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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2005
Page
26
The Factory ramps up production of Survivability Kits for Humvees and armor upgrades amid field demand. Leaders emphasize speed, flexible funding, and skilled hires as projects for Iraq unfold including $13 million for reinforced pedestals, $18 million gauge kits, and $17.5 million trailer rebuilds.
The Rock Island Arsenal and Fort Armstrong anchored a long military presence dating to 1816. Quarters One, the island commanding officer’s villa, was finished in 1871, and the site houses a major museum and one of the world’s largest small arms collections. The Rock Island Cemetery holds nearly 29,000 burials, including Confederate prisoners.
Linn County Beautiful plans an April 24 cleanup along Interstate 380 beginning at 1 p.m. Register at 319 398 5899. Green Corps led by Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Wade Wagner will join volunteers to tidy the interstate McLoud Run and Cedar River Trail. Wagner cites low littering fines and urges higher penalties.
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