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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1971
Page
3
Award winner Jim Gilchrist of 1422 Park Towne Lane NE was honored by the Tuesday Noon Optimist Club at its meeting Tuesday. The Friend of the Bay award recognizes individuals who have devoted time and energy to working with boys.
Special to The Garone TOWA. CITY The Iowa City Community board of education approved bussing about 95 Grant Wood area pupils to the Hills elementary school due to overcrowding. Supt. James Reusswig said boundary changes were reluctantly recommended. The board debated for hours amid spectator objections. Additional actions included approving a second Hills boundary meeting in April, a salary study for physical plant workers, and unanimous approval of the governor's youth opportunity program and a federal grant application for a drug abuse education program. An unrelated AP item from Johannesburg noted undertakers should swap black suits for tropical garb in Funeral Forum column.
The Cedar Rapids airport commission approved the engineer to prepare overlay specifications for runway resurfacing and extension as part of a master plan. Estimated cost is 800000 dollars. Extensions respond to schedule changes and larger planes. Also discussed lounge reconditioning at 7800 dollars and open hangar development at 128 per unit with potential rent of 25 per month.
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