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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1977
Page
6
Official figures show Cedar Rapids nearly met normal rainfall in July with several downpours and daytime highs at or above 80. July 14 saw an extreme heat spike reaching 101 degrees.
Camp Wapsie ended its nine week season on August 13 with 1,004 attendees, a 93 rise from last year. Director Dwight Belknap noted coop sessions rose from two to three and 165 girls joined, up from 112. The facility opens to groups for retreats and events through winter.
The Cedar Rapids Marion Chamber of Commerce civic bureau rolls out a six film travelog dinner series at the Veterans Memorial coliseum armory. Sept 28 Immortal Poland will be narrated by Jonathan Hagar. Oct 12 Germany Ed Lark. Nov 16 The Danube Gene Wianko. Dec 7 Washington D C James Metcalf. Feb 22 East Africa Russ Potter. March 22 New Zealand Sid Dodson.
The text lists several historic tidbits including the first original cast album for Swanee River in 1904, popcorn’s European introduction at a 1930 feast, Janelle Commission as Miss Universe 1977, Herb Jepko’s cancellation in 1977, the presidential yacht Sequoia sold in June 1977 for 286000, and Buckingham University as Britain's privately funded college.
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