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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1986

Page

20

World's Biggest Beach Party Comes to Williamsburg Iowa

In July the small town of Williamsburg hosts the World’s Biggest Beach Party with 3 million pounds of sand, beach music from Jan and Dean and the Ventures, food stands, beer gardens, a car show, and contests. Organizers aim to showcase Iowa’s hard work and hospitality despite no ocean nearby.

New York United States Iowa Williamsburg Highway 149 Jan and Dean The Ventures Gander America Gary Lewis Tommy Roe Johnny Tillotson Cedar Rapids Waterloo Des Moines Davenport New York City Ohio Idaho

Soviet Emigres Targeted In Quiet Homecoming Push

The Soviet Union quietly seeks the return of prominent emigre artists and writers amid debate over whether reforms justify such moves. Figures like Yuri Lyubimov Ernst Neizvestny Viktor Nekrasov and Andrei Tarkovsky say they would only consider return if sweeping political and cultural changes occur.

Washington Soviet Union United States Europe Mikhail Gorbachev Yuri Lyubimov Moscow The Taganka Lyubimov Ernst Neizvestny Nikita Khrushchev Viktor Nekrasov Andrei Tarkovsky Russia Nekrasov

Remote-control pendant saves elderly robbery victim

Thieves forced 93 year old Eulalia Newsom to surrender $17,000 then locked her in a closet. She found a pendant remote she wears for emergencies, squeezed it, and triggered an alarm that summoned paramedics and deputies.

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