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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1970
Page
5
Gregg Gongwer, age 17, climbs 70 foot elm trees with a safety belt to prune branches. He began two years ago after Dutch elm disease felled six trees at his home on Johnson Avenue Northwest. His pay funds new gear and college savings.
Jefferson high school senior Gregg reflects on starting with a bucksaw and rope and now operates with spurs and a truck bought last February. He battles nerves but continues trimming trees, charging 5 to 300 dollars per job and plans to become a forester after one more year at Jefferson.
Mt Mercy college and the YMCA of Cedar Rapids announce that male students from Mt Mercy will be housed at the YMCA in downtown Cedar Rapids for the 1970 71 academic year. About 40 to 50外 campus students from outside the city will live on one floor with full resident services.
The Cedar Rapids municipal band performs at 8 p.m. Sunday in Bever Park with Luther Meier as soloist on xylophone in Serenade for a Picket Fence. Other numbers include Chicago Tribune March and Finlandia, among selections by Grainger, Sibelius, Cohan, Ward, and Bagley.
Jennifer Jones and Laurence Olivier headline the ABC Sunday Night Movie Carrier airing at 8:00 this evening. The powerful drama adapts Theodore Dreiser for television with channel identification indicating a prime time presentation.
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