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New Years Eve in Cedar Rapids and Marion Fun
Local readers recount New Years Eve in Cedar Rapids and Marion with clubs packed and fans out on the town. George Farah’s party mishap with spaghetti confetti ends with a waitstaff scare, while Talent Scouts on WMT TV 2 features Dick Contino’s wife and rising performers. The Sounds of Music farewell and Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines headline Cedar Rapids film chatter ahead of early 1966.
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Jack Douglas
Pullman
Harlem Globetrotters
Marion
Farah
George Farah
Georgie
Wmt-Tv
Dick Contino
Lee Snowdon
Dick Contine
U.S
Korea
Ted Mack
Wmutv 2
Times 70
Cedar Rapids