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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1984
Page
5
Senator John Glenn plans a costly three day Iowa visit with a statewide media campaign. Aides say his campaign has allocated between 150000 and 200000 dollars for television ads to boost his lagging presidential hopes.
After a brief shooting break the NBC series A D a 30 million 12 hour saga about Romans vs Christians moves back to Tunisia for three months of filming near the volatile Middle East. The note appears in Show Business Beat.
The first 37 land inventories in Iowa counties are complete as land use proponents and opponents debate implications. Surveys show zoning helps curb prime farmland loss to urban growth, though counties without zoning are unlikely to change.
An Iowa farm leader alleges brokers distort futures grain prices by client account management. The piece likens the issue to 1970s distortions by mutual and pension funds in stock prices, with an economist noting a bullish market would occur if supply and demand worked properly.
Billy Carpenter known as a follower was talked into a Russian roulette game Friday night and was shot to death. The report notes his susceptibility to influence and the fatal gamble described on page 4A.
Capt Eugene Horvath and the Air Force used videotape machines to copy movies for a fee. Horvath faces possible discharge amid scrutiny of the program. Elizabeth Ann Finnerty, a modest figure, influenced working women nationwide as the first American woman to wear tennis shoes with a suit. Bob Greene coverage notes her impact.
A proposal to place a life size scene from Grant Wood in a downtown Cedar Rapids plaza divides leaders. Advocates see it as a dramatic visual draw with a gallery and theater, while critics fear lingering jokes may tarnish the city image. Estimates put the project cost between 100000 and 500000 dollars with funding sought from a national arts grant.
Farmington Connecticut launches a monthlong TV Turnoff campaign led by the Library Council to urge families to replace watching with games reading and conversation. The effort aims to raise awareness of media use amid mixed reactions from residents and local officials.
Florida citrus expert warns prices likely will rise with the holiday freeze. Winn-Dixie figures and other firms have already increased prices for frozen concentrate orange juice, with analysts noting potential wholesale levels reaching about 4.60. Growers report juice yields down 30 to 40 percent as the cold continues.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company operates daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions listed include $2.25 weekly by carrier and $10.40 for four weeks or $110 for 52 weeks by mail within Iowa and U.S. territories.
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