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mile journey across Iowa Friday.BIKESContinued, from Page OneSenior Citizen of the Day” certificate by Mayor Kirsehbaum. Kaul, who rode in with Pick-. ard. received a “certificate of merit” from the mayor.Pickard rolled up his certificate, stuck it in a shirt pocket and. proceeded with the business of signing autographs, shaking hands and answering questions.Pickard FansEverywhere between W i 11-iamsburg and Davenport, low-ans had come out in droves to greet Mr. Pickard.At the western edge of Iowa City, students from Ernest Horn Elementary School lined the street with outreaehed hands to touch the passing Mr. Pickard. ‘‘Here he comes in the silver helmet,” yelled one youngster,In West Branch, Mr. Pickard was met by Terry AlUband, 29, a University of Iowa graduate student, who served in the Peace Corps with Pickard and his wife in India in 1966-1968, Allihand and his wife, Ruth, went through Peace Corps training with Pickard and his wife Mildred.ithi-tid“He was wearing his pith helmet then, too,” said Alii* band. ‘‘He was phenomenal, the way he could relate to young people.”Pickard said he was surprised to see AlUband along the bike route, but was aware that the younger man was a student at the University of Iowa.An 18-year-old Dubuque biker, Bill Wertzburgcr, who pedaled his bicycle from DubuqueREGISTER PHOTOCarter LeBeau, 47, of Davenport, slaps the outstretched hands of schoolchildren who gathered on the edge of West Branch to cheer the cyclists on to the conclusion of their trip.to Sioux City to join the bicyel-ing expedition, decided to become Pickard’s riding partner Friday, and the two talked for miles about each other’s experiences. “He’s really interesting to talk to, said Wertzbur-ger. “He knows a lot about justcorn of the 20 fans who stayed to meet him. Uninjured and unconcerned, the smiling Mr. Pickard laughed. “Did you all get that? I put it on for you,” tipping his silver pith helmet.A Waterloo attorney, Mike Pedersen, 30, who joined the bike group in Williamsburg Friday morning put Pickard onto-the pop-culture stage by wear-| mg a tank top with the words “Pickard Power” painted on it.—Pickard_ajid_his^artyofabout a dozen cyclists got bogged down in Moscow, between two fruit stands which art located at opposite ends of the tiny Muscatine County village.At Frank’s Super Market, lo--natr'd-nn-the-west-edue-of-Mos-iver Hansen, on behalf of the community's Jaycees.Before the tour left Williamsburg, the town turned out for a.sendoff as some members of the high school band played “When the Caissons Go RollingAlong.”In Iowa City, the- students at Regina High School were out to greet all the bikers with a big sign. The senior class served lemonade.“ATWesf Branch; the'Cham-ber of Commerce served three kinds of drinks, cookies,S' The peri of I the tioh Frit Min.,pas I niza dryit,” “He Unt per enc' be i suclsalt tablets and sugar pills, while, the elementary school children lined up along the road to greet the riders._Thc—Quad-Cityi-Bi k.e_(ILu„b.MMTAT
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Sat, Sep 01, 1973
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