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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1979
Page
15
A reader asks about a neighbor who trained a dog to mimic her husband Marvin’s calls, causing humiliation and possible legal remedies. The columnist dismisses the chance of court action and urges dismissal of the prank as improper behavior.
In California, Walter a 38 year old truck driver and father of three sues after a motorcycle collision led to paralysis during hospital X ray procedures. He seeks 1.5 million dollars for medical bills pain and suffering and lost wages while alleging negligent handling by X ray technicians hospital staff and ambulance crew. The court upholds the amount reflecting wife care and damages.
The Saudi royal decree bans cigarette and tobacco advertising across the country for health reasons. It imposes a $250 fine and up to six months in prison for normal advertising or offering rewards to smokers, with local authorities authorized to double the punishment if they choose.
A handwritten note encourages good behavior and self respect, calling Abby for help. It asks readers to mail a stamped self-addressed envelope to Abby at Box 69700 Los Angeles California 90069 for a personal reply, presenting a hopeful tone for the reader’s future.
A digest lists varied items: Americans spend about four billion annually to discard 140 million tons of recyclable solid waste. Anna Pavlova, famed Russian dancer, died in 1931. The Nautilus, first atomic powered submarine, launched in Groton Connecticut in 1954. The British Eighth Army took Tripoli 367 days after Rommel's 1943 offensive began. In 1920 the Dutch refused to surrender Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Allies.
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