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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1979

Page

13

Dear Abby Advice on Handling Unwanted Attention

A reader asks how to end a casual Aspen weekend entanglement with a woman who won’t take no for an answer. Abby suggests clear, gentle firmness and stating that the experience did not mean the same to him as to her, and to cool it.

Abby Alice Aspen California Denver Rocky Mountain Indiana

Army Secretary Opposes Draft Criticism of Volunteers

Clifford L. Alexander Jr. asserts that enacting a draft would be unnecessary, unfair, and counterproductive to the Army’s best interests in response to criticism of the volunteer recruiting system.

Clifford L. Alexander Jr Army

Dehydrated boa ad boosts tire sales in Missouri

Paul Brown, 61, of Dealers Tire Co. in Kansas City uses a skull and crossbones direct mailer featuring a dehydrated boa constrictor to grab attention. Over three months sales rose 36.5 percent, aided by a harsh winter and demand for snow tires. Brown’s mail includes an exclusive interview and a Q A about his tires, with a second campaign set from Acapulco promising a new snow capital.

Kansas City, Mo Paul Brown Nepal Brown University of Missouri Dealers Tire Co

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