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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1977

Page

8

Dear Abby and Curious Readers Clash Over Offensive Ads

A reader questions Abigails anti offensive TV ad campaign and newspaper ads. Others defend reactions to a disposable douche ad seen on TV and discuss cancel culture. A note advises not letting others guilt you and to develop a tougher hide.

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Taylor Company Proves Beauty of Modern Dance

Iowa City audience witnesses Paul Taylor Dance Company in a second Hancher show. Dancers, lighting and Debussy inspired pieces showcase modern dance beauty and Taylor’s famed choreography. Linda Kent shines in Polaris while Public Domain is lighter in tone and the set uses a simple pipe dais.

Iowa City Hancher Auditorium Paul Taylor Hancher Taylor Victoria Uris Debussy Polaris Pert Linda Kent

Bridge News Howell movement winners at the YWCA

Howell movement winners at the YWCA were Mark Rinas and Bruce Thiher first tied with Harry Fox Ivah Water Ann Hallgren and Al ice Koenig and Margaret Blencoe and Frank Ze man in second. Mel Smoker and Marianne Hull third. A club championship will be at 7 15 Wednesday at the YWCA. Open pairs winners at the Woman's club during the club championship Friday were Mrs. Mel Verne Smoker and Mrs. Lydia Leipold first and Mrs. R W Water and Ken Hixon second. Next game at 7 30 Tuesday at the Woman's club.

Howell Movement YWCA Mark Rinas Bruce Thiher Harry Fox Ivah Water Ann Hallgren Alice Koenig Margaret Blencoe Frank Zeman Mel Smoker Marianne Hull Woman's Club Mel Verne Smoker Lydia Leipold R.W. Water Ken Hixon

Bad Winter Weather Pushes Up Food Prices Across US

Federal and state officials note drought in the West and frost in Florida are driving higher costs for fruits and vegetables. California tomato crops face reduced planting and later harvest, with prices for fresh and processed produce expected to stay high through 1977.

New York Drouth Florida Robert Gibson California Canners and Growers Assn National Canners Assn Gibson Supermarket News U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Rio Grande Valley Texas Don Hodgson Independent Grocers’ Alliance California Hodgson

IWY Outreach Meeting Friday Cedar Rapids session led by Motley

The Iowa Coordinating Committee for International Women's Year hosts an IWY outreach in Cedar Rapids with Burtine Motley leading the Friday noon Cedar Rapids Mott room YMCA session. Other sessions are planned in Ottumwa Burlington and Davenport ahead of a June Des Moines meeting and a Houston national conference.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Coordinating Committee For International Women’s Year IWY Ottumwa Burlington Davenport Burtine Motley Mott Central Ymca Des Moines 94Th Congress Houston Texas Iowa Coordinating Committee Motley Peg Burke Mori Costantino Jean Lloyd-Jones Minnette Doderer Iowa City Joan Lipsky Naomi Wanatee Tama

Dying nurse confession may dismiss VA poisoning case

Defense lawyers say Betty Jakim's deathbed confession could void charges against two Filipino nurses accused of nine injections at the Ann Arbor VA hospital in 1975. The case involves Pavulon poisonings with 11 deaths linked to mysterious breathing failures. prosecutors may face disclosure issues if the confession or psychiatric records were withheld.

Detroit UPI Veterans Administration Hospital Thomas O’brien Filipina Narciso Leonora Perez U.S. District Court U.S Philip Pratt Ann Arbor VA Free Press Jakim O'Brien

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