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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1980
Page
12
A reader details Amtrak travel to Chicago via the Black Hawk from Dubuque. The one way fare starts at 16.50 with family discounts. weekend or weekday trips may differ. Benefits include no driving stress, scenery, seats and restrooms, while drawbacks cover slower travel and a rough first leg.
The article notes a 40 percent decline in August rail riders vs last year with 4397 passengers down from 7160. Amtrak cites fewer package tours and tour sponsor food bans as factors. Fares increase on October 26 from 16.50 to 17.40 between Chicago and Dubuque.
Cross country skiers from 40 states and 15 foreign countries target the ninth American Birkebeiner on Feb 21 at Telemark in Cable Wisconsin with as many as 8000 entrants. a 55 mile race and the 27.5 mile Kortelopet accompany it. RV shows in LA and Louisville run Nov 5-16 and Dec 2-5 respectively, with about 1500 displays. Sundown near Dubuque hosts ski open house November 15-16. Joe Wachtel named president of the Central Ski Areas Association.
The Cedar Rapids Post Card Club hosts a Sunday show at the Holiday Inn at Williams Boulevard and Highway 30 SW from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Seventeen dealers from Indiana Illinois Iowa and Missouri attend selling post cards along with old documents Valentines music items stock certificates covers stamps and other paper items.
On this date 1927 American actor George C. Scott born. The future Academy Award winner for Patton would become a defining figure in stage and screen acting.
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