Waltzing Through Washington A Family Trip Highlights Major Monuments
The narrator shares a multi day Washington DC visit from an Iowa family perspective. Highlights include Ford's Theatre the Smithsonian Institution the Washington Monument the Capitol the Lincoln Memorial the Capitol tours and Arlington National Cemetery. They note White House tour ticket processes and free major sites with caveats about queues and fees.
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Supreme Court
Iowans See Record Travel as AAA Reports Big Year
AAA officials in Iowa say 1982 summer travel demand is at record highs. April led with a 24 percent jump in travel information requests, while through August overall requests rose 11 percent versus 1981. The World's Fair in Knoxville was the primary draw, with California and Colorado also popular.
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Oklahoma monument to dwarf Mount Rushmore in Granite project
Granite, Oklahoma carver Bill Willis aims to erect a 116 foot high mosaic of Will Rogers Jim Thorpe and Sequoyah on a mountain in Granite. The project costs over 1 million dollars with 300 thousand needed to complete Rogers portrait and mount installation. Willis began Rogers bust in 1979 and unveiled it on his birthday.
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