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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
7
Reader asks about back pain during menses and whether it links to spinal issues. Answer: no direct link. posture, inactivity, and abdominal relaxation can worsen chronic back problems. Also explains differences between boils and carbuncles and offers treatment notes. Recommends Epilepsy Foundation and local groups for epilepsy questions. Dr. Andelman accepts letters for future columns.
FAA official asks 500 television stations in 150 cities to skip the Rod Serling written film about a bomb hoax on an airline. Shaffer warns each airing raises bomb threat calls and could spur imitation mayhem endangering 160 million passengers.
The Council on Aging and Family Service sponsor a Thursday group session for elderly people who experienced losses. Registration for the 9 a.m. session at First Lutheran Church 1000 Third Avenue SE is via the Council on Aging office 366-3311.
Belle Plaine services for Pat E. Anderson, 15, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Peffers Halverson Funeral Home. He died Sunday of leukemia. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Anderson a brother Michael a sister Mrs Don Crandall of Ft. Dodge and a grandfather Lester Auten of Belle Plaine.
Leonard Johnson 77 of 500 S First Avenue died Sunday. A World War I Rainbow Division veteran and longtime Mt. Vernon city employee, he is survived by a sister Mrs. Gus Brown and brothers Lester Carl Ollie. Services Wednesday at 10 a.m. Baxter chapel with military honors at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Casket will not be opened. Friends may call at the chapel.
Two women passengers were killed when two cars collided at a county road and Iowa 330 intersection eight miles west of Baxter. Victims were Gerda McKinzie 82 of Baxter and Wilma Burns 84 of Des Moines. McKinzie was a passenger in the other car driven by Glenn Mitchell 62 of Des Moines who was in critical condition.
The U S postal service announced a full increase in third class mail rates to be effective Sept 16 despite a suit from the Direct Mail Advertising Association seeking to block the move. The increased rates, raising bulk mail from 4 to 5 cents per piece, aim to add 13 million dollars monthly in revenue.
The Rev. Clarence Frana, pastor of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, resigns from the Cedar Rapids human rights commission. Appointed Jan. 2, 1970, his term would have ended Jan. 2, 1972. Mayor Canney calls him constructive and says a successor will be appointed soon.
A brief classified notice promotes quick sales of useful items through a low cost want ad. The text provides a contact phone number 369 1234 for readers to place or respond to the advertisement.
Ruth A. Fisher coordinator of the Iowa Lions Eye Bank at the University of Iowa hospitals writes on eye banks. She notes the bank is a clearing house for corneal transplants, not storage. The Iowa bank began in 1955. 800 transplants have been done and over 28 000 Iowans have signed donor cards.
South grapples with a four card overcall and grim prospects. He analyzes five losers outside trumps then targets a 3-1 trump split. After finessing top trumps he exits down 500 points, achieving a modest match point score.
With a strong hand for spades but not worthy of slam, open 3 diamonds after the partner bids 3 hearts. The puzzle asks what to bid next and promises the solution the next day.
A $70 338 grant to upgrade and expand narcotics enforcement in Linn county was approved by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Project director will be George J Matias Cedar Rapids police chief. A six man unit will be formed from Cedar Rapids Marion and Linn county deputies and will coordinate with Iowa City and Johnson county agencies. A preventive education program for Linn county students and adults will also be funded. Total project cost is estimated at $93 788.
Burl Ives stars in a gripping suspense drama with Stuart Whitman and Oscar winner Sandy Dennis. MOVIE OF THE WEEK airs Tuesday at 7 30 PM on KCRG TV 9.
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