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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1983
Page
19
A young woman new to town boards a city bus and faces mockery from several teens. With help from a compassionate driver and empathetic passengers, she gains confidence, learns the correct route, and heads toward Handicapped Systems, ending her ordeal on a hopeful note.
In Los Angeles County veterans share dinners and bingo at Van Nuys Barracks 593. Commander Roche, a World War I and II veteran, says the 107-member group draws under ten at monthly meetings and hopes the women’s auxiliary will keep traditions alive after members fade.
Sparse turnout noted as a small group continues to attend local meetings. Members express difficulty traveling to sessions and discuss potential alternatives to boost participation.
The city built the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in 1949 and rebuilt it in 1980 at a cost of $2 million. Ten plaques on the entrance wall list more than 140 veterans and carry the inscription Our nation may not owe the veteran a living but it does owe its life to the veteran. Bowers noted a similar sentiment that the country owes the veteran something.
The second annual Iowa Chapter TASH conference will be October 14–15 at the University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Educational Center. Over 350 educators and professionals will explore employment, leisure, and community training options for severely handicapped adults leaving school. Registration ranges from 5 to 15 dollars with early rates and late-door increases.
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