Auto Mechanics Tops Cedar Rapids High School Interest Survey
A survey of 2,430 Cedar Rapids high school students shows auto mechanics as the top vocational interest with 700 mentions, followed by engineering and military careers. The study, by Hawkeye Area Council Explorers, Area 10 Community College, and Cedar Rapids schools, aims to guide Explorer units and counseling.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye
Terry Pointer
Hawkeye Council
Explorer
Pointer
Marion
Iowa City
Arnold Paulsen
Area 10
The
College
Explorers
Rank Order of Occupations by Field Lists Many Professions
The article ranks careers in order of importance or prestige, starting with law, then general art and music, followed by business, sports, accounting, carpentry, chemistry, mathematics, veterinary medicine, general science, journalism, machinist, biology, physics, acting, radio TV broadcasting, advertising, astronomy meteorology, food service, and electrical engineering. It presents a broad survey of professional fields without detailed context.
Gardener Arrested for Planting Marijuana at Beaumont Motel
Carey Lee Thomas, 46, a motel gardener in Beaumont Texas, was arrested after a week of surveillance and charged with planting 15 marijuana plants around the swimming pool and in flower beds.
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Beaumont
Texas
UPI
Carey Lee Thomas
Thomas
Do as We Say Not as We Do WACHET WWI Medal Delay
Albert Heard a 79 year old veteran waited half a century to receive the World War I medal he earned. A Defense Ministry note accompanied the medal saying receipt should be acknowledged, provoking Heard to say they have nerve for delaying fifty years.
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Wachet
England
UPI
Albert Heard
Defense Ministry
Pilot Gets Praise For Polar Landing
A heavy plane landed 18 miles from the North pole, praised by Ottawa officials as superb navigation. Pilot Don Braun said he initially flew within a mile of the pole but faced open water and ice ridges, leaving him feeling a bit older.
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Yellowknife
Canada
North Pole
Ottawa
Don Braun
Pole
Should I Apply for Social Security and Medicare at 65
The article advises applying in the three months before turning 65 to protect against medical needs and notes Medicare benefits start even while working. It explains automatic enrollment for hospital insurance at 65 and suggests completing the enrollment form before the 65th birthday for coverage starting then. Cedar Rapids Social Security Office details are provided with phone numbers and Thursday evening hours.
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Medicare
Cedar Rapids
Ottawa physicist drifts toward pole at five miles a day
A scientific party led by Dr. J. R. Hans from Ottawa reports a geophysical observatory drifting toward the pole. The drift is about five miles per day as the expedition moves over the ice.
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Ottawa
J. R. Hans
Pole
Dominion Observatory
All Shapes and Sizes in Hands Seemless Stockings
A brief item notes diverse stockings in stock with seamless design. Market display highlights sizes from small to extra large. Shoppers compare textures and color options as retailers emphasize fit and comfort.
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C.R. High
Auto Mechanics
Bill Duffy
Gazette
Hawkeye Area
Scouts
Regis High School
Cliff Brown
Eees
Eeeeeas
Hathaway
Oxford Club
Oxford
Durable Press
Oxfords
M.C. Schrank
Batiste
Dacron
Paris
Talisman
Baby Doll No
Lindale Plaza
Topez
Shell
South Pacific
Nude
Reflec
Igskin
Lindale
Teehee
Princess Gardner
Perle de Mer
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