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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1959

Page

3

Explorer Week Kickoff at 28 Playgrounds by City Commission

The Playground and Recreation Commission launches Explorer Week across 28 supervised playgrounds with nature hikes crafts and themed activities. Programs include pet shows insect displays rock collections leaf printing tree naming contests and family nights plus daily nature games and special gear from Allendale to Wright.

Playground and Recreation Commission Allendale Arthur Bever Buchanan Cedar Hills Cleveland Coe Daniels Ellis Erskine Bever Park Grant Wood Harrison Hayes Kenwood McKinley Noelridge Reed Riverside Whitt’s Aquarium Rompet Roosevelt Sinclair Whittam Miss Whittam Wilson Wright

Progress Report on Cedar Rapids Hospital Expansions

A Gazette staff summary details Cedar Rapids two hospital expansions nearing completion. St Luke's adds 150 beds and an $2.5 million wing plus an $800k nursing school, boosting emergency rooms and laboratories and adding a labor and delivery area. Mercy's $3 million six story addition adds 76 beds to reach 300 with completion set for October 1.

Lou Blair St. Luke’s Nursing Schools Struc ST. Luke's St. Luke's Hospital St. Luke's School of Nursing

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