Little Angels to Perform at Coe Festival Friday
The 26 girl Korean dance troupe Little Angels will open the Coe Fine Arts Festival Friday at 8 15 p m in the auditorium. They will be joined by the Aak court orchestra from Seoul with a 2 000 year heritage. Soloist Soon Shim Shin will perform the sorceress dance. Tickets: $2 adults $1 students. season family pass $10, individual $5.
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Coe
Soon-Shim Shin
Korea
Little Angels
The
Culver and Johnson to Debate at Washington High
Congressman John C. Culver and Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson will debate Thursday at Washington High School Little Theatre. The event, co-sponsored by the Cedar Rapids and Marion Jaycees and the League of Women Voters, is open to the public at 7 30 p m with Dave Carter moderating. It may be the last face to face confrontation in the campaign and will include Linn county candidates for the state legislature. Each candidate has seven minutes to speak followed by audience questions.
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John C. Culver
Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
Washington High School
Culver
Johnson
Culver and Johnson
Linn County
Culver and
Hospital vigil for wounded wife in Florida slayings
Detectives keep 24 hour watch at the bedside of Helen Sims 37 critically wounded in Tallahassee hoping she wakes to reveal clues about the knife and gun murders of her husband and young daughter. Police dispute whether the killer is a sex maniac as investigators seek motive and identification.
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Tallahassee, Fla
UPI
Helen Sims
Red Brick
Ed Yarborough
Florida Sheriff’s Bureau
William Joyce
Russia Charges China War Plot
Moscow based Komsomolskaya Pravda cites Chinese officials during a purge as evidence of possible Sino Soviet military clash. Tass distributed the 2,000 word piece in Russian and foreign languages.
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Moscow
UPI
Red China
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Tass
Earlville Banker To Be Honored Saturday
Open house at the State bank of Earlville Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. honors Carl Laxson a banker for 50 years. He started as cashier in 1916 and became president in 1931 after his father Charles Laxson’s death. The bank, named Savings bank in 1892, became State bank in 1902.
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Earlville
State Bank of
Carl Laxson
Laxson
Charles Laxson
the Savings Bank
State Bank
Winthrop Man Beryl Smith 66 Dies After Heart Condition
Winthrop resident Beryl Smith 66 long-time garage operator died Monday at an Independence hospital from a heart condition. Survived by wife Gladys three step-children Kay Blumenshine Diane Middleton Clark Dey a sister Azella Gray and a brother Ruth ard. Services Thursday at 10 a.m. Congregational church burial Fairview cemetery CBS service Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Fawcett funeral home.
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Winthrop
Beryl Smith
Independence Hospital
Gladys
Kay Blumenshine
Diane Middleton
Eagle Grove
Clark Dey
Toledo
Azella Gray
Elgin
Ill
Ruthard
Walker
Congregational
Fire on Leslie Kerndt Jr Farm Spreads to Corn Field
A fire on the Leslie Kerndt Jr farm on highway 9 was quickly put out Monday. A cornpicker part being welded ignited and spread to nearby corn stalks.
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Waukon
Leslie Kerndt, Jr
Highway 9
Cedar Valley Expressway Meeting Planned by Council
The city council will convene representatives from groups tied to the Cedar Valley expressway to review progress and resolve issues. Invitations go to Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendorf engineers, the state highway commission, and the bureau of public roads for a meeting tentatively set for Nov. 8.
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Cedar Valley
Howard, Needles
Tammen
Bergendorf
State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Bob Johnson
Advanced Study Institute at Coe for Spanish Teachers
Coe College will host an Institute for Advanced Study in Spanish from June 14 to August 9 under the NDEA. Forty three teachers of grades 7 through 12 from public and private schools will attend with no tuition, a $75 weekly stipend, and $15 per dependent. Director is James B. Larkin. Last summer Coe hosted a similar institute for forty eight teachers.
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Coe College
National Defense Education Act
NDEA
Coe
James B. Larkin
Million-dollar prize offered to prove human soul exists
About 18 days will be allocated next year to prove scientifically the existence of the human soul. The prize of $200,000 from James Kidd’s estate goes to any person or group providing proof, with eight groups already entering. A March 6 hearing will settle eligibility as organizations including the California Parapsychology Foundation, Arizona Regents, and others seek the funds.
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Phoenix, Ariz
James Kidd
Arizona
Kidd
Superior Court
Robert Myers
California Parapsychology Foundation, Inc
Arizona Board of Regents
Arizona Foundation For Neurology and Psychiatry
Parapsychology Foundation, Inc
University of Life Church, Inc
Wheat Pact Signed For U.S. Aid To Pakistan
The United States and Pakistan signed an agreement on Tuesday to provide 10.5 million dollars worth of American wheat and edible oils to Pakistan.
