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Orientation Under Way In Foreign Visit Project
Six Linn county youths begin a two week orientation for the International Living program. They attend a United Community Service meeting and tour Iowa Manufacturing Co Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor WMT The Gazette Souvenir Pen & Pencil Co and the Chamber of Commerce. The program runs through June 2 and six ambassadors will then visit Turkey Chile India Brazil Nigeria and Czechoslovakia while living with foreign families May be the Cedar Rapids first local community to participate. Ambassadors are Greer Larson John Weld Peggy DeShon Joseph Klucas Terrence Penning and Art Dorrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
United Community Service Board
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
WMT
the Gazette
Souvenir Pen & Pencil Co
The
Chamber of Commerce
Turkey
Chile
India
Brazil
Nigeria
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids
Er Co
Iowa Manufacturing
Iowa National Mutual Insurance
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Linn
Bar Assn
Linn Medical Society
Merchants National Bank
Quaker Oats
Stamats Publishing
Turner Co
Iocal
Greer Larson
Washington High School
John Weld
Jefferson
Peggy DeShon
Pierce
Joseph Klucas