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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1976
Page
3
Trustees declare a Christmas amnesty from December 24 through January 2 allowing overdue books to be returned without fines. Details on page 3. Erma Bombeck column in today’s Gazette on the back page.
Weather report unclear with fragmented phrases about clear tonight and partly cloudy days with lower highs. Mentions installments for clothing and shopping slang, but details are garbled and names or places are missing.
President elect Jimmy Carter completed his cabinet Thursday by naming Joseph Califano to head Health Education and Welfare, Janis Schlesinger as White House energy coordinator, and Theodore Sorensen as CIA director. He suggested creating a new energy department to absorb energy functions, with Schlesinger guiding policy and conservation as his priority.
United Way reports 99.3 percent of its $1,985,000 goal with $1,494,392 raised so far since October 1. No firm figure from one major contributor remains, but optimistic expectations could push the total over the top. Board also assigns next year’s agency grants including Boy Scouts and Read Cross.
A quartet of white tailed deer including a doe and three fawns browsed the back door area of Archie Stiles resale shop in Moyorsville New Jersey on a Wednesday seeking food. The door remained closed, so they foraged in the yard instead.
Washington authorities report a Soviet watch suspecting a weapon found near a Soviet apartment building. Police say the parcel contained secret documents allegedly offered to Russians for 200000 dollars. The accused, Edyn Gibbons Moore, 58, of Ho...
A man roughly 50 years old, five seven, drove a dark compact car and entered the Marin OW service station at 201 Eighth Avenue SE about 1 30 Thursday. He appeared to point a pistol at the attendant Dan Gorman, demanded money, then fled after purchasing two sacks of cigarettes. A bystander in a car watched the scene. the suspect left with the cash and cigarettes.
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Herbert Anderson said hospitals could receive substantial refunds if a final finding confirms that The St. Paul Companies overcharged for extended professional liability coverage between November 1976 and June 10 1976. The preliminary report notes St. Paul disputes the findings and asserts pricing was proper. If confirmed, action will be taken.
Iowa counties report insurance premium jumps up to 422 percent over a year. Grundy, Winneshiek, Crawford, Lee, and Buena Vista counties cited large increases amid state limits and rising costs. Officials warn higher costs burden financially strapped local governments.
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