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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1976

Page

7

Brink's Heist Probe Focuses On U S Made Anti Aircraft Gun

Montreal police pursue leads in the Brink's truck robbery that yielded 2.8 million in unmarked bills. Investigators examine the 50mm American anti aircraft gun used in the heist and seek the weapon's ownership, tracing its serial number to locate suspects among five highly professional thieves.

Montreal UPI Jean-Claude Rondou Rondou Brinks Canada Ltd North America Brink Boston Mass North American Paralator Security Inc Chicago Syracuse N.Y

Retirement prompts a wary look at mutual funds and risk

A 75 year old, retired, questions the reliability of mutual fund payouts once market drops erase promised 85 a month. A reader advises against speculative trading, emphasizes that payouts come from dividends and gains, and suggests conservative portfolios including bonds and preferreds. The column invites readers to send questions to Sam Shulsky at The Gazette.

AI. Shulsky Abo Sam Shulsky Gazette

Mexico Destroys Poppy Fields Across the Nation

Mexico’s Attorney General Pedro Ojeda Paullada says troops have sprayed chemical herbicides from helicopters to wipe out 75 percent of poppy fields nationwide. He forecasts no drug exports this year as the rainy season approaches in April. The move aims to curb heroin supply tied to Mexico's brown variety.

Mexico City UPI United States Pedro Ojeda Paullada Ojeda Paullada America Mexico

Jimmy Dolphin Wins Aquarium Political Poll

The New England Aquarium reports Jimmy Dolphin defeated Gerry Seal by a wide margin in a public opinion poll of lookalike fish. Visiting schoolchildren voted on caricatures resembling real life presidential hopefuls.

Boston UPI New England Jimmy Dolphin All Gerry Seal

World eating habits split by utensils

On this date in 1979 US unemployment rose back to six percent after a two month decline. The piece notes that about a third of the global population uses a knife and fork, another third uses chopsticks, and a final third eats with their fingers.

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