All-State Musicians Chosen From Cedar Rapids Schools
The all-state band and orchestra will feature 30 Cedar Rapids community school members in Des Moines for the annual concert. Selection honors Iowa high school instrumental music students, with only about one percent chosen after auditions. The 280-member band and 220-member orchestra rehearse Friday and Saturday, then perform Saturday at KRNT Theater under the Iowa High School Music Assn. and Iowa Music Educators Assn. A concert tape will air on WMT-TV at 3 p.m. Dec 13.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa
Jack Ranney
Washington High School
Krnt Theater
Iowa High School Music Assn
The
Iowa Music Educators Assn
Wmt-Tv
FTC challenges claims by two toy makers
The Federal Trade Commission charged Mattel Inc and Topper Corp with exaggerating toy appearances and performances in ads for Mattel's Hot Wheels racing car and track set and Dancer in a Doll, and Topper's Johnny Lightning set. The Mattel claim also alleges the doll does not walk or dance by itself. FTC Chairman Miles Kirkpatrick cited a consumer survey showing complaints about nondelivery, false advertising, and mispricing.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Mattel, Inc
Hawthorne
Calif
Topper Corp
Elizabeth
N.J
Mattel
Hot Wheels
Topper
Johnny Lightning
FTC
Miles Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Non-Smokers Upset Smoker Letter to The Times
London readers see a smoker’s angry letter demanding action against non-smokers entering smoking compartments on British rail. The writer scolds the “insufferable smugness” of non-smokers and complains about gum chewing, sweet sucking, chocolate crunching, and the litter left behind in shared spaces.
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London
UPS
The
Times of London
Mother pays 27000 ransom after child snatch in Rouen
In Rouen France police report a 15 month old boy kidnapped Monday by a new maid was recovered unharmed in an apartment stairway after the mother Mrs Danise Veillard of Paris paid 27000 in ransom. The payment instructions were relayed by telephone and the ransom left in an attaché case on a Paris street.
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Rouen
France
UPI
Danise Veillard
Paris
Man Switched Stole the Show
Kansas City AP reports John Stewart, head of accounting for the board of education, wore a maxiskirt to work as a gag while 18 office women arrived in pants suits. He joked he stole the show and chose a dress so they could tell who was who.
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Kansas City
John Stewart
Stewart
Board of Education
Kirkwood High School Adults Begin Winter Term Classes
Kirkwood Community College sponsors adult winter term classes starting next week. Daytime and evening options total 24 courses at Kennedy High School Jefferson High School and the Kirkwood campus. Open to 18 plus not in a regular high school, credits apply to a Kirkwood diploma. registration first day. For information call 398-5548.
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Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Adult Education
Mt. Mercy Receives First Prize for Promotion Ad
Mt. Mercy college in Cedar Rapids won a first prize from the Television Bureau of Advertising for a promotional TV ad. The spot highlights the college's new coeducational status, new major departments, and tuition costs, produced by development director David Watters with station WMT.
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Mt. Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Television Bureau of Advertising
David Watters
WMT
POW Package Weight Rise for Christmas Announced
Miss Marie Clancy of the Linn county Red Cross says North Vietnam increased POW package weight from 6.6 to 11 pounds for Christmas. Families can request Red Cross help. known prisoners receive 6.6 pounds bi monthly since February. Contact Cedar Rapids Red Cross at 327 Granby or 366 3638. Beale Street is in Memphis, Tenn.
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North Vietnam
Marie Clancy
Linn County
American Red Cross
Department of Defense
U.S. Post Office
Hanoi
Moscow
Clancy
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Granby Building
State Dept Seeks More Puerto Ricans for Foreign Service
Washington agency aims to recruit more Puerto Ricans to diversify the foreign service. A State Department spokesman noted young people from Puerto Rico have good odds of becoming career officers if they pass the standard tests due to their broad backgrounds.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Foreign Service
Puerto Rico
Jerry Ray Cleared In Shooting Youth
Jerry William Ray brother of James Earl Ray was acquitted by a Savannah jury of aggravated assault in the shooting of 17 year old Steven Donald Black. Ray said he acted in self defense after catching Black stealing records from the National States Rights party headquarters where Ray worked as a security guard. Black survived a chest wound.
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Savannah
James Earl Ray
Jerry William Ray
Jerry Ray
Martin Luther King
Steven Donald Black
National States Rights Party
Ray
Black
YMCA Holiday Program At Central Branch Friday
Youth Director Dwight Belknap announced a YMCA holiday program at the Central branch Friday. The game lobby opens at 11 30 a.m. with a 50 cent bean feed at noon. Tournaments in the lobby feature ping pong, checkers, chess and pool starting 12 45 p.m. A fun swim occurs at 2 00 and the regular Friday gym and swim activities resume at 4.
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Central Branch Ymca
Dwight Belknap
Belknap
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