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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1977
Page
12
Bruce Byerly crafted a 32nd inch scale STAR WARS fighter using balsa wood dowels and aluminum tubing. He spent about 360 hours on the project and displays the model at The Modeler Shop, 410 Third Ave SE, after living at 1210 B Ave NW.
Moscow marks 60 years of communism amid praise and critique. The article notes Soviet military strength yet lagging in industry agriculture science and technology. It discusses leadership rhetoric suppressive tactics and a parade emphasis while Western diplomats cite gaps between official portrayal and daily life. Citizens seek better living standards and more consumer goods.
Rose Long of 1137 Sixth St. NW took her Afghan hound Beau on a longer excursion to curb his nerves. The lengthy outing appeared to be a fun and beneficial change of pace for the dog.
Victor Nash, San Francisco gem dealer, reviews recovered jewels with FBI agents after undercover buy arrests five of six suspects in the Seattle robbery. Nash says 90 percent of his gems remain missing, including his top stones, and he had not insured the loss.
Weather bureau data show September in Cedar Rapids was unusually wet with rainfall nearly double normal. The year to date total ends the month about 50 percent above average, marking a notably wetter period.
Hugh Sidey chief of Time Magazine Washington Bureau received the first Iowa State University James W. Schwartz Award for distinguished journalism service. The award honors Schwartz, longtime journalism faculty member and former department head. Sidey accepted the honor at a journalism homecoming luncheon in Ames.
Local column cites DI Veterans meeting in the coliseum at 8 p.m. Dr Katzoff to be away 4 5 weeks with doctors Ervin Martin Robinson covering emergencies. Various ads. events include classes tours dances charity dinners and theater trips with contact numbers and venues across Cedar Rapids.
A reflective piece questions modern behavior among youths and parents, contrasting sharp social commentary with everyday street observations about risk and etiquette. The narrator muses on how urban life shapes perception of youth and parenting in a tense neighborhood setting.
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, 63, moved from a Las Vegas hospital to Methodist Hospital in Houston on Saturday. Doctors said he is suffering a dissecting aortic aneurysm and he is listed as resting well.
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