Blockhouse Replica at Rock Island Arsenal Highlighted
A replica blockhouse stands at the downstream end of the 946 acre Rock Island island once home to a fort guarding Mississippi River traffic between Galena Illinois and St. Louis. The scene accompanies a U S Army photograph illustrating historic river defense.
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Rock Island Arsenal
Mississippi River
Galena
St. Louis
Armstrong
Rock Island
Government Bridge
Rock Island Arsenal Open House and Browning Museum
The Rock Island arsenal, a historic U.S. site founded in 1862, hosts a July open house from 2 to 4 pm to mark an anniversary. Visitors may tour the John M. Browning Memorial Museum, free of charge, Wednesday through Sunday 11 am to 4 pm, with the island’s fort, cemetery, and wartime manufacturing history highlighted.
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U.S
Rock Eor
Norea
Rock Island Arsenal
John M. Browning Memorial
General Street
Steps to Get an Order to the President's Desk
Washington Interprets a new executive order protocol to formalize requests for presidential action. Agencies must submit seven copies with a justification letter, adhere to the Government Printing Office style, proper geographic spelling, and precise paper margins before routing to the budget director.
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Washington
Presi
Kennedy
White House
Ant
Outfit
Government Printing Office
Board On Geographic Names
European Tour In '63 Planned For SUI Alumni
SUI Alumni Association plans a 28 day European tour for August 1 1963 visiting England Denmark Switzerland Austria Greece Italy Spain France and Belgium Stops include London Copenhagen Vienna Athens Rome Madrid Paris with a two day Swiss motor tour an overnight Majorca cruise and Stratford on Avon visit The trip aims to showcase European history and culture with sites such as the Vatican Louvre and Shakespeare theater Cost is 1369 dollars Information available from the SAT Alumni Association Iowa City
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State University of Iowa
SUI Alumni Association
Loren Hickerson
Alumni Association
England
Denmark
Switzerland
Austria
Greece
Italy
Spain
France
Belgium
Hickerson
London
Copenhagen
Vienna
Athens
Rome
Madrid
Paris
Barcelona
Majorca
Manchester
ford-on-Avon
SUI
Shakespeare Theater
Stratford-on- Avon
Vatican
Louvre
Europe
SAT Alumni Association
Iowa City
Odd Musical Instruments Stir Sterling Ladies Band
Sterling Mass residents recall the Sterling Ladies Kitchen Band performing in home sewn dresses. They play stove pipes insect spray guns vacuum hoses wash boiler covers scrub pails and other odd items with ash can covers on wash tubs. Their prized piece is a six foot tin horn from a steamboat that once cruised Lake Waushacum half a century ago.
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Sterling, Mass
Sterling
Lake Waushacum
Boston Party Rampage Sparks Police Intervention
In Back Bay a lively gathering broke into violence as a 42 year old guest claimed a bar stool strike to the head and a 47 year old guest was found injured with a two and a half foot Japanese war sword. Police intervened to quell the incident.
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Ghorge Apley
Boston
Back Bay
Study Links Father Education to College Grades
Charles G. Watson of Minneapolis analyzed Iowa State University students over two years, finding only the father’s education level correlated with higher college grades. Other background factors such as mother’s education, number of siblings, religion, high school activities, rural or urban origin, and hometown size showed no links, with results varying by sex and institution.
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State University of Town
Towa
Charles G. Watson
Minneapolis
Watson
Nursing College Dean Mullane to lead Illinois college
Mary Mullane, dean of the College of Nursing at The State University of Iowa, will leave SUI to become dean of the University of Illinois College of Nursing. The appointment, approved by the Illinois board of trustees, takes effect Oct. 1. Mullane joined SUI in 1959 as dean and professor of nursing at the Medical Center district southwest of Chicago.
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Nursing College
Towa City
Mary Kelly Mullane
College of Nursing
State University of Iowa
SUI
Beccome
University of Winois College of Nursing
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Mullane
Tllinois College of Nursing
Chicago, Loop
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Firestone Tires
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Iowa Avenue
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Grandview Ave
Muscatine, In
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