25 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1977
Page
1
Reader urged to read Dr. Neil Solomon's column on weight loss devices before buying. The note mentions a $50,000 find in a rented apartment wall with unsettled ownership after the waiting period. Bob Greene's Elvis Presley column drew strong negative responses, and he explains the reception.
A short note promotes Colony Inn in Main Amana, claiming diners will not go hungry or spend much. The column suggests planning to loosen belts for a budget friendly meal and hints at page 70.
The Iowa beer and liquor control department selects eight stores for an experiment in extended hours, including the liquor store on Center Point road NE and one in Coralville.
Commerce Commission Chairman Maurice Van Nostrand says Iowa’s electricity use growth outpaces all states and that Iowans have the money to spend while public energy seriousness has not been impressed upon.
Area drug enforcement agents and the Iowa Bureau of Narcotics arrested Darla Entringer Timothy Hale James Howard Elaine Sallis and Merle Price in a week long operation. They face charges including delivery of a controlled substance and conspiracy. Bonds ranged from five thousand to ten thousand dollars with warrants expected for up to seven more suspects.
AP reports rising junk telephone calls may outpace mail when automated dialing systems enable advertisers to call thousands daily. Rep. Les Aspin plans a billto shield citizens, arguing current law predates automated ads and illegal only after new rules.
IRS investigators quiz Tarleton and Lee over a 1976 Calhoun bank review that gave First National Bank of Calhoun a clean bill of health after overdrafts tied to Lance campaign funds. The Times says Tarleton ended overdraft restrictions before Lance’s OMB nomination, with Carter aides denying influence.
Suzi Park Thomson, former Speaker Carl Albert aide and Washington hostess, testified privately before House ethics investigators probing Korean influence buying in Congress. Her attorney said she would answer reasonable questions as the panel contends with evasion and possible contempt charges.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance finished four days of talks in Peking with Chinese officials without claiming progress toward normalizing relations. He said the discussions enhanced mutual understanding of issues while Hua Kuo-feng urged Washington to sever ties with the Nationalist government in Taiwan. Hua noted both sides would be guided by the 1972 Shanghai Communique.
Honolulu study of 7,705 Japanese men finds those drinking one to two beers daily show about half the fatal heart disease rate of non drinkers over six years. Moderate drinkers, up to four beers daily, have lower mortality, while heavy use remains harmful. Coffee was not linked to heart attacks.
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