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Two men standing on a theater stage in front of a crowd of people.
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…

Tourists strolling the grounds in front of a palace.
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…

Village with mountains in the background.
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…

Pedestrians and cars crowd a street in front of a large building.
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.

Russian buildings at night.
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

A cookbook from Zonta International

Contains:
-Recipes from Council Bluffs churches and the surrounding area

Man with a broom.
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 -

An applauding crowd.
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…

Crowd in a park.
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…

Three men at a podium.
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…

Crowd in a park.
(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…

Scale model of multiple building in a city setting
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…

drawing of modern building surround by other city buildings, and street intersection
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…

city block of old brick buildings, with updated fronts
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…

city block of stone and crick building with ground floor facades updated
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…

drawing of overhead view of building plan
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…
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