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Pete Lee . . . and his mother, Betty Studna, believe downtown redevelopment is practical and will benefit the entire city. They own and operate Iowa Clothes.

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Photograph of Dr. General Matt Tinley with unidentified men.

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Discussing Plans . . . for elementary education are Ray Newburg, elementary education director, and Dr. Leonard Gregory, new superintendent of the Council Bluffs Schools.

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The Dredge Meriwether Lewis . . . soon to leave the Omaha district, weighs 1,043 tons, is almost 269 feet long and can dredge to a depth of 20 feet. She has accommodations for 64 men although she never carried a crew that large.

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The Meriwether Lewis . . . A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge, will be towed from St. Louis, Mo., to Brownville, Neb., where it will become a museum of Missouri River history.

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Photograph of a sign posted at Lake Manawa dredging project.

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A special occasion requires special dress. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jensen and their children, Alan, 4, and Dorothy, 7, dress for the Bicentennial in Revolutionary War-era costumes for the Dodge House Ice Cream Social. Roger Olsen and Larry Blecha, left,…

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Drinking Fountain...at Big Lake has been shut off the past two years due to corroded piping. A nearby spring water tap has been installed. Youngster pointing to Poet Longfellow's verse is Gary Aherns, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Aherns of 2633…

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A Page Out Of History . . . is Arbor State Lodge, just outside of Nebraska City on U.S. Highway 75. You can spend a pleasant afternoon here roaming the 65 rolling acres of trees, or visiting the museum housed inside this 52-room home of J. Sterling…

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Fireman William D. Cavett . . . receives first aid at the fire scene from the Rev. Arthur Farrell and Acting Postmaster Kenneth A. Madigan.

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Paul Pace, 42, 2904 Renner Drive, Twin City Plaza, was admitted to Mercy Hospital early Wednesday afternoon after his station wagon and Burlington switch engine collided near Highway 192 and Thirty-second Avenue. The engine only passes the…

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Photograph of a woman in a horse drawn cart driving down a driveway on Graham Avenue - Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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The last rivet has gone into the hull of the S.S. Council Bluffs Victory, to be launched at Terminal Island, Calif., Sept. 27. Here John A. McCone, president of the California Shipbuilding corporation, drives the last rivet while J.S. Sidea, Calship…

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