Institution urged the Defense Department to keep more experienced personnel rather than rely on a new generation. The report says saving could reach 300 million by retaining about 14 000 trained staff, and recommends retirement and pay reforms to reduce non productive manpower.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Defense Department
Brookings
Miller heads Red Cross unit in Grant Wood Area
Harold Miller of 216 31st St NW has been elected chairman of the Grant Wood Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, succeeding Norma Kirsch after two years. New officers include Jerry Burrows vice chairman Bill Chadima treasurer and Rev Judith Urquhart secretary. Several directors were elected and terms renewed. certificates of appreciation and long service pins were awarded to outgoing and continuing volunteers including a 30 year award to Mrs Frank Brejcha and a 35 year award to Dr James Manville.
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Harold Miller
31St St. NW
Grant Wood Area
American Red Cross
Miller
Norma Kirsch
Jerry Burrows
Bill Chadima
Judith Urquhart
Frank Brejcha
James Manville
Berlin Airlift Era Opens as Russia Blocks Berlin Zones
On this date in 1948 the Soviet Union blockaded the western sectors of Berlin prompting the Western Allies to launch an airlift to supply about two million residents in the divided city.
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Russia
Berlin
Founder of Collins firm wins Sarnoff award in Washington
Arthur A. Collins, 70, founder of the former Collins Radio Co. of Cedar Rapids, received the second David Sarnoff Award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association in Washington. A pioneer in high frequency and data communications, Collins led Collins Radio 1931 1972 and later headed Arthur A. Collins Inc in Dallas.
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Arthur A. Collins
Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D.C
David Sarnoff
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
Sarnoff
Alexander Haig
U.S
Free World
Collins
Arthur A. Collins Inc
Dallas
Collins Radio
Rockwell International
Navy
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Darlene G. Stick
McGowan Blvd
Steven Kepros
Eighth Avenue
Terry L. Smith & Co
Nielsons
Brad R. Nielson
14Th Ave
Resi
Dence
Ninth St
Donald Conaway
Fourth St
Ron and Dottie’s
Adv
Ray
Sondrol’s
Igloo
Johnson
Sondrol
Hal Sondrol
Dial
John Deere Insurance
Red Cross
Robert Carson
Mark Collison
Harvey Dewey
Dorothy Higgins
Bill Hood
William Meffert
Pat Morgan
Ernest Myers
Dick Swarzentruber
Tela Weber
Tom Sepic
Ken McMurray
Collins Firm
Institute of Radio Engineers
National Academy of Engineering
Graduate Research Center of the
Southwest
Coe College
Mount Mercy College
Antarctica
America
Kingfisher
Okla
Arthur Collins
RCA Colortrakk
RCA Colortrax
Smulekoff
Smulekoff's
Liberal Credit
RCA Colortrak
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