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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1981
Page
7
In 1881 Cedar Rapids prospers as a railhead with 65 to 70 daily trains, 500 businesses, 18 churches, and major industry along the river. The city shows plans for electric lighting, a nascent telephone network, expanding schools, and a developing cultural scene centered on Greene's Opera House.
Harold F. Ewoldt of Cedar Rapids serves as general manager of the Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce. Associated with the Chamber since 1948, he is a specialist in the Cedar Rapids area's history and invites thoughtful eastern Iowans to share their observations on unlimited topics.
The Reagan administration cuts about 1.8 billion from public schools with a three year cap on funding through 1984. The piece notes high literacy and college enrollment, praises past gains since desegregation, and urges watching budget impacts on education while affirming public schools as the nation’s best bet for continued greatness.
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