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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1972
Page
3
Sydney officials order construction of two 800 passenger ferries to replace the Kosciusko and Kameruka. The project costs $1,680,000 USD and aims to boost harbor service capacity and efficiency.
Cedar Rapids teachers prepare a five card series titled Vacation Tips aimed at parents during Christmas recess. The first card focuses on Christmas season ideas like paper hats from wrappings and a card game. It is distributed this week by the CREA and features illustrations by Mary Kristin Quinn.
The information and referral service at a Social Security office can connect retirees to senior citizen groups in the area. Medicare does not cover hearing aids or exams. Cedar Rapids Social Security office is in room 300, SGA building, 122 Second Street SE, call 366-2411 extension 43.
Cedar Rapids six public junior high schools offer a four day holiday fitness program for grades four through nine. Morning sessions for grades four to six run 8 30 to 11 15, afternoons for seven to nine from 1 to 3 45. Activities include basketball volleyball gymnastics wrestling relays and table games. Joint effort by Cedar Rapids Community School District and Cedar Rapids Recreation Department runs December 26 27 28 29.
The Cedar Rapids recreation commission sponsors its Learn to Skate program taught by Don Knock. Four one hour lessons run December 26 to 29 at Noelridge Park. costs are $5 per person or $10 per family. Skaters must provide their own skates. call 398-5065 for details.
In Salem Oregon UPI reports frigid conditions halted the Zero Ice Co. ice making as the city hit 12 below zero and froze automatic switches. Despite the cold the firm still saw brisk rock salt sales.
In Bagotville Quebec a bulldozer cutting a forest road unearthed parts of a Hurricane type fighter plane believed to have crashed during an air training operation at the WWI pilot training base nearby.
A historical highlight notes ice cream origins with Nero enjoying cold desserts and Marco Polo introducing snow and fruit juice concoctions from China. It mentions later milk based varieties traveling to America by the 1600s and a modern estimate that Americans consume over 500 million gallons yearly.
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