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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1975

Page

10

Mary Krogmann Keeps Busy at 93 in Postville

Mary Krogmann, 93, of Postville marks her birthday on October 30 while staying active with coffee cake baking for friends, garden chores, and canning. She tends vegetables, makes grape juice, crochets pillow cases, and prefers no TV, keeping a hands on lifestyle with help from family and neighbors.

Mary Krogmann Postville Mary Krogmann

Wheelchair Extortionist Arrested After Fake Kidnap Racket

Downey California police say John Crane a 28 year old parolee with a spinal condition attempted to extort 3000 dollars from Dr Jerome Gottleib by claiming his daughter was kidnapped The plan failed when the ransom sack contained only shredded paper and the daughter was found shopping Crane was arrested after delivering the bag to a park stakeout police say.

Downey Calif John Crane Gottleib Crane

Is Consumer Unit Protecting Public

E Patrick McGuire of the Conference Board analyzes the Consumer Product Safety Commission. He notes 25 million unsafe items cited in under three years with recalls and repairs, while critics say many issues were self reported and corrected without formal action. The piece discusses openness, budget near 42 million, 900 staff, and 2 million retail outlets, plus delays in setting safety standards and notable cases involving bicycles and a flutter ball.

New York Consumer Product Safety Commission Commission Product Safety Commission Product Safety Agency David Swit Product Safety Letter Washington Peter H. Schuck Consumers Union Simpson Food and Drug Administration Marlin Toy Company Schwinn Bicycle Co Schwinn

Plants for Persons Lacking Green Thumb

The Satur day Gazette presents Sanseviera or snake plant as a tough houseplant. It thrives with minimal care, tolerates low temperatures to about 40 degrees, and comes in tall and dwarf forms. It propagates slowly by underground roots or leaf cuttings, blooms when moved outdoors in spring, and survives neglect in dark corners.

Road Reports Des Moines AP Weather and Road Contacts

Des Moines road reports provide 24 hour weather and road condition updates. Call the nearest community number for Atlantic Belmond Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Denison Des Moines Fairfield Maquoketa Storm Lake for recorded messages updated throughout the day and night.

DES Moines Atlantic Belmond Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Denison Fairfield Maquoketa Storm Lake

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Maxine DeGarmo Charles F. Krogmann Charles Harvey St. Joseph Albert Bareis Washington, Ill Paro Lee Jerome Gottleib NS Oy Teeter E. Patrick McGuire N.Y Ice Richard O. Simpson David Swankin National Consumers League The Saturday Gazette the Gazette Dorothy Sapp Lindale Plaza Linn County Center Pt. Rd
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