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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1977
Page
7
The Palais Ideal near Hauterives, built by postman Ferdinand Cheval over 33 years, rises as a stone fantasy of towers, gargoyles, and cement forms. Open daily, the site holds Cheval’s epitaph and messages carved into the walls, drawing curious tourists despite its critics.
Harvey Henke, 66, a retired construction worker in Stratford Washington, preserved the town’s last telephone pole when Pacific Northwest Bell buried lines underground. He moved the pole five feet with a Bell truck, leaving it in his yard as a totem to future generations who may never see such poles.
New York AP Historian Alan Dawley Robert A Gross and Barry W Higman receive Columbia University Bancroft prizes for 1977. Each author is honored for a 1976 book on American history and diplomacy. Dawley teaches at Trenton State College Gross at Amherst Higman lectured at UWI and is a Princeton fellow.
New York AP reports air lines carry over half a million passengers daily making baggage identification tags crucial. The Air Transport Assn says proper labeling helps trace lost suitcases and prevent wrong bag pickups and notes most airlines offer free labels at the ticket counter.
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