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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1971
Page
9
Kirkwood Community College employees react with long lectures when asked about bond issues. The text notes a recurring ire and hints at continued discussion over funding measures and potential ballot actions.
The Sept 13 school election asks voters to continue Kirkwood three quarter mill levy for five years. If approved the levy would provide about $600,000 yearly for maintenance, equipment, library expansion, and campus improvements, without raising taxes. Officials warn loss could force tuition hikes or program cuts, reducing access for area residents.
The Iowa Numismatic Association hosts its annual convention at the Roosevelt Motor Hotel on October 9 and 10 with three Eastern Iowa clubs sharing duties. A Bureau of Engraving and Printing exhibit will show a $100,000 bill and an uncut sheet of $100 bills, plus a money printing demonstration.
New York critics explore William King’s nine aluminum silhouettes on the Hammarskjold plaza terrace. The works fuse tenderness and light ridicule, with wit arising from form and stance rather than verbal humor. The sculptures combine two to six silhouettes to depict affectionate, poignant figures.
A writer praises witty sculptures at Hammarskjold plaza describing flowing silhouettes and clever details such as a single leg in a center belly slot. He notes passers by mostly ignore the works while others find them intriguing and questions why art interest varies among daily commuters. The display stays for at least three months at 2 Hammarskjold Plaza, southeast corner of Second Avenue and 47th Street.
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