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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1978
Page
6
Sears Roebuck and Co recalls as many as 100000 Easter baskets nationwide due to powder post beetles found in woven bamboo baskets. No health hazard is suspected. customers are urged to return all Sears Easter baskets priced 2.99 to 39.99.
Kinney Minnesota residents form the Republic of Kin they to protest federal grant delays. The 12 block town issues passports with no forms requiring a handshake, led by mayor and admiral hopefuls. Outsiders qualify by meeting apparent honesty standards, aided by foreign aid loot.
A regional call lists numerous volunteer opportunities across several organizations. Roles include driving patients to appointments, assisting with tax form prep for low income individuals, one to one mentorship with mentally challenged adults, crisis counseling training, and companionship for elderly or children. Contact numbers and coordinators are provided for Northbrook Manor, the Council on Aging, American Cancer Society, Department of Social Services District Ten, Foundation 2, Cedar Rapids Care Center, Finding Friends, Linn County Citizen Advocate, Americana Health Care Center, YMCA Big Brother, and LIV Alert. An unrelated historical note mentions anti Moslem riots in India on this date in 1964 and Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service.
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