Volunteer Army Inches Toward Quota With All Volunteer Force
Cedar Rapids area Army recruiters report progress toward meeting quotas as the all volunteer force takes over. M Sgt Kenneth Morgan notes higher eligibility, new incentives including a possible 2500 bonus, and shifts in quotas and duties to attract capable enlistees. He cites competition with civilian careers and the GI bill as key factors in the recruiting landscape.
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Cedar Rapids Area
Kenneth Morgan
Morgan
Cedar Rapids
Federal Building
First Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Mercy Project adds three-story top to Mercy hospital
Work on a $5 million Mercy hospital expansion advances on schedule with a three story addition. Orville Bechtel of Oskaloosa handles forms for lift to the work area as concrete nears completion on the seventh floor. The project includes an eight bed ICU and eight bed CCU, a 50 bed medical floor, a new surgery suite, and progressive care facilities, with completion targeted for fall 1974. Kinder Knecht Construction is the general contractor.
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Mercy Hospital
Orville Bechtel
Oskaloosa
Kinderknecht Construction
Rural identity clashes with suburbia on Grosse Ile
On Grosse Ile Michigan 8500 residents cherish a rural identity amid Detroit industry. Two sinkholes from salt mining sparked fear of property damage and river pollution but BASF Wyandotte modernized drilling to prevent recurrence and later ecological studies found no lasting impact.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Lake Erie
Basf Wyandotte
Nature
Tom Piper
Piper
Archery Classes Begin at Jones Park This Summer
Archery instruction started last week at Jones Park under the recreation commission and Waltonian archery club. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 26 on the Jones Park range with age groups 8–14 at 6 30 p.m. 15–17 at 7 30 p.m. and 18 plus at 7 30 p.m. Equipment is provided or may be brought. A $1 registration fee covers the full series. Archers from the club teach and safety rules are enforced. Children under 12 must be with a parent.
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The
Recreation Commission
Waltonian Archery Club
Jones Park
National Honors to Mt. Mercy Students in Phi Beta Lambda
Two Mt. Mercy College students earned national honors at the Phi Beta Lambda competition in Washington DC last month. Kenny Ries placed fourth in the Mt. Future Business Teacher contest and Dierdre Littell finished seventh in Miss Future Business Teacher. Both were first in Iowa and are recent graduates. Ries will begin as credit manager at Linn County Co op in July while Littell seeks a teaching position.
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Mt. Mercy College
Phi Beta Lambda
Washington, D.C
Kenny Ries
Higley Avenue
Mt. Future
Dierdre Littell
Eldridge
Iowa
Mt. Mercy
Ries
Linn County Co-op
Miss Littell
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Dial
Oxcar Anderson
Dean Ockenfels
Bob Driscoll
Ray Vermimont
Rex Newhert
Doug Minney
Leola Zavodsky
James Black
Mike O'Deen
Bob Franklin
Garth Bigbes
Carroll Zuber, Clu
James Russell
John Rife
Unut Super
Jay Kacena
James Luhrs
CLU
Don Nidey, Unut Super
Jcpenney
JC Penney
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