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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1976
Page
12
Boulder University professor Eugene Koprowski argues that the ire toward bosses and work stems from upbringing and media, with television shaping expectations of instant promotions. He notes dissatisfaction spans ages, prompting firms to redesign jobs and grant more autonomy to retain workers. He cautions against overreach by corporations to avoid a homogenized society.
George Getz Jr. assembled a four-museum, 84-piece antique firefighting collection in Phoenix. His 12 acre East Phoenix site houses a 1725 Newsham pumper, a horse drawn hand pumper from the Great Chicago Fire, and helmets from around the world. Estimated collection value exceeds a half million dollars.
A dense schedule lists numerous congregations with service times and leaders. Churches including Cedar Rapids Bible Chapel, Central Church of Christ, Grace Brethren, and First Covenant provide Sunday and weekday worship details, with specific pastors, meeting places, and sermon topics such as "Providence in Philippi" and "The World To Come."
Liberal elder statesman Jo Grimond becomes caretaker chief to heal party wounds from a sex scandal. He declines permanent leadership at 62, saying the Liberal Party has younger talent available and compares leadership comebacks to boxers making a return. On this date in 1686 Gabriel Fahrenheit, who developed the thermometer, was born.
University of Chicago researchers Albert Crewe and Michael Isaacson produced a 30 second film showing atoms in motion using a scanning electron microscope Crewe designed. The device magnifies about 10 million times and reveals uranium atoms on a carbon film one fifth of a millionth inch thick. Crewe notes atoms interact with carbon and with each other, moving visibly in the footage.
A 20 year old marine recruit Lynn McClure of Lufkin Texas died from injuries during a simulated bayonet drill at Camp Pendleton California. Marines say he lied about a police record and mental institution time in his enlistment and deny recruiter malpractice. Two drill instructors, a platoon commander and a captain face court martial. two other officers received non judicial punishments. Parents sue the marine corps for 3.5 million dollars.
El Pitron peak on Tenerife in the Canary Islands casts a 150 mile shadow at sunrise and sunset. On this date in 1973 the U S Skylab space station was launched into Earth orbit.
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