LEGO bricks at State Fair reveal playful lessons in design
A State Fair exhibit by the Iowa Chapter AI AIA features two dozen LEGO structures as voting showcases. The author recalls a week of learning, the challenges of mismatched bricks, and the education value of creativity and persistence while praising clutch power and design outcomes.
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Iowa
American Institute of Architects
Donald Kaul
Don
Bob Carlson
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City
Ole Kirk Christiansen
Ole
LEGO
Billund
Cedar Rapids Gazette postal rates and subscriptions note
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists carrier and motor route delivery costs and mail subscription prices for Morning Editions and Sunday editions. Rates include weekly carrier $2.85 and motor route $3.35. mail options show 7 issues per week at $12.80 for 4 weeks, $141.40 for 52 weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Soviet and American Peace Seminar Opens in Decorah
Soviets and Midwest Americans met at Luther College to discuss conflict resolution and human rights. Mikhail Boroznyak urged focus on ecology and farming, while cosmonaut Georgi Grechko highlighted Soviet space power and resilience.
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Donna Lee Olson
Iowa
Decorah
Iowa Peace Institute
Mikhail Boroznyak
Luther College
Boroznyak
May 1St
New Orleans
Heart transplant recipient walks across Iowa to boost donor drive
Hinze, 27, of Independence, walked from Iowa City Aug. 10 toward the Des Moines goal of reaching the Iowa State Fairgrounds Saturday to publicize organ donation after his heart transplant on March 1, 1986. He toils in heat under 85 degrees with support from Alicea Smith and local families along Highway 6.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Andrew Hinze
Iowa City
Des Moines
Iowa
Hinze
Newton
Independence
Highway 6
U of I
Alicea Smith
U of I Hospitals
Andy
Smith
Newton Area
Omaha
Justin Hebert
Jasper County
Iowa hopes for good press from visiting foreign journalists
Eight foreign journalists from Japan Britain West Germany Sweden and Switzerland will tour Des Moines Amana Colonies Kalona and Dubuque September 18 to 21 and stay three days in Minnesota afterward. The Iowa Travel Council expects coverage reaching 15 to 20 million readers in Japan and Europe. Northwest Airlines will donate flights. The trip was arranged with US Travel and Tourism Administration and aided by Sen. Tom Harkin.
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Iowa
Japan
Europe
Jedlicka
Iowa City-Coralville
U.S
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Oleg Ivanov
Georgi Grechko
Icans
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Herb Sauer
Doris
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