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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1979
Page
15
The columnist catalogues Hollywood’s fear themes from giant creatures and disasters to space objects, noting repeated promises of startling visuals to terrify audiences. The piece mocks the industry’s reliance on gimmicks and sensational stunts to frighten viewers.
A humorous spoof by Erma Bombeck catalogs bizarre film teasers and sensational plots. The list parodies horror titles with outrageous premises such as a mammoth vampire or a cancerous liver that won t die.
A reader asks about a volunteer who spends three days weekly at a nursing home. Dear Abby says volunteers help connect residents with the community, relieve overburdened staff, and support families who cannot visit often. The writer’s family needs are considered separately.
Bob and Shirley Johnson wed in Harrington at a wedding chapel inside a tractor-trailer rig. The ceremony aboard the Himalaya train of silver cars was officiated by Kent County Clerk Edith Hemphill who called it the most unusual she has performed. The couple, long on carnival life, plan to return to work at the Delaware State Fair.
Aliens have not used the Mount Rainier area spaceport built by the New Age Foundation. The group, led by Wayne Aho, is constructing a pyramid shaped tower to transmit thought energy, with members forming a circle to create a giant battery. The 14 acre site sits near Mount Rainier National Park entrance.
Napoleon abdicated in 1815 and Germany invaded Russia in 1941 on a vast front. Judy Garland died in London in 1969.
Annette Gano Lummis age 88 an aunt and co executor of Howard Hughes estate died Tuesday in Houston AP reports she shared duties with her sister and Howard Hughes Jr.
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