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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1978
Page
5
Pauline Wagamon leads Iowa's Retired Iowan Community Employment Program placing seniors over 55 in jobs through Job Service of Iowa. She notes employers increasingly value experience and reliability, with many clients seeking part time due to Social Security limits.
Mrs. Wagamon runs a 601 Eighth Ave SE office placing seniors in work from companions to babysitting. Pay ranges from minimum wage up, with many employers contacting her as demand grows. she notes more jobs than people and seasonal quit rates tied to weather and Social Security funds. The program, funded by the Legislature for the Commission on the Aging, also offers counseling services.
The Gazette’s eight day All-Iowa Fair straw poll shows Clark leading for Senate and Ray for governor with strong split ticket activity. Clark 1088 Ray 1070. Fitzgerald 845. Jepsen 732. Blouin 813. Tauke 569. Total votes and attendance figures are reported with notes on write ins and scattered preference patterns.
Four individuals were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn County late Saturday and Sunday. Steven J. Chiamosta, 19, faced an additional driver’s license violation after a 9 14 p.m. Saturday arrest at Spencer and Johnson avenues. George Burt Moulin, 45, of Lakewood Colorado, was taken into custody at 2 43 a.m. Sunday on Highway 13 in Central City. Victor George Turner, 45, was arrested at 3 24 a.m. Sunday at 17th Street and B Avenue SW. James Eddie Dye, 31, was arrested at 11 a.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of Williams Boulevard SW and also charged with speeding.
Members of Machinists Local 831 ratified a two year contract with Weyerhaeuser Co Shipping Container Division at 950 Shaver Road NE. The deal runs to July 12 1980 with a 2 to 1 approval margin though details were not announced.
Bohemian advertises 8 percent on 8 year savings certificates with a $1,000 minimum, compounded continuously to an effective annual rate of 8.33 percent. The copy claims it’s a standout investment choice regardless of stock market performance.
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