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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1978
Page
12
A July air pollution report shows station readings for Cedar Rapids with four pollutants listed Particulate matter sulfur dioxide carbon monoxide and ozone. The chart compares levels to the 100 NAAQS standard and notes contacts for Linn County Health Department questions.
The C.R. Playgrounds feature Week of activities themed by elephants with contests, dress-ups, races, and scavenger hunts across multiple schools and parks. Special events include a peanut roll, bubble gum contests, pet shows, and wacky relays. Family nights invite participation.
In Cooksville Wisconsin Butch Hach left city factory work to start a 19th century inspired smithy with his son Carl 13. Recycled beams 12 foot maple floorings and a 500 pound anvil line the shed as he makes steamers stoves and racks for tobacco growers avoiding horse shoeing. A local group Postscript Ensemble will run day camp activities at Bever Park with a penny carnival picnic and craft sessions through Friday plus softball and invitation crafts for an upcoming event.
Glenn F. Barr of 4357 Eaglemere Court SE received a certificate from the Iowa Bar Association recognizing over five decades of legal practice. Admitted June 13, 1928, Barr earned a UI degree and a JD from Iowa. he worked mainly in Manchester, moving to Cedar Rapids six years ago while commuting to Manchester three days weekly.
Chicago report notes that none of America's five native pure bred dogs appear on the national popularity chart. The Pet Food Institute lists favorites such as poodle, Doberman pinscher, German shepherd, cocker spaniel, Irish setter, Labrador retriever, beagle, dachshund, miniature schnauzer and golden retriever. Native breeds cited include Boston terrier, Chesapeake Bay retriever, American water spaniel, black and tan coon hound and American foxhound.
The article explains relative humidity as the ratio of water vapor in the air to what it could hold at the current temperature. It notes warmer air holds more moisture, explains cloud formation when rising air cools and saturates, and describes cumulus clouds over paved areas as a common spring and summer sight.
Pu litzer Prize winning author James Gould Cozzens will turn 75 on August 19, 1978, with a commemorative book featuring his writings. The volume includes a complete novel, 15 selections from six novels, three short stories, 13 essays by Cozzens and scholars, plus six essays on Cozzens, published by SIU Press in cloth and Harcourt Brace in paperback.
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