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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1974
Page
22
Shoppers crowded Cedar Rapids sidewalks and stores last week with Friday showing the largest crowds. The pictures capture a range of expressions as people browse and browse for gifts during the season.
In Rome during the Christmas season shepherd bagpipers from the Abruzzi hills roam the streets playing homemade pipes to earn gracias. They perform mainly around Navona square under a city law that limits center city performances to four players for 31 days. The Franchitti family notably anchors the annual Piazza Navona lineup, with four players delivering traditional tunes and occasional radio hits.
A historical slice outlines ship launching rites from Viking times to George III era with cups, sponsorship by royal daughters, and champagne practice. It notes later safety fixes like tying bottles to bows to prevent mishaps and mentions a separate Yugoslavia scene about Milos Stupar and his four boars who retreat to the forest each fall for three days.
Meteorologists describe workhorse and classic snowflakes formed in clouds. Ice crystals begin high in the atmosphere around dust particles, then grow as water vapor condenses, colliding and sticking to create larger flakes before reaching warmer air and melting.
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