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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1976
Page
6
A dense, OCR style compilation of TV listings across networks. The page lists daytime and evening slots with show titles, times, and channel marks, including family programs, game shows, soaps, and news blocks, reflecting a mid era schedule with many long-running favorites and cross-channel promotions.
Cedar Rapids crew of four on the CR. Record Breaker finished an eight day voyage from Minneapolis to New Orleans seeking a river record. They reported encountering 49 barges and wakes up to ten feet high. Crew member Rollin Lefebvre suffered a back issue, later alleviated. The party celebrated with wives on Lake Pontchartrain after the voyage.
A reader asks whether a growth type mutual fund with low dividend yield is better than a 5 to 6 percent savings account for a 26 year old saving to build capital. The columnist warns against fake growth promises, notes growth funds typically pay 1 to 2 percent in dividends, and supports continued investment in growth funds while discouraging stock certificate mailings.
Cedar Rapids will seek bids on July 8 for a $7 million general obligation bond issue. City Treasurer Bill Heins notes the repayment plan avoids new tax increases, with $3.2 million for Cedar River crossing obligations, $1.8 million for bridges, and $2 million for the Kenwood storm sewer. Funds will cover the Twelfth Avenue bridge costs, start engineering on Bowling Street bridge, and manage existing indebtedness, with no tax vote required.
Chicago readers are urged to request Beltone’s free one unit hearing aid model via Dept. 5851 Beltone Electronics. The compact aid weighs about a third of a pound and is designed to be worn for easy listening. Thousands have already received theirs by mail.
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