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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1969

Page

11

Increases with Availability of Drugs

Nancy Gilbert reports on rising teen exposure to marijuana and other drugs, with 55 percent noting growing use of grass and 62 percent perceiving increases in psychedelics. The piece cites availability, peer influence, and mixed beliefs about harms as factors driving experimentation among high school students.

Nancy Gilbert Gilbert East Haven Conn New York New Haven Portage Mich Jeffrey Doyle

Portland class drops 27 eggs from plane in art project

Mrs. Bobbie Nunn arranged a pilot drop for sixth graders in Boise to wrap 27 eggs in small containers. Eighteen packages were dropped from 800 feet. one dozen eggs survived unbroken with tricks like blankets and foam. A girl’s bag and a flying method caused one egg to survive intact. In Helena a passenger left advice in an elevator reading to pray in an emergency.

Portland Ore UPL Bobbie Nunn Boise School

The Soccer Club Lost Its Field

The Suameer Soccer club lost its field after a misread instruction from farmer S. Kloosterman. Tractor driver S. Deelstra plowed the area beside the shed on the opposite side, turning the pitch into a beautifully ruined field.

Bergum Holand UPI S. Kloosterman S. Deelstra Suameer Soccer Club Kloosterman

Mayor Allota Gets Tow Away Ticket in Public Mockery

SAN FRANCISCO UP I reports Mayor Joseph Allota received a tow away zone ticket while his limousine sat in a tow area at 8 25 am after a 7 am violation. Spectators gathered as the mayor and his driver returned to the car. He pledged to pay the fine, joking about the incident.

San Francisco UPI Joseph Allota Hap

Persian arrows darken sky at Thermopylae defense

In 480 B.C. Persians rained arrows on Greek guardians at Thermopylae. After three days, King Leonidas led 400 Spartans, 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans in a surrounding siege. All Spartans and Thespians perished. Simonides wrote their epitaph honoring their obedience to law.

Thermopylae Pass B.C Leonidas Simonides

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