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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1989
Page
20
The piece discusses whether to buy extended service contracts with appliances, noting the 90 day rule for reliability and the high cost of repairs. It highlights uncertainties like deductibles and replacement options and questions how often solid state gear fails, while observing that corporate repair data is closely guarded.
Star Technology Windshield Repair opens 121 franchises in 33 states. The shops inject a transparent polymer resin into chipped star areas to bond and solidify the break, completing repairs in 25 minutes for $30.
An Iowa State University Extension specialist cites the Consumer Product Safety Commission warning on bunk bed entrapment and mattress support failures. Morain advises banning children under six from the top bunk and closing guardrail gaps to three and a half inches. A guardrail against walls on both bunks reduces infant entrapment risk, and mattress ledges require cross supports to prevent dislodgement.
The Consumer Information Center offers two booklets to help establish and improve credit. Managing Your Credit explains credit basics, evaluation, and danger signals. Building a Better Credit Record covers actions to take, credit bureaus, and how to review your file. Send name, address, item numbers 474T or 442V and 50 cent fees to R Woods Pueblo Colo 81009.
Blanket insurance protects items like jewelry, cameras and china by category rather than itemizing each piece. It eliminates frequent calls for new items, but keeps per item limits and category totals, with no depreciation deductible for loss.
Mario Antoci, head of the Bass Group owned American Savings, outlines a conservative plan after a federal rescue. He emphasizes single family mortgages and six month ARMs to balance deposit losses with customer loyalty while portraying the bank as a new, solid institution.
The United States union membership reached 17 million in 1988, a gain of about 100000, while the unionization rate fell to 16.8 percent as the workforce grew. Median earnings favored union members with full time workers earning 480 dollars weekly versus 356 for nonmembers. Most new members came from black workers.
New Life Fitness World at 3950 Wilson Ave SW will host this month’s Business Exchange PM on February 16 from 5 to 7 PM. A tour of the facility will be included. Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. Members pay 3 dollars, non members 5 dollars.
Beverly Moore, former Cedar Rapids resident and head of Choice Point Associates in Duxbury Massachusetts, will lead Kirkwood Community College’s February 16 and 17 management seminar. The event at Collins Plaza Hotel targets mid level managers with sessions on team development creative problem solving communications and change facilitation. James E Greenway of San Diego will join as co presenter. Tuition is 275 with discounts for multiple company registrations and registration is by phone at 398 5623.
A sequence of government releases is planned this week with the Commerce Department reporting on December personal income and leading indicators, December construction spending, December new home sales, and factory orders. Labor Department January employment data and automaker January sales are also due, plus SCORE and NAWB meetings.
The FTC files a complaint against Campbell Soup Co for ads claiming heart benefits from low fat and cholesterol without disclosing sodium content. The agency seeks exact sodium figures for soups with over 500 mg per eight ounce serving and notes two page ads in 1988 claimed high fiber and calcium. Campbell's disputes the allegation.
The Marion Chamber hosts Pride Exchange at Kirkwood's New Business Center 2901 10th Ave in the old Longfellow School building from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Admission is 2 for members and 3 for non members.
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