Cedar Rapids Installs Expensive Night Traffic Line Painter
Cedar Rapids adopts a costly truck mounted paint unit costing 37524.06 to stripe roads faster with heated solvent and two spray nozzle sets. It dries in minutes, paints two lanes at once, operates at night, and allows self cleaning and quick reinstallation on a second truck.
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Iowa
M-B Co
New Holstein
Wis
Errol Montgomery
Sid Vedder
Montgomery
Cedar Rapids
Oktoberfest in Munich draws crowds and record beer sales
The Red Cross reports heavy drinkers at the festival with 20 to 30 drunken children noted as the event runs Sept 19 to Oct 3. Seven large beer tents fill the There sienwiesen grounds near Munich with oom-pah music and Bavarian waitresses serving from vast beer halls. The festival previously reached a record 888,278 gallons in 1969 and offers ox knuckles, roast chicken, wurst, fried fish, and coffee tents among its many attractions.
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Munich
Germany
UPI
Red Cross
Theresienwiesen
Bavaria
Gorilla’s Neurosis Cured by Television at Tokyo Zoo
Tokyo officials at Ueno Zoo report 18 year old gorilla Burburu cured of neurotic behavior after daily exposure to a color television in his cage. He had shown nervous frustration from overcare and constant air conditioning, now enjoys programs especially ones featuring wild animals.
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Tokyo
Burburu
Ueno Zoo
Brazilians Lose Coffee Bargain
Brazil ends internal coffee subsidy raising household costs. Retail prices rose from 27 to 31 cents a pound last week and may hit 35 cents for cheapest brands by year end. Special-grade coffee could reach 66 cents a pound, industry sources say, still below U. S. prices. Brazilians drink coffee seven or eight times daily, so pennies add up on family budgets.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U. S
Calamity Jane in Frontier History and Legend
Martha Jane Burke is identified with the nickname Calamity Jane in frontier history and legend, reflecting her notoriety and mythic status in western lore.
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Martha Jane Burke
Calamity Jane
First Names in Icelandic Directories Divulge Generational Changes
Iceland's telephone directories list residents by first names only, reflecting surname variation across generations. Researchers note this practice affects genealogical tracing and indexing since last names shift with each generation.
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Iceland
Cedar Rapids Antique Show Opens at Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The 31st Midwest Central Antiques Exposition runs Thursday through Oct 3 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Exhibits include an $8,000 Elephant vase and a $1,500 bisque baby doll plus furniture, jewelry and glass from 12 states. The event showcases $500,000 in prized collections with the theme Art Treasures from throughout the World. A wanted ad notes a unique item.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
First Municipal Fire Department Founded in New Amsterdam
Peter Stuyvesant established the first municipal fire department in the U S in 1659. A survey of ladders and hooks and 250 leather buckets were distributed with a chimney tax to fund the equipment. The department mainly inspected fire law violations.
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Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
U. S
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