Cars and oil clash with American freedom and ads
Ellen Goodman argues that U.S. ads tout comfort and power in a time of Middle East crisis while leaders offer few conservation calls. She links car culture to national peril, noting oil dependence, high consumption, and the mismatch between public policy and daily life.
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Kennebunkport
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Jimmy Carter
Barry Commoner
America
General Motors
Jacobi couple notes 50th anniversary celebration
The 50th wedding anniversary of Bill and Mary Jacobi of Belle Plaine will be marked with an open house Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Masonic Hall in Belle Plaine. The Gazette will publish corrections for any errors found in reports or headlines, with contact at 398 8313.
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Mary Jacobi
Belle Plaine
Masonic Hall
the Gazette
Heat relief shelters open in Cedar Rapids today
Cedar Rapids hosts four daytime heat relief shelters Jane Boyd Community House Salvation Army Community Center Witwer Senior Center and Marion Community Center with hours until 9 p.m. or 4 p.m. St Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center will offer overnight relief for medically at risk individuals.
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Jane Boyd
14Th Ave
Salvation Army Community Center
C Ave
Witwer Senior Center
Second Ave
Marion Community Center
10Th Ave
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
Iowa City Area Calendar Highlights and Folk Art Exhibit
A CityLine calendar roundup lists events across Iowa including a Chicago Field Museum trip by Indian Creek Nature Center seniors and a Marion business exchange at Bill’s Drinking Establishment. Shown are regional meetings in Cedar Rapids, Linn and Johnson counties, library space discussions, and a state government task force. The Iowa Historical Building opens a folk art exhibit Re Using It featuring 11 Iowa artists with free admission.
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Chicago Field Museum of Natural History
Five Seasons Center Commission
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Council
Marion City
City Hall
Hiawatha Plan & Zoning Commission
State of Iowa Historical
E. Locust St
Des Moines
Iowa
Traffic Delays On I 80 Between Highways 65 And 1
The Gazette notes multiple lane restrictions on Interstate 80 from east of Highway 65 via reconstruction to Jasper County line with one lane each direction. Pavement repair from Mitchellville to Kellogg, and resurfacing near West Liberty. Grading and paving near interchange 284 Y-40 also reduce traffic to one lane. Beth Fanga map.
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Mitchellville Interchange
Kellogg
Iowa County
West Branch
Beth Fanga
West Liberty
Sunbeam recalls 1400 mixers over shock risk
Sunbeam Appliance Co.faced a voluntary recall by the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission for 1400 countertop mixers sold February through April. Models 01930 and 01940 could cause severe electric shock if motor parts shift and touch the chrome housing. No injuries reported. Sunbeam offers free replacement mixers and a toll free helpline 1 800 441 7068.
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Sunbeam Appliance Co
Milwaukee
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Tory
Oster-Sunbeam Appliance
Moneysaver Tips to Save Gas from GM
General Motors urges careful driving to save fuel amid rising gasoline prices. Follow owner manual fuel recommendations, keep tires at proper pressure, idle engines minimally, drive steadily, avoid abrupt starts, don’t use accelerator, don’t ride brakes, drive at posted speeds, use air conditioning on highways but open windows at low speeds, balance drag of windows with AC, schedule periodic tune ups, and plan trips to cut distance and time.
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Saudi Arabia
Washington
Mideast
America
General Motors
TV Highlights and Tonight’s Western and Adventure Films
TV listings feature Joan Rivers and guests on Geraldo at 9 a.m. on KCRG and La Toya Jackson on Donahue at 3 p.m. Highlights include Red Skelton with Ann Rutherford in Whistling in Dixie, Bedlam with Boris Karloff at 10:45 a.m. on TNT, The Scarlet Pimpernel at 11 a.m., The Raiders at 12:05 p.m., Jungle Book at 2 p.m., and U S Open rounds from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on USA.
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Donahue
KCRG
Channel 9
Red Skelton
Ann Rutherford
KOCR
Boris Karloff
Anna Lee
TNT
Robert Culp
Brian Keith
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