Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

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Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

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Passion Play At Oberammergau Again Will Fulfill Vow Made 300 Years Ago - Nonpareil Group Among Lucky Ticket Holders
Jesus Stands Before Pilate . . . in this scene from the Oberammergau Passion Play, which Nonpareil European Holiday Tour members will view on July 27 this year. Pilate is on the top step, Jesus just below, with Roman soldiers and High Priests of…

A Holiday In Vienna Awaits Nonpareil Tourists - City Of History And Culture
Schonbrunn Palace In Vienna . . . is the only imperial residence in Europe that remains completely equipped with original furniture. Nonpareil European Holiday tour members will visit Schonbrunn on July 31. Here in the 1,400 rooms lives the spirit of…

Scenic Switzerland Will Thrill Nonpareil Tourists - With Its Mountains And Lakes . . .
Nonpareil European Holiday . . . tour members will find this a typical scene as they go by train, motor coach and boat through the land of lakes and mountains - Switzerland. Parts of three days will be spent in this tiny country, whose scenery and…

Colorful, Historic London Will Whet European Appetite Of Nonpareil Tour - 36 Hours After Leaving Council Bluffs . . .
Nonpareil European Holiday Tour Members . . . will find this a typical scene when they visit London early in their July tour. This is the Bank of England - key financial institution in one of the world's largest commercial centers.

Famous Passion Play, Russia To Highlight European Holiday - Nonpareil Announces Second 'Dream Trip'
This Striking View . . . of Moscow's Red Square is on the itinerary of The Nonpareil's European Holiday tour this summer. In the foreground is the Lenin-Stalin Mausoleum. The wall and tower are part of the Kremlin grounds, which also will be visited.…

Downtown Redevelopment
Includes: Galpin-Ciaccio Plan
Theater Block

No Frills Supermarkets

No Frills To Open New Store
Sprucing Up . . . Ed Stackhouse, manager of the new No Frills store at 169 Bennet Ave., gives the entrance area to the store a final once-over Thursday morning.

Nixon, Richard M. & Family
File #2: 11/05/1968 -

Victory Sign At Ak-Sar-Ben
Former Vice President Richard Nixon flashes the victory sign to a huge crowd assembled at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum on Oct. 29, 1970. He was in Nebraska to campaign for GOP hopefuls. He later returned to Nebraska Jan. 14, 1971, to honor the University…

This Is Part Of The Crowd . . .
This Is Part Of The Crowd . . . of more than 8,000 people which jammed Bayliss Park in 1960 to hear Richard Nixon in his bid for the presidency. Mrs. Nixon, noting all the reporters and photographers present for the occasion quipped that she now knew…

Nixon, Richard M & Family
File #1: to 11/05/1968

Sidelights Of Nixon's Visit - In Council Bluffs
Introduction By Nixon . . . of A.M. Piper catches The Nonpareil editor by surprise. Nixon termed Piper "one of my best friends and even if I had no other reason for coming to Council Bluffs, it would be to say hello to him." That's Rep. Ben Jensen's…

Peace Is Top Issue, Says Nixon - 8,000 Hear Vice President
(top) Crowd At Bayliss Park . . . is estimated at 8,000 by security officers. Part of the huge turnout is shown in this picture, taken from the roof of a building across from the park.

(bottom) Approaching The Speaker's Platform . . . Mrs. Nixon…

Council Bluffs: Living Our Dreams and building more!
This scale model of downtown redevelopment shows the sites for the proposed hotel and convention center, on Kanesville between Scott and Main Street (at top center); a proposed office complex on Broadway between Scott and Main Streets (in front of…

Redland building nears construction start
Sale of land for a three-story building in downtown Council Bluffs is scheduled to be completed Thursday, Acting Community Development Director Rod Phipps said. The city will transfer the deed for the property to the building's developers in…

Soon-to-be-gone block slowly empties
A view of the Theater Block from two angles. On the left, the portion that faces Broadway and includes the Crest Theater, the Baird property, and two bars. On the right, the portion that faxes Sixth Street and includes a number of small businesses…

Soon-to-be-gone block slowly empties
A view of the Theater Block from two angles. On the left, the portion that faces Broadway and includes the Crest Theater, the Baird property, and two bars. On the right the portion that faces Sixth Street and includes a number of small businesses…

Building design unveiled; wins approval from panel
The proposed Knudson-Morgan downtown office building (center) is triangular and features a plaza area (left) and parking lot (Far left). The dark area to the right is the shadow of the building. Cars would exit from the parking lot to the alley…

Bluffs' fairy tale coming true; Fairy godfathers for downtown plan?
The Theater Block...between Pearl and Sixth streets on the south side of Broadway will undergo drastic change under the urban renewal plan. The buildings shown here are scheduled for demolition.
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