Transportation woes hit Cedar Rapids high school sports
Cedar Rapids district faced a rash of athletic transportation problems this year due to a driver shortage. Buses chartered for events ran late or broke down, forcing delays and even canceled or rescheduled trips. Administrators and coaches warned the issue could shift budgeting and ownership of transport to individual schools if unresolved.
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Thomas Ecker
Washington High School
Dubuque
Joseph Raider
Raider
Cedar Rapids Transportation Department
Kaider
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Fisk
George Hidinger
District Transportation Office
Hidinger
William Rainbow
Rainbow
Washington
Duane Kramer
Kramer
Primrose
Harold Wilkinson
Kennedy
Des Moines
Wilkinson
Dudley Draxton
Transportation Department
Transportation
Draxton
Mark Onstott
Onstott
Beulah Acklin’s Tomb Built by Hand in Cemetery
Roy Acklin created a 15 foot square mausoleum at Greenwood Cemetery for Beulah Acklin who died in 1948. He filled the tomb with keepsakes and even installed an electric meter and public address system drawing thousands of visitors before its decay.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Beulah Acklin
Beulah
Greenwood
Roy
Acklin
Paul Thompson
Riverdale Transit reports fifth bus theft in five weeks
Riverdale Transit officials say a 40 foot bus worth 90000 dollars disappeared from the Manhattan terminal for the fifth time in five weeks. Police recovered the bus at Eighth Avenue and 141st Street with the fare box smashed and cash missing. George Bernacchia suspects a single driver, who knows routes and procedures, is behind the thefts.
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NEW York
Riverdale Transit Co
Manhattan Terminal
Yonkers
Eighth Avenue
141St Street
George Bernacchia
Riverdale Transit
Bernacchia
Key West Opens Sea Desalting Plant for Fresh Water
Key West Florida became the first U S city to obtain fresh water from seawater when a desalting plant with a 3 5 million gallon daily capacity began operations in 1967.
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Key West
Fla
U.S
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