MDTA Drafting Program Expanded to 21Students Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids schools and the local state employment office received federal approval to expand the MDTA drafting program this summer to a class of up to 21 men and women. Unemployed or underemployed individuals may be eligible. living expense subsidies will be provided during the 40 week course with all costs covered by federal funds. Registration materials are available at the Iowa state employment service office.
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Cedar Rapids
Manpower Development and Training Act
MDTA
Secretary of Labor
Washington
Iowa State Employment Service Office
Millionaire leaves $5.5 million to defend American liberty
Dallas Bedford Lewis bequeaths $1 million to the John Birch Society to expose communism and $1.5 million to form The Defenders of American Liberty, aiming to counter liberal groups. The will reflects distrust of government and privacy concerns, with ties to conservative causes and postwar politics.
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Vali
FBI
John Birch Society
U.S
Dallas Bedford Lewis
Eisenhower
John Rousselot
The
Birch Society
Birchers
Lewis
U. S
Defenders of American Liberty
American Civil Liberties Union
Korea
Brink's, Inc
Supreme Court
Truman
U.S. Army
China
Philadelphia
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Senate
Rhodesian Gas Price Raised After Oil Embargo
Salisbury report says Rhodesia raises gasoline by one shilling three pence per gallon due to the British oil embargo. The top trade price climbs to six shillings or about 85 cents.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Talks on railroad link to Jordan’s Red Sea port
Discussions between Jordan officials and a West German development bank delegation began in Amman on financing a railroad from Ma’an to Aqaba, Jordan’s only sea outlet, to deepen port capacity and regional trade.
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Jordan
Aqaba
Amman
Jordan (Ap
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Ma’an
Man Development Bank Delega
Summer School Enrollment Urged By Cedar Rapids Director
Guerin Thompson director of Cedar Rapids summer school urged students to enroll early for 1965 courses. Summer classes start June 15 for secondary schools and June 20 for elementary grades, with high school enrollments lagging while elementary registration is brisk. Information is available at all city schools.
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Guerin Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Thompson
Second Coast Survey Ship Launched in Norfolk
The second of two sister ships built for the Environmental Sciences Service Administration has been launched at Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. The coast survey ship Davids son will join the MacArthur, launched last November, in oceanographic research work.
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Norfolk, Va
Environmental Sciences Services Administration
Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp
Coast Survey
Davidsson
MacArthur
C R Students Win Prizes At Industrial Arts Fair
Cedar Rapids students at the Iowa Industrial Arts fair collected 14 prizes at State College of Iowa last weekend. Washington high school led with multiple firsts in machine drawing, architecture and electronics. Jefferson contributed one award.
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Cedar Rapids
State College of Iowe
Washington High School
Jefferson
Brian Gabelman
William Landry
Donald Lee
Steve Shipp
Washington
William Kirkpatrick
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Electronics Original Design
Allan Kennedy
Design Electronics and Electricity
Electronics and Electricity Kits
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Electronics and Electricity
Bob Herdlicka
Woods
Dave Butler
Jack Winter
Larry Lauther
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Lloyd Wilson
Washington Industrial Arts Department
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