Corning recalls offer reaches almost 2 million percolator owners
Corning Glass Works of Corning New York launched a nationwide recall offer after warning that the stainless steel top could detach from Corning percolators posing a burn risk. Initiated Sept 10, the campaign reached about 86 percent of the public via ads in newspapers and Woman’s Day. Five months later most owners had accepted compensation with options based on age of the pot including cash refunds and discounted Corning products.
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Corning
Corning Glass Works of
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Woman’s Day
R.L. McCleary
McCleary
the Gazette
Coe Vocal Show Clinic and Competition March 21-22
Coe College hosts the first annual Coe Vocal Show Ensemble Clinic and Competition on March 21-22 for junior and senior high school ensembles. Sponsored by Coe and Collage, the two days feature classes by school size, critiques, workshops, and trophies for the top three ensembles in each division. A concert by winners and Collage closes the event with judges including Stevie Rivers and Tara Strohm. Registration costs 55 dollars for competing ensembles, 5 dollars per director not with competing groups, and 2 dollars for solo noncompeting students. Deadline is Wednesday. contact Richard Hoffman at Coe for details.
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Coe
Coe College
Theop
Clinic
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Happiness Inc
Stevie Rivers
James Kimmel
Jensen Publications
Roger Emerson
Tara Strohm
Marengo High School
Richard Hoffman
Gazette Classified Helps Newcomers Settle In Town
New residents are advised to check Gazette Classified for a broad range of items and services to help them settle in. The listing emphasizes practical needs like housing, furniture, and local resources.
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Gazette Classified
Marion church office burglary report at St. Joseph's
Marion police logged a break in at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, targeting a bookstore area and $40 in cash from a desk. The incident formed part of a week with 16 thefts including 12 bad checks, 3 criminal mischief cases, 1 vehicle theft, 4 forgeries, and 3 harassment incidents by phone. Police made 10 arrests, including traffic warrants and drunken driving charges, plus various theft, intoxication, and false financial instrument offenses. Traffic tickets totaled 29 and speeding tickets 22.
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Marion
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Community health and library seminars hosted in Cedar Rapids
An evening holistic health workshop led by Paulette DiAngi takes place Tuesday 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Iowa Hall Kirkwood Campus. $7. call 398-5412 to register or pay at the door. A Library Outreach Project seminar for preschool teachers starts Saturday 9 a.m. in Mount Mercy Donnelly Auditorium with expert talks and a $15,000 three year funding plan. Reservations 396-3703. A stress management seminar Tuesday at the Sheraton Inn by Kirkwood CC runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Jane Sanders guiding managers and staff. cost $35 with lunch. group discounts available. register at 398-5412.
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Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Paulette DiAngi
Mount Mercy College
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Donnelly
Sharon Bagley
Jeanne Sentman
Arthur School
Margaret Ann Balster
Pand
Friends of the Library and Library Extension Service
Sheraton Inn
Jane Sanders
Kirkwood
Lenten Luncheon at First United Presbyterian in Marion
The Rev. Lowell Knauss will speak at the first in a series of Lenten luncheons at the church Wednesday noon. The public is invited to the one hour program. Also noted are a home purchase by Paul and Mrs. Liddell in Cedar Rapids at 3195 Seventh St and a Marion fire call at 2:15 p.m. in the 3200 block of Seventh Avenue.
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Lowell Knauss
First United Presbyterian Church
Paul Liddell
Cedar Rapids
Seventh St
Casteel Homes
Holmes Realtors
Seventh Avenue
Man Who Coined ESP Term Dies at 84 in North Carolina
Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine, who coined the term extrasensory perception and led early parapsychology research, died Wednesday in Hillsborough, North Carolina, at age 84.
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Hillsborough, N.C
Joseph Banks Rhine
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