Iowa Highway Surface Bid Test Marks 12 Year Break
Iowa Highway Commission conducted the first bid based pavement surface selection in 12 years on the Highway 71 project in Montgomery and Page counties. Portland cement won by 17000 on a 15.6 mile stretch, with asphalt saved 78000 when resurfacing factor not required.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Montgomery
Page
Commission
William C. Gray
Cedar Rapids
Keith Davis
Davis
Federal Highway Administration
Puzzlewits for Children At Cedar Rapids Library
The summer reading program by Cedar Rapids Public Library for first grade and up begins Thursday. Children join at main, Edgewood, Kenwood libraries or the Bookmobile to receive a Puzzlewits booklet and join a noncompetitive quest to find missing words. Ten books read unlock five puzzle parts, with small tokens earned and incentives from local businesses. The program runs through August 31 with free library cards for residents.
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Children’s Department of the Public Library
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
Kenwood
Puzzlewits, Inc
Puzzlewits
Memorial Stadium
Hetty’s
Dairy Queen
Islanders Dance by Volcanic Fire on Lanzarote Eruption
Residents of Lanzarote in the Canaries endured repeated eruptions from 1730 onward as one fourth of the island exploded and continued erupting for six years while locals still held fiestas by volcanic fires.
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Lanzarote
Canary Islands
Poodle Remains Nation’s Most Popular Breed
The American Kennel Club recorded 1,129,200 dogs in 1971, the highest total in AKC history, with poodles named the top breed for the 12th straight year. Poodles totaled 256,491 registrations while German shepherds reached 111,355.
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American Kennel Club
U.S.A
AKC
Woodward Tour Slated June 24
The Linn County Association for Retarded Children sponsors a one day bus tour to Woodward State Hospital on June 24. The trip costs $5.70 per person with departure from the Higley Building at 7 45 a.m. and return to Cedar Rapids about 6 p.m. Participants should bring a sack lunch and send reservations with payment to room 231 Higley Building Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County Assn. For
Woodward State Hospital
Higley
Cedar Rapids
Higley Building
Linn County Association
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