Business Crime Prevention Conference Tuesday
Local merchants can learn about shoplifting and business crime at a Tuesday conference at the Town House motor inn. Kirkwood Community college, the Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Administration sponsor the all day program with talks by FBI, Cedar Rapids police, and county officials on loss reduction, burglary response, fraud, and employee theft. Registration at 8:30 a.m. includes a noon luncheon.
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Town House Motor Inn
Kirkwood Community College
Chamber of Commerce
The
Small Business Administration
George Matias
James Whalen
FBI
Iowa
James Barnes
Cedar Rapids
John Duffy
Per Mar Security and Research Corp
Davenport
William Faches
Bill of Rights Set for Patient
The American Hospital Assn. has prepared a patient Bill of Rights listing key guarantees. It includes respectful care, privacy of medical care, confidentiality of records, clear assignment of a treating doctor, treatment options, and informed consent including when experimentation is involved.
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New York
UPS
American Hospital Assn
Warplanes First Used In Libya In 1911
The World Almanac notes aircraft saw early combat in 1911 when Italy used airplanes against Ottoman forces in Tripoli Libya, marking a first use of air power in modern warfare before World War I.
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Libya
Italy
Tripoli
Cedar Rapids 1972 housing survey shows 27 unsold from 271 built
HUD surveyed Cedar Rapids subdivisions with five or more houses completed in 1972. Of 271 homes, 113 sold before construction, 158 built speculative, 131 sold, 27 remained unsold by Jan 1. Unsold homes varied by price, with six completed under a month and 15 built two to three months prior.
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Des Moines
HUD Insuring
Cedar Rapids
Nate Ruben
Hud-Fha
Ruben
Arizona
Utah
Recruiters Move to New Army Navy Marine Air Force Offices
Four branches of the armed forces relocate recruiting offices from the Federal building to 2712 First Avenue NE. The army navy and marines have moved in. the air force is to move in this week. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
First Avenue
Firm Pays 23298 for Workers' Suggestions
Fairfield Alabama based UPI reports a U.S. Steel plant paid workers 23298 in 1972 for money saving ideas. The top payment, 1500, went to George Alexander of Cullman Alabama for proposing detectors on a galvanizing line to spot potential problems.
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Fairfield
Ala
UPI
Fairfield Works
U. S. Steel Corp
George Alexander
Fast Start to Contest for Australian Anthem
Sydney reports the Whitlam government launching a competition to replace God Save the Queen as Australia seeks to sever colonial ties. Lyrics include nature imagery and native fauna with Waltzing Matilda a leading candidate. No start date set. athletes at the 1976 Montreal Olympics may use an official Australian song.
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Sydney
Australia
Gough Whitlam
Whitlam
Britain
George II
Jolly Swagman
Billabong
Coolibah Tree
Montreal
Oil and Gas Dominate Almost 40 Percent of National Electricity
Report notes that oil and gas sources provide nearly forty percent of the United States' electricity. This highlights reliance on fossil fuels and the energy mix shaping policy and industry.
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St. Joseph
Paul Holliday
Harmony Hawks
Memorial Coliseum
Coliseum
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Killians
Frost
Killian
C.R
Farberware
Lindale
Lindale Plaza
Magicolor
Mtoe Eee
Oil and
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