Last Crandic passenger run marked Cedar Rapids rail history
A Cedar Rapids area page recalls the Crandic interurban’s final passenger trip on May 30 1953 as the car crossed an Iowa City viaduct with Old Capitol in view. The line faded behind the automobile while earlier fans rode to Iowa football games and picnickers headed for Turner Park and other grounds before World War I.
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Crandic
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Old Capitol
University of Iowa
Turner Park
Mid- River Park
Coufals
British University Fees Face Foreign Student Quotas
British universities including Oxford and Cambridge face possible higher fees or quotas as a study shows foreign students cost about 100 million annually beyond tuition. Americans enroll most, with 3,400 attending across 44 universities, while applications rose from 11,782 in 1978 to 15,810 this year. The report suggests raising international tuition, limiting admissions, or capping foreign enrollment to curb public spending.
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Hay
Times Servic London
Oxford
Cambridge
Witsons
United States
Lue
Britain
America
London School of Economics
Sussex University
Luncheon Specials Include Veal and Halibut Dishes
Menu items feature cream of corn soup roast fillet of veal with demi glace boiled ham and cognac, baked halibut espagnole with Spanish peppers and scrambled eggs, June peas mashed potatoes chocolate pudding and coffee. Also offered Spectar Plate with choice of one entree and drinks.
1922 Union Interurban menu recalls 25 to 35 cent meals
Frank Sheppard recalls a long ago Union Interurban depot restaurant where meals cost 25 to 35 cents in 1922. The site served rail passengers on GR and LC lines and locals, with a news stand and a 36 cent haircut in the basement barbershop. The interurban ceased operations in 1953, depot used as a bus station until 1964 demolition for Killian’s ramp.
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Gazette
Frank Sheppard
Thirty-fifth Street
Union Interurban Railroad
Fourth Avenue
Second Street
Sheppard
Cedar Rapids Business College
W.C.F
Killian
Camp Wapsie draws 5545 attendees from 65 groups in 1975
Camp director Dwight Belknap reported that 65 groups including 17 schools and 10 colleges used Camp Wapsie in 1975, the highest figure yet. The mix included 13 YMCA groups and various church, 4-H, business, and family groups from multiple towns. A winter outdoor workshop for teachers will be held February 20 22 with 20 local specialists presenting. The camp offers winterized cabins and hosted 1 008 youths last year. access is limited during the summer resident program.
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Dwight Belknap
Belknap
YMCA
State Department of Public Instruction
Camp Wapsie
Mechanicsville
Manchester
Alburnett
Monticello
Norway
Center Point
Anamosa
Town City
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Marion
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Guardian
Universities and the
University Grants Committee
Colony Village Corporation
Russ Sandersfeld
Amana
Interstate 89
Conroy
Iowa
GAM
AMG Bakers
7Th Ave
Redeem
Naso's
Snaso's
James H. Dinmans
Union Station
Cedar Rapids and
Waterloo, Cedar Falls
Northern Railway
S.E. Cedar Rapids
Williams Blvd
S.W
American Express
Diners Club
Carte Blanche
BankAmericard
Mr. Farmer
Rocky Mountain Plateau
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