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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1971
Page
7
Kirkwood Community College begins its sixth year Tuesday amid a forecast record enrollment of about 3,000, with stronger evening credit offerings and new modular courses. Officials expand flexible scheduling, convert classrooms with partitions, and launch an evening welding program using a pay-by-hour shop model.
Registrations are now being accepted at the Ellis YMCA for a fall program offering activities such as modern dancing baton boxing flag football gymnastics BBC gun archery karate handball racquetball swim team synchronized swimming swimming lessons and diving lessons. John Hughes says additional offerings include ladies slim and trim classes and a soup sauna swim gym program for men running weekdays noon to 1 30 p m with soup at 10 cents. Call 362 3176 for details.
Kirkwood Community College reveals four major administrative changes and thirty new employees for fall. Gay Dahn becomes director of adult education. Ralph Wahrer shifts to special projects. DeWitt Booth leads instructional programs at Anamosa reformary. Charles Cunning heads educational services division and rehabilitation facility oversight.
Clergy from 15 Iowa counties gather Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel for a first Eastern Iowa conference sponsored by the American Cancer Society to discuss family issues during serious illness. Speakers include St. Luke's chaplain Russell Striffler and University of Iowa radiology professor Dr. Howard Latourette with Dr. Trevor Baskerville moderating.
The report attributes most fires to human activity through carelessness or arson. In 1969, 99,272 fires or 92 percent on protected lands were man caused, with about 512 million acres protected under the Federal State Cooperative Forest Fire Control Program.
A reader asks about July Social Security reductions for Medicare premiums and whether 62 or 65 is better for benefits. The counselor explains the July deduction covered June’s advance premium, outlines minimal benefits at low earnings, and compares totals: $56.40 at 62 vs $70.40 at 65, with long-run break-even around age 77. Location and contact for Cedar Rapids SSA office provided.
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