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15 May 1976
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1976
Page
1
Dotzauer Featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not Swim
Robert Dotzauer of 239 Twenty-third Street NW appears in Ripley’s Believe It or Not for swimming while balancing a ladder on his chin. The cartoon is on Page 2A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dotzauer
Twenty-third Street
Ripley’s
Rural Swisher couple make Chinese cooking their specialty
A Cedar Rapids bicycle rider recounts a solo trip to Oregon last year writing about the food he ate and the supplies he needed. The article notes the couple, originally from Hong Kong, specialize in Chinese cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Cedar Rapids
Oregon
Drug Smuggling Reaches High Levels, Seizures Up 212
Washington reports the nation faces a peak in smuggling since Prohibition, with U S customs officials citing heroin seizures rising by 212 percent over the last 10 months amid growing ingenuity and sophistication of traffickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Rockefeller Calls West Berlin Vital to U S Liberty
Vice president Rockefeller on Friday pressed the alliance with West Berlin calling the free city inseparable from American liberty. He said West Berlin's status is the most important to the United States amid the Cold War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Rockefeller
West Berlin
United States
My Wife Lets Him Go Out With Scouts
A humorous index line quotes a husband claiming he can head out weekly with his friends because he serves as a scoutmaster. The remark frames a domestic and social dynamic with a light, ironic tone.
Vans Turn Into A Cross Country Trend On Wheels
Vans explode as a lifestyle with wide-bodied panel trucks and mini-buses adapted for sleeping and social use. Across the nation rallies draw 500 plus enthusiasts in 240 vans in Hollywood Florida, 350 at Santa Maria California, and 5,000 at Bowling Green Kentucky with prizes for best look, drag races, cookouts and a bikini contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Fla
Connecticut
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Virginia
Santa Maria
Calif
Van Craze Grows As New Wheel Trend Sparks Rally Fervor
Vans evolve from work wagons to living spaces with interiors ranging from beds and refrigerators to TVs and stereos. By 1972 the United States hosts about 200 van clubs in 41 states with around 10 000 members and another 450 000 non members. Ford notes vans offer low cost recreation and innovative features amid industry sales shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Ruffalo
Irvine
Calif
Ruffalo
Ford Motor Co
Reagan targets auto rules cost 200000 jobs in Michigan
Ronald Reagan, arguing federal auto regulations could kill up to 200000 jobs, framed himself as the auto industry defender. He told 2000 Detroit listeners unemployment remains high at 12.5 percent, warning that inflation could worsen and the recovery stays weak. Ford countered that Michigan joblessness is falling and inflation is down, asserting progress despite overall high unemployment. Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Michigan
America
Reagan
Detroit Economic Club
Detroit
Bloomfield Hills
Flint
Culver Ties Luncheon Mixup to Football Talk with Taylor
Senator Culver recalls being tongue tied when he learned his luncheon partner was Elizabeth Taylor. He recovered enough to discuss Russia and football with the actress who stars in The Blue Bird. Host Jack Valenti of the Motion Picture Association arranged the event. Glen Davis was noted as a former early flame of Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John C. Culver
Elizabeth Taylor
Russia
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Assn. of America, Inc
Lyndon Johnson
Culver
Glen Davis
Tentative accord reached in UPS Teamsters strike
Federal mediators announced a tentative settlement between United Parcel Service and 14 000 Teamsters on strike in 13 Midwest states since May 1. The deal, not released publicly, will allow workers to return while ratification proceeds with a mail referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPS
United Parcel Service
Midwest
Richard D. Williams
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Roy Williams
Central Conference of Teamsters
Daniel F. McKnight
Warady
Teamster
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ohio
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Arafat Halts Leftist Crackdown in Lebanon Clash Risk
PLO chief Yasir Arafat ordered the Palestine Liberation Army to pull out of Tripoli and assume positions in the mountains to confront right wing Christians, while Syria presses to curb leftist Muslims. The move tests Arafat's control over 8000 PLA troops in Lebanon and raises prospects of a Syria clash with Palestinian factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Syria
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Army
Tripoli
PLA
PLO
Musbah Budeiri
Arbitrator Rules City Position in Cedar Rapids Police Wages
An arbitrator selected the city's wage offer in Cedar Rapids police contract talks with Teamsters Local 238 under Iowa's new bargaining bill. Arbitrator Sinclair Kossoff approved a two percent July wage rise plus five percent step increases, rejecting the union's demand for a ten percent hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Teamsters
Iowa
Sinclair Kossoff
FBI Helps G-Girl Dawn Stephens Earn Credibility
In Orlando Florida three FBI agents aided third grader Dawn Stephens to validate her tip that led to the capture of escaped convict and bank robber Robert Valeri. Dawn, inspired to be an agent, had spotted Valeri on FBI wanted posters while with her mother at the post office. The agents credited her with the breakthrough and publicly thanked her with a personal letter and autographed photo from FBI Director Clarence Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando, Fla
FBI
Orlando
Dawn Stephens
Dawn
G-men
Francis Mullen
Clarence Kelley
Mullen
Robert Valeri
Valeri
Williamsburg
Matel Dawn
Stephens
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United Parcel Strike
Williams
Sherman J. Warady
Arlington Heights
Israel
al Fatah
Hafez Assad
Elias Sarkis
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