First Iowa Boy Scout Troop For Mentally Retarded Boys
Troop 59 in Cedar Rapids seeks a formal charter sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars post 788. With 14 members, Scoutmaster James Lundstrom leads weekly meetings and Tenderfoot progress as Nat Hull of the Hawkeye Area Council plans a charter night. The effort, hailed by local leaders, marks a milestone in support and education for mentally retarded children.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
VFW
James Lundstrom
Nat Hull
Hawkeye Area
Sheraton - Montrose
Lundstrom
Colbert
Jerome Nixon
Robert Hahn
Linn County
Hahn
Scout Office
Boy Scout Troop 59
Cedar Rapids Post
Meetings Planned On Negro Voting Crusade
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr says mass meetings will be held January 20 in about 20 cities across 11 Southern states to double the Negro vote in Dixie as part of the Crusade for Citizenship. He spoke in Montgomery Alabama where the bus boycott leader outlined the plan.
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Memphis
Dixie
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Ala
Crusade For Citizenship
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Overhaul of Tax Structure Urged by Tax Foundation Leader
Roswell Magill president of Tax Foundation Inc urged a complete overhaul of the federal tax system. He spoke for the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia saying current laws arose from emergency measures during depression and wartime.
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Philadelphia
INS
Roswell Magill
Tax Foundation, Inc
American Philosophical Society
Treasury
Congress
Fire Alarm Gets On Beam at Last
In Whitehall New York the village fire horn finally sounds clearly after a fireman found the wires were installed backward for 30 years. The horn now emits a sharp shrill blast instead of a grunt.
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Whitehall
N.Y
Vermont Line
Teens Caught After Stopping at Red Light
Report indicates teenagers were apprehended after halting at a red light. No further details on location, time, or charges are provided in the readable text.
No Poisonous Snakes Found in Alberta Resort Areas
Report states Alberta resort areas have no poisonous snakes. Officials reassure visitors that wildlife risks are minimal and warn to stay aware of general outdoor hazards.
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Alberta
New Island in Azores Expands World Land Area
A new volcanic island emerged in the Azores amid violent Atlantic eruptions. The newborn is born naked yet promises growth as birds seed its shores, joining a cluster of islands formed along the Mid Atlantic ridge. The Azores lie about 800 miles from Portugal and 1,300 from Newfoundland and host bases for Britain and the United States.
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New Island
Azores
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Theslands
Portugal
Islands
Britain
United States
mid-Atlantic
Newfoundland
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Volun
James B. Colbert
Linn County Association For
Don Gillick
Jimmy Balsanek
Bobb Close
Merlyn Struck
David Bemrose
Dale Gowey
Charles Hollendors
Arthur Sallach
Jimmy Morrow
Paris
Arthur
Milwaukee
Beditone
Empire
MAX Moses Beltone Hearing Service
317
Atlantic Travel
Eries
UTS & Fruit
Guaranty Bank
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