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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1977
Page
10
The Q and A column explains holding $13,000 in E bonds as an emergency fund and tax implications of earned interest versus cashing. It advises partial redemption for income goals, keeping principal intact, and notes publication limits for reader letters and responses.
A set of homemade games using loops and rings. Challenges include using a fishing pole setup to topple a bottle, tossing a disc through a center fire, and ring tosses on nails or bottle necks with scoring. Creative prompts invite neighborhood play and improvisation.
A dense schedule listing WMT Cedar Rapids WOC Davenport KCCI Des Moines KTTC Rochester 2 6 8a to 1:30am. Programs include Hee Haw Adam-12 Mary Jane Odell News News and classic dramas like The Rockford Files Serpico Gunsmoke and Twilight Zone style reels withSeveral network and local shows across multiple channels and time slots.
WMT has canceled the Norman Lear soap Mary Hartman Mary Hartman after screening recent episodes. Bill Logan says the move reflects content concerns and will replace the 10:30 p.m. slot with movies previously slated for 11 p.m. Listings were updated after the TV Vision for the week of January 29 to February 4 went to press.
Former Nixon aide Charles Colson's book Born Again will be adapted into a major film with a budget of 3 to 5 million dollars. Producer Robert Munger announced plans at a news conference with Colson and writer Walter Bloch. Preliminary casting is under way with several major stars expected.
Samuel Copeland, 36, is arraigned in Polk county district court on a $500,000 bond after being arrested in St. Louis and extradited to Iowa. He is accused of taking his two children from Beverly Davis in Urbandale on December 29. The children were later found safe in an Atlanta motel. Copeland previously removed the children to Israel before a Israeli court return awarded custody to Davis. The case follows Davis’s travel to New Orleans for a meeting when Copeland arranged the incident.
City briefs note Dean's List recognition for Thomas Hider of 711 Twenty-fifth Street SE at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Also listed are various local adverts for sales services events and a burglary report: Bruce Tolander of Orchard trailer court reported a forced entry Wednesday afternoon and a $620 television set was stolen.
The Indian Creek Nature Center hosts two Alaska topics in the Armchair Adventures series this Sunday 2 to 4 pm. Richard Alman will narrate the first part The Trail of 98 and Four Seasons with color slides and insights on Skagway and Alaska’s oil era. Admission 1 for nonmembers 50 cents for members. Cedar Rapids location Otis and Bertram.
Los Angeles ABC reports Roots may become the most watched and discussed program in history. About 75 million watched its premiere, with schools and organizations nationwide promoting study courses linked to Alex Haley's book. Reactions range from praise for its portrayal of slavery to concerns over nudity and racism.
Retired Western star Randolph Scott leaves Mayo Clinic in Rochester after a 10 day stay of tests. He turns 79 during the visit and says he is returning to Beverly Hills. Scott recalls visiting the clinic periodically since the 1930s for check ups and thanks fans for their cards and notes.
Margaret Hayes, Oscar nominee for her role as a teacher in Blackboard Jungle, died at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach at age 61 after a battle with cancer. The obituary notes her 1955 film fame and mentions a past snowstorm affecting Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
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