Australia New Zealand trip notes guide through convicts and culture
A travelogue recounts visiting Australia and New Zealand during a Bicentenary era, detailing convicts legacy, local fashion, language, and driving on the left. It describes a structured 34-person tour from Los Angeles to Sydney with a Tahiti stopover and a Fiji leg, including Le Truck rides, Belvedere meals, and Polynesian scenery.
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Australia
New Zealand
England
Sydney
States
U.S
British Isles
Los Angeles
Papeete
Tahiti
L.A
South Seas
U.S. Navy
East Blue Creek bridge repaired after residents protest
Linn County supervisors voted to repair the Bettys Grove Road bridge south of Walker after it was closed March 2 for safety. Repair is estimated at 30500 dollars, with work by a county crew to start mid May if weather allows, avoiding a low water crossing.
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Dick Hogan
East Blue Creek
Betty’s Grove Road
Walker
Linn County
Steve Gannon
Gannon
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Joe Rinas
Ken Schriner
Jean Oxley
Campfire
Betty’s Grove
Rinas
Tipton grocer charged with tax evasion over coupon income
Donald Goetz 56, operator of Family Foods stores in Tipton and six other towns, faces federal charges for failing to report coupon income from 1981 to 1985 totaling alleged amounts up to millions. The info claims he converted unreported income to cash via money orders and did not deposit funds or report to his tax preparer. Maximum penalty 25 years and a $710,000 fine.
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Roland Krekeler
Tipton
Anamosa
Monticello
Vinton
Eldora
Grundy Center
Newton
Donald Goetz
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Goetz
Care center seeks baby visitors for grandparent program
Cedar Rapids Pineview Care Center launches a three day city advertisement inviting parents to loan their babies for time sharing with residents. Coordinator Leone Lala says the program aims to provide human contact to about 25 to 30 residents and notes the effort mirrors success of the pet visit program.
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Shirley Ruedy
Leone Lala
Pineview Care Center
Edgewood Rd
Lala
Pineview
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Humane Society
Kathy Allie
Boy Receives World’s Youngest Bone Marrow Donor
An 8-year-old boy with severe aplastic anemia was cured after a half-cup bone marrow transplant from his 7-week-old sister at UCLA last July. Dr. Leonard Valentino called the donor the youngest ever reported and noted the case was delayed in public release due to outcome uncertainty.
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Los Angeles
Leonard Valentino
Valentino
Ucla
Montrose Hotel and Sanford's Could Be Demolished
Montrose Hotel and Sanford's building may be torn down after city talks with owners. Mayor Don Canney said demolition could cost about 200000, with no public hearing planned. Council also eyed a 95000 Hall Foundation grant for a new Fire Museum at the former Noelridge station, totaling 190000 in renovation and fees with city cover for remaining costs.
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Heather Sloman
City Hall
Montrose
Sanford
Don Canney
Third Avenue
Third Street
Crossings
Canney
The
Hall Foundation
Fire Museum Commission
Noelridge
Tom Aller
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Gus Schrader
Marvelous Island Nation
Bob Zirbel
Belvedere
McDonald’s
Ray Kroc
Fiji
Outback
Iowa
Cedar
Ae Gazette
Associated Press
Addred Cress
Linn
Arare
Monographics
Hercules
Tilt/ TELAT
Ewives
Everex
Epson , Panasonic and
Citizen
AST Pren
Michael Lundin
West Music
Collins Road
Min
Tiffany Rose
Persee
Teena Akan
Rcrnwen
Clearwater
Collins Rd
Kmart Plaza
Lowa Ci
Wardway Plaza
Jack's
Waterloo
San Maria
Cedar Falls
Blackhawkr
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