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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1968
Page
1
A damaged utility pole in the alley between Third and Fourth avenues, from Fifth to Sixth streets SE, was backed into by a truck. Utility workers cut the pole down, causing a hang-up and wire concerns in the area.
Coe College music faculty member Dr. Thomas Slattery will interview Percy Grainger widow Mrs. Grainger and study material at her White Plains home as part of the first full scale Grainger biography. He will also research at the Library of Congress after receiving a 1500 NEH fellowship for two months.
Hawkeye Area Council will award four Silver Beaver honors at a Scout recognition dinner in Iowa City next Tuesday. Council president Carl V. Bock will report on Scouting progress. Allen Dakin will present the Scout of the Year award. George K. Myers will deliver the main address at 6 30 p.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union.
Linn County cancer crusade kicks off at Margaret and Howard Hall Radiation Center led by L W Van Nostrand urging large scale donations for research. He argues early detection saves lives and notes improved cure rates over 20 years while five division captains name key volunteers and chairs for the fundraising effort.
The Kansas City Philharmonic will give a Monday concert at 8 p.m. in the Coe College auditorium sponsored by the Coe public events committee. Admission is 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for students with one free pass. Tickets will be sold at the door.
Camp Wapsie Y marks its 50th anniversary with nine weekly birthday party days featuring ice cream cake and a gift for each camper. Camp director Jim Springer recalls weekly special days since 1962 including Christmas Halloween and New Year decorations. Registration is open to all Eastern Iowa boys, with 1100 attending last year. Season opens June 16 with subsequent two week blocks through August 11.
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