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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1978
Page
14
Durrell, author of several children books, says unsolicited manuscripts often hold promise despite being dismissed as bad. She notes the editor’s role in matching illustrations to text and the book's demands. Durrell also tutors with Literary Volunteers of America amid concerns for literacy in an electronic era.
Fred Weber a West Branch Junior High student won first place in the Eastern Iowa Area Spelling Bee held Saturday at Kirkwood Community College. He and five other top finishers advance to the state bee May 6 at Drake University Old Main Auditorium. Sixteen seventh and eighth graders from area schools competed, sponsored by Kirkwood English and Speech Department and the Grant Wood Area Education Agency.
A team of scientists finds most Americans retain confidence in vaccines other than the failed 1976 swine flu inoculation program. Public doubt lingers for some but overall trust in immunizations remains.
The College Community School Board approved a 1.86 million bond issue to refinance its 1970 two million bond, aiming to save at least 100 thousand dollars. A bidder must submit by April 20 with a 11:30 a.m. deadline and a 30 thousand salary minimum set for a new superintendent.
Cadillac veteran Joe Thompson sells T shirts with the slogan Par ticipant Southeast Asia War Games 1961 1975 second place. Major newspapers refused to run the ads citing potential offense while Thompson defends the message and notes Pentagon opposition.
Washington AP reports George Henry Corliss, early ex-storekeeper, enhanced James Watt’s steam engine with numerous improvements, credited by Intellectual Property Owners with powering a large portion of America’s industrial growth.
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