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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1973

Page

5

Riggs Named Executive Director Of Meth-Wick Manor

Dr. Arnold Herbst announces Robert E. Riggs as executive director of Meth-Wick Manor effective December 1. Riggs succeeds Roy C. Parker, retiring January 1, after five years. He is a University of Iowa economics graduate with extensive hospital administration experience including Severance Hospital Seoul Korea and Bluff Medical Center Clinton.

Robert Riggs Meth-Wick Arnold Herbst Meth- Wick Manor Robert E. Riggs Dee. 1 Roy C. Parker Jan.i Riggs University of Iowa Medical Corps U. S. Army Winter General Hospital Topeka Kan University Hospitals Iowa City Jane Lamb Memorial Hospital Clinton the Riggs Yale University Severance Hospital Yonsei University Medical Center Seoul Korea College of Medicine College of Nursing College of Dentistry United States Board of Missions The United Methodist Church Bluff Medical Center

Speakers Named for Iowa Fraternal Congress Meeting

The Iowa Fraternal Congress meets at the Roosevelt hotel at 9 a.m. Mary Clemen of Ryan will call the session to order. Luncheon speakers include Tait Cummins and William H. Huff. afternoon speakers are Vernon J. Gericke and James Wood. Louis Caron will give the banquet address. About 50 delegates are expected from 15 certified units among 24 member fraternals.

Iowa Roosevelt Hotel Mary Clemen Ryan Order of Foresters Tait Cummins WMT Radio and Television William H. Huff Des Moines Vernon J. Gericke Peoples Bank and Trust James Wood Louis Caron Chicago Catholic Order of Foresters Iowa Fraternal Congress

Rimless or Narrow Frames Called Safest

In Bonn West Germany the Society for Technical and Scientific Information reports rimless or black narrow rim glasses are safer for drivers than wide rim styles that block side vision. Tests by racing and rally drivers support this, and the group notes cleaning glasses before driving remains essential.

Bonn West Germany UPI Society For Technical and Scientific Information of Essen

Still Spies in West Says Ex Double Agent

Former double agent Kaarlo Tuomi told Kirkwood college students that Soviet intelligence activity remains extensive in the West and that U.S. intelligence is more sophisticated. He described recruitment of Finns, his wartime service, blackmail to become an informer, and his later collaboration with the FBI before ending his espionage career in 1962.

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Soviet Agent Tuomi Confesses to West Complicity

Kaarlo Tuomi, a Soviet agent, admits he worked for the West and fled after his cover collapsed. He says he disappeared, lived under an assumed name, and later worked as a bookkeeper. Tuomi has spoken at many American colleges and a Reader's Digest book by John Barron, KGB, is due in January. Tuomi resides in Virginia, Minnesota.

FBI KGB Reader's Digest John Barron Reader’s Digest

Ben Franklin Critiques English Roast Beef Lunch

The text records Ben Franklin, formerly in London, condemning the traditional English roast beef and pudding meal calling it pot luck and poor fare, reflecting his sharp wit and colonial critique of British cuisine.

Ben Franklin London England

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