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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1976
Page
9
Bluebird Inc introduces Hamapple Petal Pie a breakfast treat using apples ham and orange juice. A flaky biscuit crust lines a nine inch pan with layered apples and ham topped by spiced crumb mixture baked at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Makes one pie serving six.
In a hand from a bridge column by Oswald and James Jacoby, West opens hearts and, after Stayman and Stayman responses, deceives with a heart and diamond sequence. West sacrifices a diamond finesse to defeat four spades as East timely ruffs lead to the trump and club breaks.
A reader asks Dear Abby about two brothers after their mother-in-law dies. One brother plays golf two hours after the funeral. the husband is deeply hurt. Abby says respect for the mother’s memory matters more than timing of the activity and notes individual grief approaches.
Readers learn duplicate laws are valid for at least five years and will require periodic changes. Officials note the amended laws reflect substantial effort and are an improvement over previous rules, though not perfect.
United States consumer protections expand with the Fair Credit Billing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The billing law requires timely acknowledgment, investigation, and partial protections during disputes, while the equal act bars marital status and pregnancy as credit factors. The rules apply to new and existing credit card accounts, with notices sent with bills.
As the nation nears its 200th anniversary, firms flood the market with bicentennial items from caskets and lottery prizes to teddy bears. ARBA licenses 96 products, while the U.S. Bicentennial Society and others clash over logos and standards amid a booming but contested memorabilia market.
The two Presbyterian denominations edge toward a merger with final votes possible in 1977. Disputes over women ministers surface as the larger church has about 200 female clerics and the southern church about 80 after many graduates join the ministry. Debates in Virginia and Atlanta highlight differing views on scriptural interpretation and church discipline.
Robert Whitman a 20 year old salesman faces aggravated assault and aggravated battery charges after his snowball hit patrolman Frank Boni during a 30 ton crushed ice snowball promotion at a Miami shopping center Boni was directing crowds and Whitman allegedly vowed to nail that cop prior to the incident.
The 66th National Boat show will fill nine acres of dry water at New York's Coliseum from January 10 to 18. A See America extravaganza will shine on the fourth floor at Columbus Circle, with the film Operation Sail shown continuously.
Listings of church services across multiple denominations with times and leaders. Includes First Open Bible first Pentecostal Center Point Grace Brethren Interdenominational Islamic Center Meth-Wick Chapel New Apostolic Church New Jerusalem Church Peace Christian Reformed Peoples Unitarian Seventh-Day Adventist Seventh Day Church of God Temple Judah Unity Center and more with service times and sometimes addresses.
The National Geographic Society notes the milkman’s decline amid the rise of supermarkets. In 1974 Americans averaged 132.2 quarts of milk yearly with shifts toward low-fat and skim varieties. Home delivery fell to 9.5 percent of dairy sales from 52 percent in World War II, as dairies sold routes and milkmen diversified to other tasks.
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