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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1978
Page
4
A Labor Day tale urges CB radio use as cheap life insurance for stranded motorists on busy highways. The columnist contrasts hesitating travelers with the clear, timely alerts possible via channel 9, urging readers to get a CB and share safe highway tips.
Mount Mercy College marks its 50th anniversary with a Sept 8 10 weekend of events for students faculty and staff. Four hot air balloons from Cedar Rapids pilots Braley Kurtz Prusia Stamats launch simultaneously followed by a barbecue and remarks by President Feld and Senator Dick Clark. Friday night games and prizes, Saturday bluegrass by Blue River and a dorm disco close the celebration.
Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids expects a record enrollment topping 950 with both commuter and resident students. Dorms and apartments are full, space expanded, and a new vocational degree program added to attract more students. The college highlights 63 percent growth over eight years and ongoing efforts to meet educational needs.
The note invites Iowa related questions for publication in Dear Genie with a 50 word limit. Readers should mail questions to Dear Genie at P O Box 175 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and include names and addresses for direct replies.
A radar enforcement schedule covers four quadrants. Northwest Edgewood Red, B Avenue, Belmont Parkway. Northeast Oakland, Center Point, Collins roads, Brentwood Drive, 29th Street. Southwest First, 12th, 15th avenues, 18th. Southeast Cottage Grove and Second avenues.
The Road to Katmandu, a New York company, expands its tours by adding a 47 day Teheran to Katmandu trip via Iran Afghanistan Pakistan India and Nepal with hotel stays and no campgrounds. Departures are Oct 5 and Oct 12 from Teheran, price 2195 dollars including air and hotels.
A daily meeting of buyers and sellers appears in the Gazette Classifieds section. The column highlights ongoing exchanges, listings, and market chatter guiding local trade.
Len Bjella, marketing director at Perpetual Savings and Loan, chairs the Cedar Rapids Youth Symphony fund campaign to expand programs for young musicians in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. The 1978-79 budget is about $6,000, with only 10 percent from tuition. the rest must come from concert receipts and contributions to Coe College music department.
Washington AP reports the National Endowment for the Arts announced plans for an endowment program to better serve opera and musical theater. Specifics to be released in 1978 with implementation slated for fiscal 1980.
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