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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1988
Page
4
Robert McMaster is noted as earning his doctoral degree from the University of Iowa and serves as faculty development coordinator and director of weekend college at Mount Mercy College.
A columnist discusses Professor E D Hirsch and his book Cultural Literacy noting Americans love lists and quick knowledge boosts. The piece follows a narrator trying to cash in on a two letter credential C L P and failing to land a job, ending with existential musing about money and value in academe.
Numerous local groups seek volunteers for Meals on Wheels drivers library tasks mail campaigns data entry and crisis support. Opportunities span Cedar Rapids and nearby Johnson County with contacts for Marilyn Rita Sue Jackie Scherr iman Bonnie Bonnie Strait Carole Lear Pat Meyer Diane Funk Gingerich Margaret Passers and more.
Linn County Board of Supervisors hold a morning work session in the Administrative Office Building conference room. Grant Wood Area Education Agency board meets at 7 30 pm at 4401 Sixth St SW. Linn County Zoning Commission convenes in the same building. Town City Arts Fest 88 continues at the downtown plaza.
A Des Moines Register poll shows Dukakis with 60 percent to Bush's 28 percent among Iowans likely to vote in November. Democrats favor Dukakis 88 percent to 5 percent for Bush with 7 percent undecided. The survey of 670 adults was conducted June 7 to 14.
Sam Melhrath of Laurel won the overall champion market lamb at the All-Iowa Fair held Sunday at Hawkeye Downs. Mike Karr of Newhall earned the reserve overall champion, with several other winners named in junior and open market lamb, commercial ewe lamb, and showman categories.
Construction began last week on a new program facility at 2309 C St SW Cedar Rapids. The building will house administration and treatment staff, with completion planned for mid November as part of The Next 100 Years renovations by the Children and Family Services agency.
The building campaign began last September to raise 900000 dollars and has collected about 600000 in donations. Planned projects include a winterized main lodge at Camp Good Health on Mount Vernon Road, renovations to expand classrooms and dining areas on the main campus, and the construction of a girls residence at Heartwood.
The log lists various calls and times across several towns including Quasqueton Hiawatha Monticello and Belvedere Drive NW. Incidents mention emergency medical responses fires and wiring issues with addresses and times such as 12:32 am 237 am 1:52 am and 2:13 pm.
Tombstones overturned at St Johns cemetery located at 1340 170th Street SE between 3 p.m. and 5 30 p.m. Saturday. Police investigating the vandalism incident at the graveyard.
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