Johnson Heads Kiwanis International President at Detroit Convention
T. R. Johnson of Denver was elected President of Kiwanis International at the Fifth-Fifth Annual Convention in Detroit guiding 275 000 members in 5 700 clubs across multiple regions. Delegates also elected new officers and trustees and unveiled the 1970 71 theme Improve the Quality of Life.
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T. R. Johnson
Denver Banking and Finance
Kiwanis International
Detroit
Michigan
Bill Carpenter
Kiwanis Club of
Pecos
International Service Organization
Johnson
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Central and South America
Caribbean
Far East
Southwest Pacific
Robert F. Weber
Denver
Gover
Rocky Mountain Kiwanis
International Committee On
International Committee On New Club
International Board of Trustees
American Bankers Association
Mortgage Bankers Association
National
Colorado
Kiwanis
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Friends of Denver Public Library
Denver Better Business Bureau
Metropolitan Safety Council
Governor’s Safety Committee
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Association
President Round Table of
Voice of Youth
U. S. Army Reserve
Corps of Engineers
Church of the Ascension
Episcopal
Wes H. Bartlett
Algona
Iowa
William M. Eagles
M. D
Richmond
Virginia
Ralph E. Wilson
Osceola
Arkansas
Lorin J. Badskey
Lakeland
North Webster
Indiana
James C. Brooks
Raleigh
North Carolina
Maurice Gladman
Santa Ana
California
H. Lee Powell, Jr
Haverhill
Massachusetts
S. Clark Pyfer
Helena
Montana
Stanley E. Schneider
Crestline
Ohio
Franklin W. Summerhayes
Brantford
Ontario
Robert Baird McClure
United Church of Canada
Arthur Godfrey
Pamela Anne Eldred
Fred W. Haise, Jr
Sam Levenson
Michael F. Adams
Circle K International
Reid C. James
Key Club International
Nations of Kiwanis
Today in History highlights across notable dates
July 21 marks several events: 1831 Leopold II crowned King of the Belgians after independence from Holland, 1588 Drake’s forces attack the Armada, 1861 Bull Run Creek battle begins Civil War, 1873 Jesse James’ train robbery, 1918 Allied forces retake Chateau-Thierry, 1936 Veterans Administration founded, 1954 Geneva armistice on North Vietnam, plus recent notes on Belgium Congo withdrawal, Greek student riots, and Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary.
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Leopold
Belgium
Holland
Sir Francis Drake
English Channel
Bull Run Creek
Virginia
Jesse James
Adair
Iowa
Chateau-Thierry
Marne
France
U.S. Veterans’ Administration
North Vietnam
Geneva
U. N. Security Council
Congo
Athens
George Papandreou
U.S
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin —. Aldrin Jr
Moon
Irna Phillips the Soap Queen Emeritus
Irna Phillips shaped daytime serials like Edison shaped electricity. The Chicago writer created and led popular programs including As the World Turns Guiding Light and Another World. Her career spans 40 years and an output rivaling 2,500 novels with audiences around 41 million.
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New York
Irna Phillips
Thomas Edison
Miss Phillips
Chicago
Eliane Carrington
Phillips
Guiding Light
Gether
Smith
Ivory Tower
Albania Dancers Attract Coins On Foreheads In Denver Ride
A historic street performance in Denver drew onlookers who threw coins onto the dancers foreheads as they performed on a carriage route on Cherrellyn Street. The practice continued until 1910 when the streetcar system faced changes, including uphill pulls by a horse and riders on the returning downhill trip.
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Albania
Cherrelyn ST
Denver
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