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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1973
Page
4
A Northwest edition note reports attendees at Squaw Creek Elementary as special readers during a late Monday afternoon event. The scene centers on a classroom where most students were engaged with books, while a lone individual appeared not to be reading.
At Squaw Creek, Monday 3 pm reading sessions pair staff with students for 30 minutes to emphasize reading as welcoming. Adults join classrooms to read alongside pupils, boosting engagement. The program, funded by a $16,000 Title I grant, uses a Skill Level reading system and expands to tutoring, preschool, and junior high.
In Dyersburg Tennessee Barber Guy Merryman, an ordained minister, offers quiet wedding ceremonies in his shop under a sign reading Haircuts & Weldings Performed Here Separately. Clients choose between a formal church wedding or a simple rite with barber witnesses, often after a haircut. Merryman has performed such services for decades, noting balance between ministry and barbering.
New Bedford plans a 56 foot foam concrete Moby Dick statue as the centerpiece of White Whale Cover in Melville Mall. The two level shopping complex will feature harpoon sculptures a whale spout fountain and a lighthouse with a circular stairway. Construction this fall with completion expected fall 1975.
Prairie High School introduces an Award of Honor focusing on service and leadership rather than grades. About 125 students will enter an individualized program. 12 sophomores and juniors and 10 seniors will receive awards annually, selected by faculty, with National Honor Society involvement beginning next year.
In downtown Manamel a crowd acted as if killed during a film scene to dramatize a fight in France. The report notes last year's fatalities and mentions the overall death toll, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
In Frushing New York a Boy Scout aims to raise 3,712 books for St Albany Maysl hospital. He gathers donations from friends and neighbors, reconditions the books, and plans to donate them to the hospital, building a small library for patients.
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