New Kirkwood computer to aid Eastern Iowa schools
Kirkwood Community College installed a $1.2 million IBM 370-138 system to process administrative data for the Eastern Iowa Regional Computer Center Consortium. The system will serve school districts area education agencies and community colleges in the region with cost and time efficiencies and may alter private vendors' roles.
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Mack
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Cedar Rapids
Weather lore and Hilton Cheques for travelers
A practical guide on home weather forecasting using a barometer and wind shifts. It also describes Hilton Cheques offering fixed hotel rates in dollars for business travelers, with six minimum purchases and meals included at selected properties. The piece notes Angela Davis’s 1972 acquittal in a separate date line.
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Spicebush to Bastille and Sponges in History
A varied note on the spicebush a deciduous North American shrub with smooth aromatic twigs and yellow flowers. It mentions John Ellis who in 1765 identified sponges as animals and notes Bastille construction beginning in 1370 and a dormouse’s tree dwelling habits. It cites NYC subway ridership in 1974.
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