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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1978
Page
12
A Christmas push to join the jump rope fad leads a couple to buy a line of ropes and gear. The husband tests the trend with a store bought rope while the wife attempts a home workout, only to abandon the routine after mixed early results.
The Mental Health Association of Linn County launches a 48 week series titled Mental Health Nights. The first session at 7 p.m. in the United Way Building will address coping with family crisis featuring Bob Bloomberg Sid Lutz Dave Novak and Joan Doyle. A complete program list is available from the association at 317 Higley Building 364 6305.
The Sears Roebuck Foundation distributed grants totaling over $25,000 to 27 privately supported Iowa colleges and universities for the 1977-78 academic year. Cedar Rapids area schools Coe, Mount Mercy, and Cornell receive $2,600 combined.
A UPI report from Chicago notes a shower uses less hot water than a bath, aiding conservation. It recommends a shower nozzle delivering two to four gallons per minute instead of higher flow rates to save water and energy in homes.
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