Expensive hobby Van craze grips Iowa motorists
Iowa van enthusiasts expand from California fashion to clubs, shops, and high prices. Des Moines area vanners report converts costing thousands for interiors, paint, and murals, plus insurance averaging about 900 yearly for a typical 8,000 van. Local clubs meet weekly, with trips to events like a Colorado Truck-In drawing hundreds of vans.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
California
Iowa
Pella
Oskaloosa
Marshalltown
Steve Weisenbach
Weisenbach
Russ Beck
Vanorama Inc
Pleasant Hills
Vanorama
Beck
Steve Benshoof
Rick Callaghan
Doug Shelton
Shelton
Iowa City
Benshoof
Bob Darling
Zenith to lay off 5600 as it shifts production abroad
Zenith Radio Corp will fire 5,600 U.S. employees within a year and move some operations to Mexico and Taiwan to blunt rising imports from Japan. President John J. Nevin said the move preserves the company’s future though 16,000 workers remain in the United States for final assembly. The loss comes amid declining 1977 earnings and mounting overseas competition.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S
Zenith Radio Corp
Japan
Mexico
Taiwan
John J. Nevin
Zenith
United States
Nevin
Ford Motor Co
Customs Court
New York
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Department
Treasury Department
Nevins
Paris
Watsontown
Nuts add touch to holiday seasons
Iowa State University extension horticulturists advise prompt harvest and hull removal to preserve nut color and flavor. Methods include cornsheller or hammer, with gloves to avoid staining. After hull removal, wash, float out poor quality nuts, dry in a single layer, and store in a cooler humid place for 1 to 2 weeks before cracking for baking or snacking.
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Iowa State University Extension Horticulturists
Mary Beth Costello
Ed Cott
Costello
Thought for the day by Menander on living as we can
An Athenian writer Menander offers a reflection: we live not as we wish but as we can. The line presents a stoic, practical view of life and limits.
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Menander
Ms Fortune and the savings bond pitch
The ad promotes U S Savings Bonds and the Payroll Savings Plan as a way to build wealth. It markets Series EF Bonds offering 6 7 percent interest over five years with 414 percent in the first year, noting tax advantages and the lure of becoming Ms Fortune through steady investing.
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U.S
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Maximilian
Mary of Burgundy
Sylvania
Gt-Matic
S. Walton
North Side Sq
Washington Evening Journal
Wash
New Hampshire
Ms. Fortune
America
Ertising Cour
Dennis Townsend
Gibson Discount Center
Gibson’s
Dennis
Glen
Linda Trimble
Brighton
Glenda
Becky
PMC
Hwy
Washington, Iowa
Koret
N. Side
Washington
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