Century 21 Signs on for All Iowa Fair Midway Expansion
Century 21 Shows signs a threefold larger midway will headline the 1969 All Iowa Fair with a new T shaped layout from the railroad to the south road. Fair president W H Wenkstein cites major attractions including a double ferris wheel and a 600 seat variety show as part of a scheduling upgrade and a June 27 to July 6 dates shift.
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W. H. Wenkstein
Century 21
Wenkstein
al Kunz
Kunz
Fair
Hunz
Coe College enrollment for fall term set at 1102
The registrar reports 1102 students enrolled for the fall term up from 1085 last year. Full time students total 963, part time 36, with nursing education and Transitional Year Program sizes steady. Students hail from 40 states plus DC, Cedar Rapids area up to 204, and ten foreign countries including Canada and Panama.
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Coe College
Coe
St. Luke’s Hospital
States
District of Columbia
Iowa
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Canada
Guatemala
Panama
West Germany
Hong Kong
Arabian Gulf
Africa
Explosion at Wingerworth chemical works injures workers
In Wingerworth England an explosion destroyed a building at a chemical works containing flammable solvents. Several workers were injured and the incident prompted emergency response.
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Wingerworth
England
Austrian Flight Order Ignored by UAR Plane
An air force AN-12 transport from Belgrade flew 28 minutes over Austrian air space ignoring an intercepting Austrian craft and did not land. Prague reports the plane was en route to Dresden East Germany when weather led to a return to Belgrade.
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UAR
Vienna
United Arab Republic Air Force
Austrian Air Command
Austria
Prague
I Belgrade
Dresden
East Germany
Belgrade
Iowa-Illinois Gas Announces New Refund
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. will refund 17 228 dollars to Cedar Rapids area customers. District manager E. J. Hartman notes this adds to a prior 759 000 dollar refund announced August 23. The typical residential heating customer will see about 36 cents back on gas bills from Oct 5 for roughly twelve months, due to a refund from supplier Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America.
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Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Hartman
Hartman
Iowa- Illinois
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of
Ticket issuance report shows varied daily totals
An adjustment day reduced output with 1 562 tickets issued by the pipeline company. The slowest day under a federal rule was a Wednesday with 793 Power Commission tickets issued.
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America
Power Commission
Parkade Receipts in September Hit $6668.20 Total
Cedar Rapids Parkade monthly report shows September receipts of $6668.20 with an average daily take of $277.84. Cash paid $5667.90 and $1000.30 via park and shop stamps. Tickets issued reached 28006 averaging 1166.9 per day. September’s busiest day was the ninth, a Monday.
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Cedar Rapids Parkade
City Public Safety Department
Parkade
Mail for Canada and Mexico Goes by Air
Cedar Rapids postal officials said nearly all first class mail to Canada and Mexico is being sent by air on a space available basis. The airlift will cut delivery time by about 24 hours and has left room for the remaining mail.
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Cedar Rapids
Canada
Mexico
Let Want Ads Help You Buy Sell or Trade
Local classified notice promotes using Want Ads to buy sell or trade items. Contact number 369-1234 provided for inquiries and placement.
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