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Karachi
U.S
Pakistan
Court moves to condemn Squaw Creek land for park
Linn county files condemnation papers against Tri angle corporation of Cedar Rapids for 348.21 acres southeast of Marion amid dispute over appraisal offers. Conservation Director Hamilton cites land’s importance to Squaw Creek project as the board expects a swift condemnation conclusion with help from attorney Harry Terpstra and the firm Fisher and Pickens.
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Linn County
Sheriff's Office
Triangle Corporation of
Cedar Rapids
Squaw Creek
George Hamilton
County Conservation Board
Marion
Hamilton
Jordan
The
Conservation Board
Harry Terpstra
Fisher and Pickens
Terpstra
Censured Pilot to Fly Next XB70A Mission at Edwards
Col. Joseph Cotton, XB70A test force director, will pilot the next mission after a June 8 crash and related reprimands. The flight aims to record sonic boom effects over Edwards Air Force Base with chase planes present and no contractor photography requested. The June 8 accident killed Joseph Walker and Maj. Carl Cross. Alvin White survived.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joseph Cotton
Air Force
Cotton
Harold Brown
General Electric
Joseph Walker
Carl Cross
Alvin White
North American Aviation, Inc
Edwards
Benny Goodman Story to screen on Channel 9
Steve Allen and Donna Reed lead a color television film Tuesday at 10 30 P M on KCRG TV The Benny Goodman Story presents a biographical portrayal in prime time with the star duo in a musical drama setting.
Woman Seeks 26101 Refund From Pittsburgh Studio
A 68 year old Pittsburgh woman sued in federal court alleging Continental Dance Studios took 26101 dollars in advance for 1850 hours of dance lessons. The complaint says high pressure sales tactics led her to sign several 1962 1963 agreements and that she later revoked them. She seeks full 26101 in restitution and voiding the agreements.
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Pittsburgh
Continental Dance Studios
Candidates Talk To Young Old U N Assemblies
Cedar Rapids residents from juniors to seniors heard Republican candidates Scott McIntyre Jr for Iowa House speak on youth as a resource and education costs. Mayor Bob Johnson addressed seniors on inflation and tax dollars, with Joan Lipsky present. Democratic Rep John Culver spoke on the United Nations role in peace and progress.
Oelwein School Board Buys Cushion Panels
The Oelwein school board signed a contract with Nissen Co of Cedar Rapids for cushion paneling in the wrestling room at 1600 dollars and in the high school gym at 385 dollars and the junior high gym at 315 dollars. The board also approved a six week bowling program for high school students.
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Oelwein
Nissen Co
Cedar Rapids
Linn Educators Host State Legislative Candidate Dinner
Linn county educators will host a dinner at the Holiday Inn on Wednesday with state legislative candidates invited. Presenters include Dr. Frank Stone on the Proportionate Sharing plan, Dr. Selby Ballantyne on vocational education needs, Ernest Pence on bonding capacity for districts, and Ed Longnecker on retirement system proposals. Candidates will not speak but may question educators about programs.
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Linn County
Holiday Inn
Selby Ballantyne
Iowa
Ernest Pence
Cedar Rapids
Ed Longnecker
Iowa Public Employes Retirement System
School Bus Hits Truck Boom in Des Moines
A Dowling high school bus struck a boom from a truck causing the bus to lose control and crash into a utility pole. Five students were injured none seriously. The boom tipped into a Forest avenue drug store causing a power outage. Driver Ralph A. Ross, 64, Des Moines, was hospitalized with an apparent heart attack. about 15 students were aboard.
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Des Moines
Dowling High School
Forest Avenue
31St Street
Bob Tourges
Adel
31St St
Ralph A. Ross
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Smoke Puffing Thing Frightens Pedestrians in San Francisco
In downtown San Francisco walkers reported a crackling sound and puffs of smoke as a strange thing jumped across the sidewalk. PG&E engineers attributed the event to static electricity due to good insulation and low humidity after building up then discharging on Geary and Stockton streets.
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San Francisco
Richard Weinand
Geary
Stockton
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Mayor Orders Poet Arrest Over Marijuana Charge
Paterson New Jersey mayor Frank Graves ordered poet Allen Ginsberg arrested after reports he smoked marijuana at a Sunday poetry reading. Graves questioned extradition viability while noting Ginsberg spoke to about 800 people and described his marijuana use near city hall.
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Paterson
N.J
UPI
Frank Graves
Allen Ginsberg
Graves
Ginsberg
Passiac Falls
The Benny Goodman Story on Channel 9
The Channel 9 movie stars Steve Allen and Donna Reed in color. Tuesday at 10 30 PM KCRG TV airs The Benny Goodman Story with a primetime slot and star power.
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Benny Goodman
Channel 9
Steve Allen
Donna ‘Reed
Kcrg-Tv
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