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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1982
Page
3
Iran claimed its army ringed the Iraqi occupied port city of Khorramshahr and reached the eastern shore of the Shatt al Arab for the first time in the 20 month war, while Iraq said its forces repulsed the Iranian onslaught and fierce fighting continued at sundown.
A history of Franklin Junior High School traces its opening in 1924 through anecdotes from former students across each decade, as featured in Cedar Rapids page 7B.
The Gazette finds late April farm readership survey results closely mirror mid May national findings by the Agriculture Council of America. Most farmers in both polls rate economic times as tough. Farm page 6B.
Sioux City reports a Nebraska link bridge closure sparks humor and merch. Karen Quint and family sell exclusive Veterans Bridge T-shirts while traffic declines after the Mississippi River bridge cracks and the structure closes. They stock 200 shirts and weigh future possibilities as repairs loom.
Wallace Littell the U.S. embassy press and culture counselor in Moscow says Soviets have creative intelligence and are “a great people.” He spoke in Mount Vernon after receiving an honorary doctorate from Cornell College.
Cedar Rapids area students earned honors at the 21st Iowa Industrial Education Exposition held at the University of Northern Iowa. Jefferson’s Diane Phinney built a 4 foot tall aluminum robot and won first place and a first alternate for a four year Industrial Technology scholarship. Other winners included Jefferson’s Dan Goodson with a mini arbor press, Kennedy’s Bryan Packingham for a walnut rolltop desk, and Washington students in metals wood and drafting with multiple second and third place ribbons.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 operates daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates listed include carrier 1.65 weekly and mail options across multiple terms and regions with AP exclusive republication rights noted.
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