O'Brien Family Balances Degrees and Daily Duties at U of I
Cedar Rapids family members attend the University of Iowa with Ed ward and Estelle O'Brien pursuing degrees while their daughter Mary studies journalism. The parents juggle classes, work at Collins Radio and nursing, and organize meals, chores, and Red Cross duties for a busy household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Edward
Estelle O’brien
Mary
University of Iowa
Regis High School
St. Pius
O’brien
U. of I. College of Nursing
VU. of I. College of Business Administration
U. of I
Collins Radio Co
Estelle O'Brien
Windsor Drive
O'Brien
Gamblers Anonymous Opens Cedar Rapids Chapter
A new Cedar Rapids chapter of Gamblers Anonymous offers support for compulsive gamblers facing legal, financial, and family problems. The group meets at 7 p m Saturdays at Olivet United Presbyterian Church, 237 Tenth Street NW, with out of town speakers and discussions. The GA spokesman says women are welcome and the aim is fellowship, not a crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Gamblers Anonymous
Olivet United Presbyterian Church
Tenth Street NW
Chamber Board To Hear Reports On Civic Projects
Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce directors will receive reports Friday on ongoing and planned civic projects. President Kenneth L. Hastie said the airport and community center will be included, along with Grain Service, Inc. activities. The meeting is at noon at the Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids- Marion
Automatic transmissions and options in 1972 cars
Environmental officials report 90.5 percent of 1972 model cars had automatic transmissions and 68.5 percent had air conditioners. Air conditioning may raise gasoline consumption by 10 to 20 percent depending on temperature and speed. Automatics use about 7 percent more fuel than manual transmissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
World Almanac
Arizona Handbook Advises Hairy Students to Bribe Border Guards
The University of Arizona student handbook suggests that long haired males should obtain a border tourist card at the Mexico border and consider offering a small bribe to guards. The guidance appears in a section titled Getting into Mexico with Long Hair and is aimed at the campus population of 25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Mexico
Loyola Uses Radio Ads to Recruit Teens
Loyola University Chicago floods the airwaves with 150 60 second commercials on rock stations in Chicago St Louis and Rockford to reach 89 percent of teens in 144 county areas. Father Beckman says admissions should function as a marketing operation using modern techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyola
John J. Beckman
Father Beckman
Chicago
St. Louis
Rockford
Maine town still rebuffs modern phones in fiberless stand
In Bryant Pond Maine the 350 telephone subscribers refused to switch from hand cranked phones and fought the Maine Public Utilities Commission through the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant Pond
Maine
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.R
Coe College
St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing
New York City
Chamber Board
Crowley Hearing Aid Center
M.N.B
Arizona
Loyola University
Ilinois
Fairmoor
Armstrong’s
John Wooden
Borgana
Borgazia
Borre
Grandella
Barre
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!