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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1972
Page
1
Five Linn-Mar and three Marion students earned all state band honors for a Des Moines festival November 24 and 25. Judges include Linn-Mar director Norman Meyer and Marion director Paul Wright.
A public hearing on Marion proposed comprehensive plan and map is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m in city hall council chambers. The planning commission and community development department urge citizens to attend and share views on the plan including PMX zoning proposals.
Linn-Mar High School's vocal music department presents a fall concert Monday at 7 30 p m in the gym directed by Byron Thompson The concert includes Bach Cherubim Song Glinka Praise to God Hanson Song of Democracy a Rita Meeks solo Lennon McCartney Michelle and more with solos by Sue Haars Mike Schoon Vickie Thompson Julie Gibbons and others The program also promotes Kodak film processing and features community notices from local organizations and clubs.
Dr Samuel Enoch Stumpf president of the college announces that four Cornwall college faculty members have received tenure appointments. They are Dr Donald Bailey mathematics department chairman Dr David Bernstein assistant professor of psychology Dr Paul Christiansen assistant professor of biology and Dr John Crossett professor of classics.
Dean Emeritus Louis C. Zopf of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy will deliver the keynote at the Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations meeting in Bangkok on December 4 and 5. He will discuss the impact of modern education on the future of pharmacy practice and join a clinical pharmacy seminar while in Thailand.
Four Decorah junior high musicians were selected for the Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Junior High Honor Band to be formed from 49 schools. The concert occurs at 7:30 PM in the Independence Middle School gym, featuring Suzanne Chaffee flute Keith Gilbertson trumpet Mark Williams trombone and Julie Fulsaas percussion.
British born film lecturer Hugh Pope presents Eastern Canada on the Iowa Mountaineers travelogue series. The documentary covers Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia and New Brunswick after a 24000 mile journey. Program starts 2:30 p.m. in MacBride auditorium Iowa City with passport or ticket admission.
Christine Cihlar a Luther graduate now in Denver Colorado will join Luther College administrative staff November 15 as director of public information. She returns to Luther after years in journalism graphic arts and business management succeeding Tom Yazer who resigned October 1.
Susie discusses life with a new roommate at the station and her plan to join the auxiliary police, noting that members must work an eight hour shift monthly. She welcomes more volunteers, aims to enter traffic control and the riding squad, and plans to take self-defense courses and practice shooting a .38.
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced a $45,000 two year renewal for the Afro American studies program at the University of Iowa. The grant brings total funding to $139,239 for the program, supporting eight PhD candidates with stipends from 600 to 5000 dollars and about 6000 dollars for visiting Afro American specialists and short courses.
Stuart Edie, retired University of Iowa art professor, has 39 paintings on show at the Design Center of Iowa State University Ames through December 9. Still lifes dominate with some figure studies and landscapes. Painted 1960 to 1969, the works were lent to the Iowa Arts Council in 1971 for eventual donation to Iowa public schools. Edie joined UI faculty in 1944, became full professor in 1955.
ISU awarded 727 degrees at fall exercises. Dr. W. Robert Parks gave diplomas to 498 bachelor degree recipients, 221 with advanced degrees, and eight certificates for two year programs. Gazette area grads include Brooklyn to Winthrop with numerous majors and engineering, education, and science degrees.
Mt Vernon Jaycees announce the Bushels for Concern campaign led by external VP John Billings and project chairman Harold Humphreys. The program collects corn instead of cash to fund Project Concern activities aiding hospital supplies educational books and food in the southwest United States Hong Kong Mexico and Appalachia. Contact is via the local want ads line.
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