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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1974
Page
12
Judy Daubenmier reports from Coolidge Elementary where a second grade class shows that visually impaired students participate fully with peers. A blind child joins the lively hallway procession to the library, highlighting inclusion in the classroom.
In Cedar Rapids, six visually impaired children from the Joint County district attend a partially funded program at Coolidge. They remain in regular classes with support from Sue Weekly, a resource teacher, and adaptive science materials, aiming for full inclusion and later transition to neighborhood junior highs.
Washington UPI reports the western land rush dwindles as officials say no free land remains and prospects face high costs and remote sites. Alaska holds most remaining eligible acreage, but the path to ownership demands farming, residence, and substantial investment under federal rules.
A genealogy request column from Linn County Heritage Society asks for information on families with Iowa ties. Questions include the Vardy and Mott lines in Vermont and Iowa, Hunter and Newell families with Iowa connections, Zehrung Behrung in Tama County, Korab descendants, Shively and Arnold link to United Brethren work, and other midwest crossings.
In Louisville Kentucky a break in near Thomas Burks home ended with Duchess the German shepherd locating a wallet and trouser fabric under the porch after a back door was tampered with. Identification in the wallet led to the arrest of Hugh Mitchell aged 24 on burglary charges.
Classified note invites readers to place a low cost want ad with a provided contact number 398-8234. The brief promotes affordable ads as a quick solution for listing goods services or opportunities.
Coe College's Sigma Pi Sigma chapter receives a Marsh W. White Award from the American Institute of Physics for student led physics outreach. The "Physics for Campus Radio" project will produce short features for KCOE FM and Cosmos newspaper highlighting famous physicists and approachable physics problems. Coe is Iowa’s sole recipient.
Sidney Greenstreet a famed film villain died aged 75 in Hollywood. The actor known for classic roles in noir and drama had a career spanning decades and left a lasting impact on cinema.
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