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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1979

Page

12

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.

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.

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.

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.

Key West Fla U.S

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