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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1978
Page
15
Dejected Grover Cleveland Johnson IV sits in the rain beside one of 16 signs he put up after his puppy Bootsie vanished from the yard during a group of children’s play. A few days later a man returned the dog refusing a reward, and the family said they had their Christmas.
Mario Beja Santos, 33, Portugal’s independent consumer advocate, gains notice with a TV series listing brands failing lab tests. He has produced no recalls or legal actions, yet his program prompts letters from housewives and private showings by advertisers. He defends his off duty work as independent.
In Chicago a 24 hour hotline run by the Church Federation and WTTW during the Christmas week helped a man in a suicide crisis after a 90 minute call from a public phone booth near the Chicago River. The program also paired lonely callers, noting 1,500 prior helpers last year.
In Karachi a 29 year old job seeker known as Francis Mull pawned his wife and daughter for about 400 to fund passage to Dubai. He signed a note promising to repay with interest. He and 11 others were arrested at Karachi harbor before their launch could sail.
Two identical glossy invitations arrived for Member of Parliament Gordon Bagier, both stamped first class. The invitations invite him to a symposium titled Waste and inefficiency within government departments.
A brief item notes a buyer and seller engaging via want ads to negotiate a transaction. The notice highlights the exchange of goods and the intent to complete the sale, with no disputes or counterclaims mentioned.
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