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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1972
Page
16
The Prince of Peace religious medal issued by the Catholic Commemorative Medal Society is highly sought after. Original silver editions sold out at 9.90, now trading around 30 among collectors, with 18 karat gold pendants priced at 50 through jewelry stores and silver copies available from the Canfield Ohio office.
Coin and Mint Director Mary Brooks announced that the PNC will issue two million annual first day covers and the 1972 set of Bicentennial Commemorative Stamps in a Philatelic-Numismatic envelope.
The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission unveils an official Bicentennial Philatelic Numismatic Combination first day cover to mark the July 4th anniversary. It features eight cent stamps depicting a glass maker, a silver smith, a wigmaker, and a hatter with Colonial Craftsmen wording, and a centric medal designed by Ralph Menconi and Frank Gasparro. Orders for 1 to 3 covers can be placed via a single order blank, with next week’s column to show how.
Fouad Said, Egyptian born innovator of the cinemobile, proposes Cinema City a eight story high rise in Hollywood or Fox lot. It would replace sprawling lots with stacked stages, automated lighting, and on site offices. Each 40 foot high stage would serve video film or live telecast with twin elevators and rooftop restaurant and heliport. The project aims to cut prep time and boost output by about 40 percent with 16 equivalent stages in a compact footprint, financed at 30 million dollars with an initial 5 million.
LOS ANGELES API A fugitive warrant for retired Brig. Gen. Olbert F Lassiter was dismissed after he agreed to return voluntarily He and two former Penn Central executives were accused in January of diverting more than 21 million of railroad funds Lassiter plans to travel to Philadelphia next month to tell his side of the story avoiding extradition proceedings
An old advertisement touts Odrinex tiny tablets with claims of fat loss without dieting or exercise. It promises a full refund if ugly fat isn’t lost, mentions a plan price of 3.25 and economy size 5.25, and lists All May's Rexall Drug Stores at 215 2nd Street F and Fox Pharmacal Inc as sellers.
Stewart Rigby, 19, a Lancashire reporter, owns 2000 birds eggs collected over 80 years ago. A 1954 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds law could fine him 65 per egg, totaling about 130000 if he cannot dispose of the collection. Richard Porter defends the rule to deter egg theft and protect species.
Jerusalem AP dispatch notes that investments in Israeli industry through a government run investment center grew from 176 million in 1969 to 214 million in 1971. The report highlights shifts toward part and full time employment amid the center’s activity.
William Marvel, 25, a former Air Force Academy graduate, is promoted to captain at the Space and Missile Systems Organization in Manhattan Beach California. He arrived in uniform with an orange and gold cape inspired by comic books. A coworker joked that the caller asked if he was Superman.
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