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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1979
Page
18
A humorous meditation on elevator etiquette and social nerves. The piece notes how riders stay silent and faces forward, despite shared space, and suggests light banter as an icebreaker to ease the tension. It recalls a 1952 anecdote and ends with the idea that elevators need conversation.
New York City invites public input for a Zipp-in design contest aimed at reviving the citys lagging zipper industry. Citizens are urged to submit bright concepts to spur innovation and local employment.
Scotland Yard says 412 tons seized and 22 people arrested after pursuit of a ship and multiple raids in the London area. Detective Chief Superintendent John Smith called it Britain’s biggest drug-smuggling ring and the largest single haul ever.
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