Cedar Rapids Chamber Seeks 240 New Members Through One Day Drive
About 240 members will vote Wednesday to back a one day Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce membership campaign. Co chairs Harlan Dobry and Jim Shutt said emphasis will be on highlighting little known bureaus and committees such as the 30 year legislative committee, Traffic Bureau, Foreign Trade Bureau, Agricultural Bureau, Manufacturers Bureau and Convention Bureau.
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Chamber of Commerce
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Germany
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India
Gazette
Laurie van Dyk
Montrose
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Harlan Dobry
Jim Shutt
CREA Meeting Focuses on Raising Teacher Standards
The Cedar Rapids Education Association will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Tyler school. Dean FE. T. Peterson of the University of Town reviews the Teacher Education and Professional Standards Commission program and Franklin High School teacher James Freeman moderates a panel. TEPS aims to guard and improve standards and oversee recruitment, selection, preparation, and certification of teachers.
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Tyler School
FE. T. Peterson
University of Town
Teacher Education and Professional Standards Commission
James Freeman
Franklin High School
Teps Commission
Escapee Talks Return to Jail
Joseph Lacki shouted that he was an escaped prisoner and a wanted man while in a Chicago cell. Police verified he had escaped Bridewell House of Correction in 1951 and returned him to finish his sentence after a drunk arrest.
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Chicago
Joseph Lacki
Lacki
Bridewell House of Correction
Cedar Rapids Teen-Age Road-E-O Set For May 12
The Cedar Rapids Teen-Age Road-E-O will test teen drivers May 12 at Memorial Stadium parking lot with a written knowledge quiz two weeks earlier. Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber, it aims to improve driver education and habits. State finalists advance to Perry on May 26 and national finals in Washington, D.C., with three scholarships awarded.
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Memorial Stadium
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Perry
Washington, D.C
U.S
Cedar Rapids Municipal Band to Meet Wednesday
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Commission will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in city hall council chambers. Chairman J H Kitchin said the budget will be set and plans made for the summer season. Members listed include Dr Morris Katzoff Robert Smythe Dr Thomas Suchomel and J W Stoddard.
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Cedar Rapids
Illinois Hosts 19 soak trees Including Black and White Oaks
Illinois contains 19 species of soak trees shared across the state. Eleven are black oak varieties and the remaining eight are white oaks.
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Illinois
Miracle Driver Survives 70-Car Train Crash Near Oklahoma City
Lavada Fern Miracle, 34, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, escaped unharmed after a pickup truck collided with a Rock Island freight train 2.5 miles east of Oklahoma City. Troopers called it a miracle as she was en route to University Hospital for care.
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Lavada Fern
Midwest City
Okla
University Hospital
Officer Turns Cowboy Captures Jewel Theft Suspects in Detroit
Mounted Patrolman John J. Brodo pursued two men down a street and used his horse to pin them against a building after they allegedly stole a $2,500 diamond ring. The dramatic capture echoed wild west cinema.
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John J. Brodo
Brodo
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