Hawkeyes Plan Weeklong Homecoming Festivities 1979
University of Iowa schedules a full homecoming week in 1979 to honor coach Hayden Fry. Events run Monday through Sunday with pep rallies, concerts, cultural festivals, a parade, and a key game on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Kinnick Stadium against Minnesota.
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Iowa City
Fry the Gophers
University of Iowa
U of I
Hayden Fry
Hawkeyes
University of Minnesota Gophers
Kinnick Stadium
Los Bailadores
Los Ninos Troupe
Hancher Auditorium
Iowa Memorial Union
Johnson County Landmark Jazz Band
Grand Daddy's
Pentacrest
Weeg Computer Center
Buddy Rich
Iowa Me
105 Ton Magnet Crosses Iowa in Historic Haul
A 105 ton magnet travels from Argonne National Laboratory Chicago to Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Berkeley over Interstate 80 during October 28 to 30. The move, the heaviest across Iowa, totals 150 tons with truck and trailer. The magnet will pass weigh stations and be on display at Van Meter I-80 station on October 29.
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Ries
California
DOT
George Norris
van Meter
City Briefs from Cedar Rapids area events snapshot
City notices and ads list a library bargaining session at Main Library on Tuesday at 10 a.m. plus appearances by Wayne Murdoch and Jeff Cook, local sale items, church events, fundraisers, and community activities featuring Cedar Rapids area organizations and venues through October and November.
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Cedar Rapids Library Board
Cedar Rapids Library Staff Association
Third Ave
Wayne Murdoch
Jeff Cook
Mimm’s
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U of
Wheel Room
Triangle Club
Phillips Hall
Black Genesis
Voice of Soul
Black Action
Morial Union
Hawkeye
Ed Podolak
Kinnick
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa Memorial Union Lounge
Thieves’ Market
Women’s Resource and Action Center
N. Madison
Chinese Acrobats of
Taiwan
Frontier Garden Center
Clarke Investments Inc
Mt. Mercy College
Blake Boulevard
Friendsmobile
Cedar Rapids Public
Harold DeLaMater
Barney’s Paint & Wallpaper
1St Avenue NE
Norman Rockwell
Marilyn
Buresh
Bethany Congregational Church
Johnson Nut Company
St. John’s Orthodox Church
7Th Street
Mount Vernon
Finest Furs
Berger Furrier
Marion
Adv
Golden Court
Lovely Lane Church Craft Bazaar
Stiers’ Crafts
Kirkwood Avenue
Lovely Lane Church
Chicago
Travel & Transport, Inc
St. Joseph's Church Hall
Rotary
Herald Smith
CRST
Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel
George E. Thompson
N. Wood Drive
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery
Donita
Armstrong
Shubert Theatre
Charter Coaches
D.J
Vera
Civil Defense
Linn Civil Defense Administration
City Hall Civil Defense Center
Allis Chalmers
P&h
Union Hall
Harnischfeger Drive
East Post Road
Susie Brooks
Melissa Randall
United
St. Matthew’s
Ponderosa
Walford
Blair Thorne
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Cedar Memorial
Donna Johnson
Kathy Holub
Derenda Hellentall
Andy Streets
Salon Royale
Roosevelt Hotel
First Avenue
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Great Trip
Florida
St. Augustine
Kennedy Space Center
Disney World
Cypress Gardens
Minneapolis
Sheraton Inn
33Rd Avenue SW
Montrose
Emerald Knights
Woodfield Mall
Camera Club
Grace Episcopal Church
Ave
Floy Erickson
Kodak
Montgomery
Montgomery Ward
Wards Beauty Salon
Wards Key Shop
S-M-L
Sportwear
Wrangler
Westdale Mall
Sylmer
Eason
Ion Board
Montogoaae
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