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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1975
Page
8
Assistant Attorney General Zola Groves, a longtime Chicago official, will retire after 26 years in the attorney general's office. She hints at age near 70, cites ill health, and plans to leave Tuesday. She has served longer than most in the office and declines to state her exact age.
A 78 year old widow defends marrying without love after 30 years of companionship and farming success. She rejects harsh judgment from her daughter in law, noting no one’s business but hers. The 1937 Burma India split is noted as historical date.
Bertha Adams 71 lived alone in West Palm Beach and refused to spend 800000 in cash on food. She died weighing 50 pounds in a hospital. Safe deposit boxes held 600000 in cash and 199581.50 in cash with stock certificates. No will found. Guardian is attorney Robert M. Leite. Neighbors recall her poverty and isolation.
Boston father Winfield S Power appeals to his daughter Katherine Ann Power to surrender to authorities. Power, missing since a 1970 Boston Philadelphia bank robbery, lives in Denver and fears for her safety. Susan E Saxe, also 26, is in custody in Philadelphia on $350000 bail while Power remains at large with a former Brandeis classmate.
In 1974 the average price for all foods rose 14.2 percent while meat increased only 2.4 percent. For 1975 food prices are expected to advance 10 to 15 percent, with meat up about six percent, pork and poultry rising faster than beef.
A loud promotional claim offers losing 5 to 25 pounds without meals by taking X-11 tablets. The ad cites hunger control and vitamin supplements, notes over 500 million tablets used nationwide, and claims a money back guarantee if pounds aren’t shed. The plan is advertised with prices $3 to $5 and asserts manufacturer refunds.
Joyce Slayton Mitchell, an educational consultant from Wolcott Vermont, argues that school girls are educationally disadvantaged due to sex role stereotyping in textbooks and guidance practices. She notes girls lack exposure to a wide range of careers and the option of motherhood as a life path, and describes a nationwide effort to train guidance counselors teachers and administrators to remove sex discrimination in schools.
A two month program funded by a 183000 grant from the U S Office of Education, led by Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard, trains school personnel in sex equality guidance. The project features contributions from Margaret Mead, Arnold Scansi, Mary Jane Gray, and Kenneth Hoyt, with discussions of female self-discovery and thoughtful relationships.
Mrs Mamie Eisenhower will remain in a Fort Gordon hospital longer than first expected to regain strength after intestinal problems. Maj George Foster said she has begun a normal diet and increasing activities as doctors hope to extend her stay beyond the initial ten days to build nutritional strength. The former First Lady was hospitalized a week ago after falling ill at her winter home near Augusta National Golf Club.
Mayree Pearl Hanzel of Natick Mass and Michael Allan Bernstine of Cambridge Mass exchanged marriage vows Monday in the chambers of Judge Lee Brow in Boston. The bride's parents are Mr and Mrs Frank Hanzel of Cedar Rapids Iowa. the groom's parents are Mr and Mrs Maurice Bernstine of Fairlawn New Jersey. The couple will reside in Sudbury Mass after a brief wedding trip. The bride is an Iowa State University graduate employed by New England Life. the groom holds BA and MA from Rutgers and studied at Cordon Bleu in Paris and works for Ferdinand's in Cambridge. The Cedar Rapids Teen club meets Saturday at Robert Dotzauer recreation center.
A tempting low calorie treat for TV watchers is an apple. Vitamin packed apples average only 80 calories and they act as a mouth freshener while satisfying hunger pangs.
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