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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1978

Page

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Man to Man column debuts in Gazette today

Today the Gazette launches a new male oriented column titled Man to Man. It promises essays and commentary by and about men and appears on page 12A.

Golf ball hunter dives into pond at Elmcrest Country Club

Jack Chambers, 55, a pond diver and former Sea Hunt stand-in, retrieves golf balls from hazards across Iowa and Florida for about 25 dollars an hour. He bagged 1,365 balls in a few hours at Elmcrest, says the job isn’t glamorous but pays.

Tom Alex Jack Chambers Elmcrest Country Club Chambers Elmcrest Golf and Country Club Finkbine Course Iowa City Lloyd Bridges Bridges Des Moines Iowa Florida

Cedar Rapids Union Workers Strike After Contract Rejection

Union workers in Cedar Rapids walk off the job at a local firm after rejecting a management contract offer. The report notes tensions on page 6B, with a former university librarian quoted about harassment.

Dear Abby clash on Page 14A fuels family dispute

A heartsick aunt challenges one of Dear Abby's responses in today's Gazette, hinting at ongoing family dynamics. The Cedar Rapids Legion Blue baseball team story and editorials on the Human Rights Commission and holiday traffic tragedies appear on pages 1B and 6A respectively.

Abby Cedar Rapids Legion Blue Human Rights Commission

Weekend Ramble to Covered Bridge Country

Parochial schools show signs of growth as families explore faith based education options during a weekend ramble through rural countryside and historic covered bridges.

Inflation cools as wholesale prices rise 0.7 percent May

May wholesale prices advanced 0.7 percent slowing from April's 1.3 percent jump. The May unemployment rate edged up to 6.1 percent as the labor force reached 100 million for the first time, with 310,000 jobs added. Teenagers' unemployment improved to 16.5 percent while women faced higher rates.

Washington UPI Treasury Michael Blumenthal Labor Department Department Prima

Four Iowa men die in fishing boat tragedy at Leech Lake

Three Eastern Iowans died and a fourth survived after a fishing trip on Leech Lake 190 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Autopsy not ordered. authorities cite drowning and exposure. Lee Visser, rescued after 16 hours in cold water, wore a life jacket and is hospitalized in Park Rapids.

Mammoth Leech Lake Minneapolis, Minn Robert Lee Berry Eighth Ave Cedar Rapids Cass County Charles Pelzel Visser Louis Chalich Chalich

U.S. probes Moscow Embassy bugging and tunnel

U.S. officials study a sophisticated spy device found in the Moscow Embassy chimney and trace a tunnel from a nearby apartment. A Soviet agent fled when discovered. questions arise about health risks from microwaves and possible monitoring of the Central Wing near Ambassador Toon. Security guards were tightened while the tunnel cat-and-mouse game continued.

Washington U.S Moscow Ment Malcolm Toon

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