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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1977
Page
1
Thinking about buying your first stereo system guide
Don’t miss a consumer guide on buying a stereo with tips to reduce worries about cost, selection, and quality. Learn which questions to ask to improve happiness with a new or replacement system. Story and Pictures on Page 4A.
Bagelmania Spreads Across the Nation as Bakeries Boom
The piece notes rising popularity of bagels beyond Jewish communities with many new bagel bakeries opening nationwide as interest in the doughy rings grows. It highlights cultural shifts and a trend toward widespread consumption.
Alas He’s Edible Shar Pei Story Sparks Interest
A Gazette note recalls a baggy Shar-Pei featured recently as the rarest dog in the world. An overseas correspondent explains its rarity, citing Chinese gourmets who reportedly valued the meat as a delicacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
McCree Confirmed U S Solicitor General by Senate
United States senator confirmed Wade McCree as the nations solicitor general the second black man to hold the post The confirmation came by voice vote with no dis sent on President Carters appointment of the Detroit federal judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Wade McCree
Senate
U.S
Carter
Detroit
Chuckle Attorney Jest Over Insurance and Divorce
A humorous line shows an attorney telling a client that although the husband is a pain, medical insurance will not cover a divorce. The quip underscores the clash between personal life and health coverage in a light, satirical tone.
Europe Quake Devastates Bucharest Center
A strong quake rocked Romania driving thousands from homes and leaving hundreds dead. Officials in Bucharest mobilized state resources for rescue as tremors were felt from Rome to Moscow and lines failed across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Rome
Moscow
U.S
Bucharest Telephone Exchange
State Department
Associated Press
Bucharest Radio
Two Killed In Iowa Road Accidents Friday Night
A Cedar Rapids woman died and her husband and another man were injured in a two-vehicle crash when a pickup backed from a driveway into a northbound truck at 7 30 p m in Cedar Rapids. The driver James E Miller 28 Cedar Rapids and Willard Bennett 54 were injured and treated at St Luke s hospital. A second one car rollover near the Brooklyn exit of I 80 at about 9 p m left one dead and two hurt authorities withheld details pending next of kin notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Garcia
Salinas
Calif
Indianola
Miss
Terry Barr
Cedar Rapids
Brooklyn
Nina M. Bennett
Weing Road
Bennett
Willard
James E. Miller
Route 2
Call the President on CBS radio in Oval Office
Washington AP reports CBS plans a two hour live radio call in with President Carter in the Oval Office from 1 to 3 pm CST. Walter Cronkite introduces callers through a toll free number 900 242 1611 and CBS seeks broad geographic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Oval Office
White House
Walter Cronkite
Carter
Jody Powell
Cronkite
CBS
Barry Jagoda
Carter and Cronkite
Gazette Not for Sale Officials Say Gazette Co and KCRG
Authorities deny rumors of a sale of The Gazette Co. and the KCRG Stations. The board of directors unanimously endorses a not for sale stance and instructs officers not to negotiate with any potential buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Co
KCRG
the Gazette Co
Understanding Detente Boundaries Urged by Vance
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said the United States and the Soviet Union must define detente boundaries to avoid ambiguity. He called for ground rules allowing competition alongside resolving outstanding issues and noted readiness to talk directly with Cuba on a new fishing boundary and anti hijacking accord without preconditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Harold Brown
Brown
Senate Budget Committee
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Carter
Cuba
Why Did Orange Juice Prices Jump This Winter
A detailed look at why frozen orange juice concentrate rose sharply after a Florida freeze. Exclusive focus on price spikes, production impacts, and market reactions across packers, distributors, and government factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Des Moines
Florida Packing Company
Harry Ficquette
Adams Packing Assn
Auburndale
Fla
Miami
Cedar Rapids
James Hall
Agriculture Department
Washington
Lester Myers
Florida Department of Citrus
Myers
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McCree
U.S. Defense Budget
Kampala
Uganda
Brian Herd
Herd
Karamoja
Uganda Airlines
London
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Marion
Europe
Gazette
Radio
Yugoslavia
Intercontinental Hotel
Austria
Central Institute For Meteorology and Geodynamics
Vienna
Transylvanian Alps
Julius Drimmel
Alps
Carpathians
National
Golden
Colo
John McIvor
Iowa
Emerson Stone
CBS Radio Network
Public Broadcasting
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