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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
19
A New York City Supreme Court decision awards Billy Cunningham 20 000 in damages after he lost an eye using a department store exercise machine. The court found design flaws and inadequate testing and held retailers responsible for warning customers about dangers. Billy's size 12 foot could not fit the 8 14 inch opening.
Plan a July 4th celebration with a homemade drum prize display using a three gallon ice cream carton decorated as a Revolutionary drum. Include lace holes for a drawtube, fill with grab bag prizes, and run contests. break the drum at party end for shared treats. Create Uncle Sam hats from cans.
Broadway authors of the musical Annie obtained a restraining order against Bonwit Teller and Bow Age Inc. to stop selling dresses using Little Orphan Annie and Sandy likenesses. They argued the figures are symbols of the show and protected by syndicate rights. The store declined comment.
The theater listings show Roosevelt Royale with 8:30 showings of Its Been a Long Long Time and a Fri matinee. World presents The Boatniks at 2, 5, 8. plus multiple venue screenings including Plaza Stage and others with titles such as Star Wars, Slap Shot, The Heretic, Young Frankenstein, Rocky, The Deep, Bad Georgia Road, Dixie Dynamite, The Naughty Schoolgirls, Teenage Hitchhikers, Teenage Tramp, The Shaggy D A, The Treasure of Matecumbe, and Marion features at 11, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.
A flood left Fort Dodge without water or electricity as residents faced outages across the city. Emergency crews tackled rising floodwaters, while officials urged conservation and prepared relief plans for affected homes and businesses.
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