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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1978
Page
7
A 65 year old woman was knocked down on Fourth Avenue SE Saturday around 4 p m by two black men who took her purse containing 37 dollars. They fled east between Fourth and Fifth avenues. One suspect was 6 feet 3 inches in a navy coat with a red scarf. the other 6 feet wearing a yellow coat and stocking hat.
Cedar Rapids firefighters and police freed Bobby Jenkins 25 of 422 10th Ave SE after about 45 minutes when his hand became stuck in the ball return at the Brown Derby 601 12th Ave SE shortly after 11 p.m. They cut the bottom of the table to release him. he escaped uninjured.
City planning staff invite residents to an open house from 1 30 p m to 9 p m in the Civil Defense training room at City Hall basement. Staff will answer questions about the proposed zoning ordinance and map ahead of a City Council review later this year. Parking guidance directs use of the underground May’s Island lot and entrance on the basement level from Second Avenue.
Thirty years ago Harold Stassen charged that government insiders had caused a $4 million loss in grain and commodity speculation since the war’s end.
An overheated wood stove fire killed Beula Racine, 81, at her farmhouse two miles northwest of Dundee Sunday night. Firefighters arrived to a structure fully engulfed. Fawcett's of Winthrop has charge of arrangements.
A hit and run incident damaged six city owned electrical transformers stored at the city storage lot located at 210 Second St. NW. The estimated loss is $2,000. Investigators seek witnesses and vehicle details.
Miss America will telecast on NBC for the upcoming edition in Atlantic City, reversing last year’s failed run with BS. The move marks NBC’s return to airing the pageant.
Cedar Rapids police plan to ask the City Council to raise authorized strength by 30 sworn officers, about a 20 percent increase. Chief Gareth Clift cites rising demands and low manpower per capita. Cost may run around 400000 yearly. hires could begin in April and fall, or in September.
Washington announces the Ruth Suckow house in Earlville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rep. Michael Blouin notes Suckow, an Iowa novelist, lived there and wrote in the 1920s and 1930s about Iowa life.
A brisk push of advertising ink turns words on paper into sales, as campaigns push products and services through print. Pages promise visibility and traffic, urging readers to act now and contact vendors for immediate engagement.
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