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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1985
Page
8
A Cedar Rapids man, Mike Reed, 26, was hospitalized with head injuries after a street fight near Coldstream Avenue NE on Interstate 380. Reed was treated at St Luke's for facial injuries and released the same day. no suspect had been charged and no arrests were made.
In Cedar Rapids Michael Pirtle 21 was arrested for assault with intent to commit serious injury after striking John M. Johnson 43 with a bottle at the Gift Shop on 4th Avenue and 12th Street SE. Johnson says Pirtle also produced a 3 inch knife as they left the store.
Harding Junior High plans a Celebration of the Arts next week featuring front-concourse visual art by students and a mobile sculpture by Bruce Chambers. Works by Bill Kilbourn and John Fitzpatrick will also be shown. Performances include Harding and area elementary orchestras at 7 p.m. Monday in the auditorium directed by Cathy Whitby. The Harding string quartet, silent auction, and post concert refreshments with jazz by the Harding Keys under Cliff Whitelegg are scheduled in the cafeteria. The Spring Vocal Concert follows on Tuesday at 7 p.m. with Don Quijano directing choirs and TEEN II, plus a watercolor demonstration by James Green. The Student Talent Show, directed by Constant, Hack, and Quijano, will be May 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m.
The Garden Theater in Marion will reopen this summer after demolition crews dismantle three walls of the burned site to preserve the distinctive front. Daniel Engle says a formal investor and manager announcement will follow. building should complete in 90 days with Rathie Construction handling the demolition.
Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the Mount Everest summit, a historic ascent celebrated in a Marion Briefs item. The note invites readers to place advertisements in the Marion Gazette.
Patricia Knebel will lead the Iowa Society for Medical Technology as president elect. She has spent 16 years at the Veterans Administration Medical Center Iowa City as manager of clinical laboratories and previously served on the state society board. In other notes Mexican President de la Madrid urged nonviolence in Central America during a joint session address to Congress.
Iowa City group the University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders need 2000 in donations by Monday to join President Reagan's Post Inaugural Parade in Orlando. Manager Brenda Sutherland said total trip cost is about 5000 for 30 players and organizers must confirm plans with parade officials.
Johnson County members express disappointment at missing Washington trip but celebrate invitation to the Post-Inaugural Parade at Disney World. They have raised about 500 dollars with about 1,000 more in alumni donations for the Washington trip, costing roughly 150 dollars per person. The Scottish Highlanders, founded in 1936, perform across the Midwest including Chicago and Kansas City. The Reagan parade trip in Florida is hailed as a prideful honor for Iowans.
Washington High School presents MUDACO 85 a 20 act variety show at 8 p m tonight Friday and Saturday with a Tonight Show theme featuring Johnny Carson roles Joan Rivers Dr Ruth Westheimer and more Student directors include Kelli Finn and Mark Jansa Assistants Don Gitty Russ Akers Set and technical director Keith Smith Stage managers are Jennifer Edwards Rebecca Block er and Newsha Ghodsi Reserved seating tickets 2 50 adults 1 50 students seniors Reservations 398 2429.
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