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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1985
Page
3
Officials from an Iowa advertising firm say their $100000 time and materials effort developed a lottery proposal with no chance taken. The report appears on Des Moines 4A and notes the spend totaled one hundred thousand dollars.
The Five Seasons Center Commission voted to host the national Golden Gloves boxing tourney in May 1986 in Cedar Rapids. City officials project 400 boxers and 2,400 hotel room nights, with potential revenue from ticket sales and local sponsors totaling about 83 thousand dollars in costs and 33 thousand in ticket income, plus promises of substantial backing from local businesses and agencies.
Five Seasons Center officials count on May and June events to match last year’s revenue after a 13 percent drop in the first ten months. Manager David Pisha notes four sold out concerts in six weeks including REO Speedwagon, the Happy Together show, Diana Ross, and Barry Manilow, while a cancelled mud racing event hurt earlier income and spurred a new deposit policy for event holders.
Park rangers and conservation board members report beaches open at state and county parks except Kent Park in Johnson County where the Kent Lake beach opens June 1. Campgrounds are being mowed and maintained as crews prep for the three day weekend with tours and events planned at Pleasant Creek and Backbone State Park.
Wilma Kalina sells homemade kolaches at the City Farmers Market for three dollars per dozen not two. For United Airlines inquiries call 364 2481 or 1 800 241 6522 as stated by Jim Dennison Cedar Rapids manager. The Gazette notes it will publish corrections or clarifications for report inaccuracies. Phone number listed.
The roster includes Laurence Olivier aged 78, Judith Crist 63, Charles Aznavour 61, Michael Constantine 58, Peter Nero 51, Richard Benjamin 47, Susan Strasberg 47, Frank Converse 47, Michael Sarrazin 45, Paul Winfield 44, and Barbara Parkins 43.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include carrier and mail options with varying 4 week and 52 week terms. Postal changes go to The Gazette Company P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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