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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1977

Page

16

Television Listings for Cedar Rapids to Davenport

Friday night grid notes multiple stations Iowa markets Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines with shows such as News Zoom News Muppet Show Sonny Cher Brady Bunch Man from Atlantis Father Dear Father Tonight Movie and regional anchors including KCCI KTTC WOC WQAD KHWIWB listings and time slots across 6 to 1 a.m.

WMT Cedar Rapids WOC Davenport KCCI Des Moines KTTC Rochester NBC Washington Week

How to Build a Simple Indoor Outdoor Sundial

Create a one foot square board with a perpendicular nail as gnomon. Align the shadow with a drawn line at noon, then mark hourly shadows across the day. Tape the board to keep it fixed, label each shadow with the corresponding hour, and observe time by the sun daily.

No Objectors to Hiawatha Budget at Hearing

Hiawatha approved a $211 501 budget for 1977 78 with no objections at the Thursday night hearing. The tax rate rises to 5 84 per thousand from 5 72, about a 2 percent increase, affecting a 25 000 home by roughly 3 dollars more. New park work and shifts in retirement contributions drive the increase, while city clerk Joan Biederman cites population and valuation growth as keeping taxes high. The city will coordinate with Linn County sheriff for fire calls via pagers, and Lew Wheeler steps down as water board chair with Duane Earls taking over. A part-time officer becomes full time.

Hiawatha Joan Biederman Lew Wheeler Water Board Duane Earls Wheeler Michael Berry

Record Run for Fantasticks Hits 7000th Performance

New York reports The Fantasticks reaches its 7000th show at Sullivan Street Playhouse in the 17th year. The milestone doubles the Broadway run of Fiddler on the Roof which totaled 3242 performances, marking a historic achievement for the long running musical.

New York UPI America Sullivan Street Playhouse

Turner Named Metropolitan Y Layman of the Year

John B. Turner received the Metropolitan YMCA Layman of the Year plaque at the joint annual meeting. Turner, Cedar Rapids Y member since boyhood, helped with Camp Wapsie Y funds and youth campaigns. The Marion Central Ellis and Camp Wapsie awards were also announced, along with the wrestling honor for Lennie Zalesky.

YMCA Don Aanestad Thirty-fourth Street Camp Wapsie Norman Peyton Twelfth Avenue Marion Larry Gutz Crescent Street Central Ymca John B. Turner Knollwood Drive John M. Ely Metropolitan Ymca George Lowe Route Three Turner Cedar Rapids Y Justin Albright The Metro Albright Central Y Beahl Perrine Marion Ymca Peyton Marion Y Lowe Gutz St. Luke’s Mercy Donald Aanestad Camp Wapsie Y Ellis Y Lennie Zalesky Zalesky Cedar Rapids Country Club

Linn County Cancer Crusade Sets $128000 Goal Kickoff

General Chairman Richard Cassabaum announced the 1977 Linn County Cancer Crusade aims to raise 128000 with emphasis on education. He urged volunteers to disseminate literature and support early medical attention while noting one third of victims are cured and smoking cessation could lift those numbers. Scott Olson cited a two hour per volunteer time commitment amid rising cancer incidence as team captains were revealed for the business and other divisions.

Richard Cassabaum Cassabaum Scott Olson Tom Aller Mike Deupree Ron Murdock David Hansel Phil Peckman Judy Redmond Kay Chapman Sue Harman Steve Cordes Jim Shipman Edward Greedy Lynn Baker Bob Roby George Karem Ron Olson Gary Ernst Conrad Baumler Rick Flynn Dan Walter Mark Owens

Why no male pill yet for birth control

Reader asks why male contraceptives lag behind female pills. The doctor notes ongoing research into a reversible male method, including a skin implant delivering drugs for up to two years, while highlighting biological and social factors that shaped early female oral contraception and the long history of condoms.

Dr. Solomon Kate P Kate Johns Hopkins New England Journal of Medicine Margaret Sanger Stanley McCormack Italy

Billy Graham Returns To Rochester Clinic

Evangelist Billy Graham, 58, is back at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for follow up exams after a bout with phlebitis. A clinic spokesman said he was admitted on Wednesday.

Billy Graham Rochester Rochester, Minn Mayo Clinic Graham

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