Cedar Rapids News Highlights And Local Features
Cedar Rapids native Cmdr Robert Naughton, six years a prisoner of war in Vietnam, recalls wartime memories. A Cedar Rapids car dealer reports several chronic engine stalling cases fixed at no charge. Mount Mercy inaugurates sixth president Thomas Feld as first lay administrator. Crime Prevention Bureau urges Christmas security awareness. Corn yield hits 177 bushels per acre in Cedar County without plowing. Claus and Pigwidgen curse referenced in holiday note. Harris Survey finds strong liberal views on terrorism. Peggy Mann writes on youth coping with parental loss. Bears mock 49ers rookie Vikings QB. Players and teams mentioned with local interest.
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Weather turns colder with muted sun and cloud cover
Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Tuesday. Lows around 5 to 10 below zero. Tuesday’s highs near 10 above. The text also notes a Sunday church service described as like a convention with many families sending one delegate.
Evangelical Leaders Debate Charitable Financial Disclosure
A Chicago meeting of evangelical associations weighs how much donors should know about charity finances amid a push for transparency. The piece notes Catholics already require audited reports on funds raised and uses, while evangelicals prefer voluntary disclosure to avoid state mandates.
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Severe Iowa Snowstorm Strands Roads Schools Cancel
A dangerous storm dumps up to seven inches of new snow across Eastern Iowa while temperatures plummet to 15 below zero. Winds reach 40 mph, dozens of schools stay closed, buses run late, and hundreds of drivers become stranded in ditches along I-80 as Marion and Cedar Rapids dig out.
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Government to dump over one thousand nitpicking workplace rules
The Labor Department proposes eliminating more than 1,100 OSHA regulations, including bans on open-front toilet seats and fire extinguisher height rules. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall and OSHA head Eula Bingham frame the move as a rare regulatory reduction benefiting about 62 million workers and 5 million employers. The plan also removes the ice in drinking water prohibition and other old specifications.
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Blast in air ends hijack in Malaysia crash
An unidentified group hijacked a Malaysian Airlines jet over Singapore. After a gun battle aboard, the plane exploded in midair and crashed into swampy tidelands in southern Malaysia, killing all 107 aboard. Dato Sulaiman Sujak was deputy.
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Midnight coal strike viewed as unavoidable
The United Mine Workers union prepares to strike at midnight marking its 10th work stoppage in 40 years amid stalled negotiations with Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Leaders warn a long shutdown is possible, with a 10 day minimum duration due to ratification rules.
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