Cereal Box Collector Scott Bruce Brings Nostalgia Craze to Cedar Rapids
Promoter Scott Bruce, author of cereal box collecting works, tours Cedar Rapids to promote the hobby. He leverages nostalgia from classic boxes and shares insights on valuations, the influence of artwork, premiums, and company access while staying at the Comfort Inn during his visit.
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Scott Bruce
Cedar Rapids
Bruce
Cambridge
Mass
Sgt
Preston
Yukon
Quaker
Yukon Territory
Yogi Bear
Superman
Wild Bill Hickock
Lone Ranger
Comfort Inn
33Rd Ave
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Girl Hit by Car in Critical Condition Wednesday Report
Marrilee Clark, 11, of 1417 Ellis Blvd NW, was in critical condition after running into a moving car Saturday in the 1400 block of Ellis Boulevard at about 4 p.m. Paula Myers, 26, of Marion, was driving. Linda Clark is the girl’s mother. Police say no charges have been filed.
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Marrilee Clark
Ellis Blvd
Paula Myers
Marion
Ellis Boulevard
Linda Clark
Solon Man Recovered From Pond After Seizure
Benjamin Havlicek an 18 year old from rural Solon was in critical condition after a seizure caused him to fall into a pond at Lunker Land fishing business south of Swisher Johnson County. Sheriff officials were notified at 1 23 p.m. and he was transported to St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids after being recovered from the water.
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Benjamin Havlicek
Solon
Lunker Land
Swisher
Johnson
Johnson County
Springville votes on compromise bond for school expansion
Springville residents vote Tuesday on a reduced 1.5 million bond to add a gym library and classrooms at Springville High School. Superintendent Gary Biles notes open enrollment and state aid losses from transfers, while bond chairman Paul Nielsen calls Springville a bedroom community.
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Donna Lee Olson
Gazette
Springville
Springville High School
Gary Biles
Biles
Mount Vernon
Paul Nielsen
Nielsen
U of I Rejects Grant Over Obscenity Restrictions
Iowa City AP The University of Iowa Press will turn down a $12,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant over Congress anti obscenity limits. Director Paul Zimmer says NEA should not tell editors what is obscene. He will notify the agency this week. Zimmer backs government support but condemns the restraints. The NEA had funded Mapplethorpe exhibit after which the restriction was enacted.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Press
National Endowment For the Arts
Congress
Paul Zimmer
U of I
National Endowment of the Arts
Zimmer
NEA
Robert Mapplethorpe
T Bone Taylor Says He Turned Life Around in Connecticut
James T Bone Taylor conv icted of killing Waterloo officers Michael Hoing and Wayne Rice in 1981 says he has reformed after a transfer to Connecticut Correctional Institute in Somers. He married nurse Gail Taylor and works a prison job while seeking to ease families pain.
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T-Bone
Taylor
DES Moines
James
Waterloo
Connecticut
Somers
Iowa State
Fort Madison
Des Moines Register
Michael Hoing
Wayne Rice
Rice
la Porte City
Correction notice clarifies misidentified caption
The Gazette apologizes for a caption error in Sundays Money section misidentifying Karen Leichsenring as someone else. It states the publication will respond to complaints about accuracy and publish corrections when reports are wrong. Phone line provided for complaints at 398 8313.
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Karen Leichsenring
Bill Leichsenring Jr
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription and delivery rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists prices for mail and motor route delivery, with weekly and yearly terms. It notes Postmaster details, carrier areas, and exclusive AP republication rights, all localized to Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Iowa
Seerewaeneton
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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