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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1983

Page

4

Man endures 30 days under billboard tent for radio stunt

Michael Jacobs, 24, stayed in a tent beneath a billboard for 30 days as part of KBRQ’s The 30 Day Listening Test promotion offering 1000 dollars. He took calls live, received fast food from staff, and would do it again only for a Porsche.

Denver Forney Museum Michael Jacobs KBRQ Jacobs Nathan Tannenbaum

Princess Diana to star in BBC Christmas documentary

The BBC announced a 50 minute Christmas season documentary titled The Princess and the People. It will trace Diana’s year from a shy figure to a world famous princess through royal tours in Britain and abroad with unseen news film. Diana is not interviewed.

London Diana British Broadcasting Corp BBC Britain Prince Charles

Cronkite Critical of 60 Minutes Style and Tactics

Walter Cronkite, former anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, says 60 Minutes is not his style due to confrontational form and heat. He questions fairness and camera techniques while praising the program's drive ambition and talent.

New York Walter Cronkite CBS Evening News CBS News 60 Minutes Cronkite

Salt and Chloride May Affect Hypertension Different Ways

Scientists report in Science that sodium alone may not drive high blood pressure as much as salt and chloride. Rat studies show sodium forms like ascorbate or bicarbonate do not raise BP, while regular salt does, prompting calls for broader research.

Theodore W. Kurtz R. Curtis Morris Jr Morris Jim Greene Food and Drug Administration Greene California

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