Lasansky’s El Cid Sculpture On Display In Des Moines
A forged steel sculpture titled El Cid by William Lasansky sits at Merchants National Bank on Third Street SE. The 650 pound piece took a year to forge and weld, reflects armor and cloth, and has traveled from Des Moines to Philadelphia and back before a one month local display ending then moving to Lewisburg. Lasansky, a Bucknell art professor and former Iowa student, discusses themes and reception.
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Merchants National Motor Bank
Third Street
William Lasansky
University of Iowa
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Lasansky
U. of I
Ohio State University
Bucknell
Des Moines
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
el Cid
Jeannette
Merchants
Ellsworth Named Nixon Assistant
Robert Ellsworth a former Kansas congressman was named by President elect Nixon Tuesday as a top level White House assistant. Ellsworth, 42, becomes the third person given that title, with Ziegler noting no further appointments in that category but not ruling out later additions with different titles. He served in the House from 1961 to 1967 and was national political director for the Nixon campaign.
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New York
Robert Ellsworth
Kansas
Nixon
White House
Ellsworth
Ron Ziegler
House
Ziegler
Want ads drive global results for job and service seekers
Classified want ads operate worldwide to connect buyers and sellers. They promise targeted exposure for listings, enabling faster responses from interested parties and a broad reach across industries and communities.
Chemical Test Unit Activated At St. Luke's
An electronic laboratory unit at St. Luke's Methodist Hospital performs twelve chemical tests per patient in one minute. The Technicon SMA 12/60 provides a routine biochemical profile for new admissions. Technicians Robbins and Bextine trained at the New York plant after two weeks on site. The unit's debut caused several plant-related explosions and damage during transport. A negligence suit has been filed in US district court.
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St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
St. Luke’s
LeRoy L. Robbins
ASCP
Miles Bextine
New York
Railroad Files Suit Over Lansing Explosion Damages
The Milwaukee railroad seeks more than $130,000 from Ruan Transport Co and a driver after a Milwaukee freight hit a loaded Ruan gasoline transport parked near tracks in Lansing on November 4. No driver was present in the truck at impact. The crash caused a fire.
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Waukon
Milwaukee Railroad
Ruan Transport Co
Lansing
Milwaukee
Ruan
Robert Beard
Hudson
Vandals Damage Pieces at Cedar Rapids Art Center
Three ceramic items from the Dean Schwarz collection on display at the Cedar Rapids Art Center were smashed by vandals Sunday. A pot and a jar valued at 35 dollars each were broken, an urn worth 250 dollars was chipped, and a two inch hole was cut in a rug with tobacco spilled on the floor. Police reported the incident was discovered Monday morning by the janitor. director Donn Young noted prior damage but none as extensive.
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Cedar Rapids Art Center
Dean Schwarz
Donn Young
Young
Stanzel Meeting At Greenfield School Announces Speaker
Herbert Simmons president of Pella Millwork Co Hiawatha will speak at the Stanzel Christian high school annual corporation meeting in rural Greenfield. The school opened for classes this fall.
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Greenfield
Herbert Simmons
Pella Millwork Co
Hiawatha
Stanzel Christian High School
Halt Roadwork To Ease Long Island Rail Commuters
New York City halted most road construction in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan to aid 90,000 Long Island Rail Road commuters during a second day of a trainmen strike. Only the Interchange of the Long Island Expressway and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and emergency repairs continued. Comedian Nipsey Russell guest-hosts The Joey Bishop Show at 10:30 p.m. on Channel 9.
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New York
Long Island Railroad
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff
City Transportation
Nipsy Russell
Joey Bishop
Channel 9
Prices Cut for Hot Lunches at 4C R Cedar Rapids Schools
Four Cedar Rapids elementary schools Van Buren Jackson Tyler and Taylor will charge 20 cents per hot lunch starting Dec 2 down from 30 cents. The cuts come under Section 11 of the National School Lunch program aiding low income districts. The reduction applies only to these four schools for the rest of the year.
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Cedar Rapids
van Buren
Tyler
Taylor and Jackson
Gladys Wathan
School Food Service Department
Miss Wathan
van Buren, Jackson, Tyler and
Taylor
Delay in Effect of Sex Discrimination Ad Guideline
A federal judge delayed the effective date of a new guideline against sex discrimination in help wanted ads while an appeal proceeds. The guideline by the EEOC would bar ads indicating gender preference unless sex is a bona fide job qualification. The Star and ANPA appealed after a preliminary injunction was denied.
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Washington
Assn
Evening Star Newspaper Co
U.S
Howard Corcoran
W. Frank Stickle
The
Star
ANPA
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Linn county men arraigned in C R breakin case
Three Linn county men James W. Auman 25 David H. Forde 21 and James E. Long 22 were arraigned in Linn district court on breaking and entering charges. Judge Ansel Chapman set bond at 2500 each and appointed counsel for Auman and Forde while Long sought to defend himself amid parole violation concerns. Police said they broke into Town and Country Bowl via a rear door and pried open vending machines a liquor cabinet and attempted to burglarize the safe.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids Bowl
Linn District Court
Ansel Chapman
James W. Auman
Route One
Marion
David H. Forde
Mt. Vernon
James E. Long
C Avenue NE
Chapman
Auman
Forde
Long
Prisoner Vanishes From Cedar Rapids Plant Briefly
An inmate from Anamosa's men's reformatory visiting the Penick and Ford plant with a job counselor caused a 15 minute manhunt in southwest Cedar Rapids after walking away from the plant restroom. He was found quickly after authorities learned his whereabouts. The inmate was being interviewed for a work release program.
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Anamosa
Penick and Ford
Cedar Rapids
Toy Collection Boxes Distributed to Cedar Rapids Schools
Boxes were sent to all Cedar Rapids elementary schools Tuesday for the Jaycee Christmas toy program. Toys may be deposited at the schools or at the drop box outside Jaycee headquarters at 204 First Street SE. Call 3645135 for pickup. Assisting groups include Jaycee wives, Marine Corps Reserve, and Citizens Band Radio Club. Deposit boxes at schools will be picked up next week.
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Cedar Rapids
Jaycee
Jaycee Toy Repair Headquarters
First Street SE
Jaycee Wives
Marine Corps Reserve
Citizens Band Radio Club
Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin Meets with Rusk before Moscow Talks
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin held a 90 minute meeting with Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Washington before flying to Moscow for consultations.
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Washington
UPI
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dean Rusk
Moscow
Speed Conviction Upheld Over Radar Placement Question
In Linn district court Judge Ansel Chapman upheld Rex McCright’s speeding conviction for 44 mph in a 30 mph zone in Central City. The ruling criticized radar placement 26 feet inside the 30 mph zone and advised moving units farther back from zone endings.
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Linn
Ansel Chapman
Rex Allen McCright
Memorial Drive SE
Central City Mayor’s Court
Bill Cooper
McCright
Central City
William Joe Bell
Walter Grant
Chapman
Ile-An-Hour
Grant
The
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4C.R
C.R. Breakin
Stanley Nielsen
Allman
William Matias
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C.R
Four Roses Distillers Company
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