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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1977
Page
6
Cedar Rapids playgrounds schedule a busy week with Knights theme topics on the Warriors of the Crusades. Kids join K-9 catch Frisbee contests while parades and float building prep begin for the downtown Cedar Rapids parade on Thursday afternoon.
The article lists a packed Cedar Rapids playground schedule with multiple sites hosting a variety of events. Activities include Christmas in July at Garfield, bike decorating at Johnson, pet shows at Bowman Woods, and several contests like limbo and obstacle runs. State and regional Frisbee and hula hoop championships are noted, with venues at Ellis Park Veterans Memorial Plaza and other parks. The program spans Tuesday to Friday with events for younger tots and older children, including puppet shows, backward days, and dress up contests. Awards include dog food and a $1000 U S savings bond plus travel to Rose Bowl finals in Pasadena.
Radar locations listed for periodic checks this week in four city quadrants. Northeast districts include Old Marion road and streets Thirty-second to Forty-second. Southeast area covers Fifth Avenue Thirty-fourth Street and Memorial Drive. Northwest lists Jacolyn Drive Edgewood and West Post roads. Southwest includes J Street and Fifteenth Sixteenth and Wilson Avenues.
The Air Force refined the Minuteman failsafe to require an encoded White House signal before arming. Two-man crews can no longer arm alone. four people across two locations still fire. The service will shift launch duties to save about 14 million annually and cut manpower by roughly one third by next April, extending silo watch periods and allowing one crew member to sleep underground.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued temporary guidelines limiting attorney advertising to print media and up to 14 listed services. No claims of expertise allowed. radio or TV ads banned. costs must be clear if higher than advertised. photos logos and bios discouraged.
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