Youths Visit Astronauts in Texas Meeting
Three Cedar Rapids youths age 18 and 19 toured several states and met astronaut John Glenn and Scott Carpenter at Sea Brook Texas. They told Glenn about Iowa colleges as his daughter Lynn hosted a party with Glenn and Carpenter family members present. Rick Flynn recalled Glenn showing Lovejoys college catalog during the visit.
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Cedar Rapids
John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Iowa
Tom Berney
Knollwood Drive
David Vaughn
Forest Drive
Rick Flynn
Avenue NE
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Middle South States
Les Hackney
Seabrook
Cindy Hackney
Lynn
David
Glenns
Scott Carpenters
Glenn
Lovejoy
Pattern pattern 4642 miss sizes listed and mailing info
Pattern 4642 lists misses sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 with size 16 needing 4 percent yards of 35 inch fabric. It notes fifty cents per pattern plus 15 cents for first class mailing and special handling. Send to Anne Adams care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept 243 West 17th St New York NY Print name address zone size and style number clearly.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Student Walks 187 Miles To Iowa City For Challenge
Christopher Britton a 19 year old Lehigh pre law student completed a four day 187 mile hike from Lehigh near Fort Dodge to Iowa City arriving before fall registration to join rush week. His father Dr Allan Britton started but quit after 40 miles due to blistered feet. The pair slept in motels each night with breaks in Nevada Le Grand and Marengo. Britton known for long walks has previously hiked to Fort Dodge frostbitten in sub zero weather and hitchhiked to Amarillo Texas last Christmas.
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Iowa City
UPI
Lehigh
Fort Dodge
University of Iowa
Christopher Britton
Allan Britton
Britton
Nevada
le Grand
Marengo
Amarillo
Texas
North Liberty Boy Finds Stolen Safe
A 12 year old North Liberty farm boy, Bill Tompkins, will receive a $100 reward offered by Globe Loan Co. for locating the safe stolen from the Globe office in the Dey building on July 30. Police announced his qualification after conferring with Globe Manager Arnie Davidson. He found the safe while bringing in cows on the Everett Tompkins farm south of town.
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Iowa City
North Liberty
Globe Loan Co
Dey
Globe
Arnie Davidson
Bill Tompkins
Everett Tompkins
Judge Studies Test Case in Iowa City
Judge Claire Hamilton in Iowa City takes under advisement a case challenging a city ordinance requiring door to door salesmen to pass a physical examination every five days. Curtis Hall of Des Moines appeals a suspended sentence, arguing the ordinance is unfair and restricts his livelihood while noting fees totaling 438 dollars annually for renewals and certificates.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Claire Hamilton
Hamilton
Curtis Hall
F. E. Compton Co
Des Moines
Orientation at Mt Mercy Starts Sunday for Freshmen
Mount Mercy college opens orientation week Sunday with the president's reception for incoming students and parents. Freshmen will take tests to aid counselors, join discussion groups led by student council, and plan campus life. Registration for freshmen is Sept 12 with others on Sept 13. Classes begin Sept 16. About 45 percent of new freshmen rank in the upper quarter of their high school class.
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Mount Mercy College
The Chinese Giant Sunday
The Soviet Chinese rift and Mao Zedong’s defiant stance raise questions about nuclear risks and revolutionary zeal. AP veteran John Roderick in Tokyo interviews reliable sources inside Red China for a highly significant report to readers in Cedar Rapids Gazette this Sunday.
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Mao
Khrushchev
Associated Press
Far East
China
John Roderick
Tokyo
Red China
Ceder Rapids Gazette
Gazette
Recognition Granted to Top Performing High School Girls
Recognition has been granted to 20 of the girls who ranked in the upper 10 percent of their high school classes and were at least in the 90th percentile on the American college tests, highlighting strong academic achievement.
East German youth flees to West after brief hideaway
An East German nineteen year old fled to the West after three days hiding in underbrush near the border in ESCHWEGE Germany. He watched communist guards then escaped early Friday and was later found exhausted but undetected by police.
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Eschwege
Germany
Goblins and Ghosts on The Magic Land of Allakazam
Ma gician Mark Wilson hosts a family friendly program featuring goblins and ghosts. The show airs at 11 30 a m Saturday on TV 9 and promises lively demonstrations and tricks for viewers.
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Allakazam
Mark Wilson
TV 9
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Edgewood Road
First Avenue NE
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Mt. Mercy
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Paris Academy of Beauty
Jonathan
Holland Orchard
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ACE Furniture
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