Linn-Mar Junior High Vocal Concert Set for Thursday
Linn-Mar Junior High School will present a vocal music concert Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Vic Breemeersch directs the seventh and eighth grade choirs featuring multiple songs and a world premier titled Poor Little Baby. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Linn-Mar Junior High School
Vic Breemeersch
Eilers
Emerson
Robertson
Lord Jesus
Hoover
Breemeersch
Simeone
My Lord
Ben
Scharf
Rostili
Manchester
Stamp gift items and hours at Marion post office
Marion Postmaster B J Mullaly promotes stamp gifts for Christmas with stamps tales and mint sets, noting \"Stamps and Stories\" and current values. Christmas hours are 8:30 a m to 5 p m weekdays. substation hours on weekends evenings at Drugtown and Marion Heights Pharmacy. YMCA Marion schedule lists multiple classes and swim sessions throughout the day.
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Marion
B.J. Mullaly
U.S
Thorugh
Drugtown
Marion Heights
Homes sought for foreign exchange students in two districts
Marion Independent and Linn-Mar AFS chapters seek host families for the 1978 79 school year. Marion Independent contacts Mrs. Jack Larson 377 3847 or Mrs. M R Wheeler 377 3461 for details. Linn-Mar callers: Mrs. Wesley Follensbee 854 7160 or Mrs. Howard Rooks 377 4088. Deadline approaching, please indicate interest soon.
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Marion Independent
Linn- Mar
American Field Service International
AFS
Jack Larson
M.R. Wheeler
Linn-Mar
Wesley Follensbee
Howard Rooks
Snow removal set downtown Marion tonight
The Public Services Department announced snow will be removed from downtown Marion tonight starting at 10. Residents should not park in the area between Fifth and Ninth Avenues and between Ninth and 13th Streets. Purchase your 1978 license plates at Farmers State Bank.
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Marion
Public Services Department
Fifth
Ninth Avenues
Ninth and 13Th Streets
Farmers State Bank
Adv
Burger says half of U S lawyers unqualified slow
London AP Chief Justice Warren Burger criticizes the U.S. legal process as among the slowest worldwide. He cites surveys rating only about 25 percent of American lawyers as truly qualified to represent clients, with some judges placing 75 percent unqualified. He compares U.S. courts unfavorably with Britain’s faster system.
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London
Warren Burger
United States
America
Burger
Arrest of 12 year old linked to four Marion crimes
A 12 year old boy was arrested by Marion police after an attempted break in at the Ray Hofel residence on Fourth Avenue. Police say the youth is tied to two other break ins and a robbery, and an iron cement eagle was stolen from the Robet Burmester home on Brockman Avenue between December 1 and 3. A 1963 model car was reported stolen from the Thomas Begley residence on Fifth Avenue this morning.
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Marion
Ray Hofel
Fourth Ave
Robet Burmester
Brockman Ave
Thomas Begley
Fifth Ave
Linn-Mir schools remind on cycle days after cancellations
The district notes cycle days will not be omitted when school is canceled. If school resumes Wednesday it will be Day 4, Thursday Day 5, with Days 4 and 5 shifted from Monday and Tuesday. Marion stores offer $30 Christmas gift certificates via weekday afternoons on KCRG at 3 40 from December 7 to 22, with a grand prize $100 gift certificate on December 23. Two Marion High School students Pat Wilson and Terri Kopetsky named to Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Honor Band in Independence on Saturday. Marion Division Chamber of Commerce board to meet Friday at 7 30 am in Chamber offices 760 11th St. Milwaukee Railroad Woman's Club meeting canceled due to cold weather.
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Linn-Mir
Marion
KCRG
Marion High School
Pat Wilson
Terri Kopetsky
Northeast
Iowa
Independence
Marion Division Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
11Th St
Neighbor saves man from fire at Magnus Hotel
Cedar Rapids firefighters credit neighbor Victor Scoville and resident William Kirk for aiding Larry Fleener in a fourth floor blaze at the Magnus Hotel. Scoville entered room 431 after a cigarette lit the mattress. Kirk suffered smoke inhalation and was placed on a resuscitator. Fire officials noted the water hose on the wall was charged but not yet pressurized.
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Cedar Rapids
Larry Fleener
Magnus Hotel
Victor Scoville
Scoville
William Kirk
Kirk
Senate approves 2.3 billion loan to save New York City
On this date in 1975 the U S Senate authorized a 2 3 billion emergency loan to prevent New York City from default. The move aimed to avert a fiscal collapse and stabilize the city’s finances amid its financial crisis.
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U.S. Senate
New York City
Entries Accepted for 41st American Legion Oratorical Contest
Local entrants for Cedar Rapids 9th through 12th grade students may enter the 41st annual American Legion Oratorical Contest at the American Legion Building. No entry fee. deadline January 6. Topic is the U S Constitution with progression to county district area state and national finals and scholarships. Local prizes and past winners noted. For info contact Les Grigg or the Legion office.
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American Legion
Fourth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
John T. Breslin Jr
Twenty-ninth Street
Les Grigg
Five million Canadians functionally illiterate study says
A study by the International Council for Adult Education using 1971 census data finds 37 percent of Canadians over 15 are functionally illiterate. Among seniors 65 plus the rate is 61 percent while 14 percent of 20 to 24 year olds and 22 percent of 15 to 19 year olds fall short of eight years of formal education. Professor John Cairns from the University of Guelph notes that more than eight years of basic schooling are needed to meet modern technology demands.
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Toronto
International Council For Adult Education
John Cairns
University of Guelph
Foreign students art on loan at East Central libraries
Five collections of watercolors and drawings from Japanese and Rhodesian students will be available for loan Friday at Monticello Vinton Coralville DeWitt Grinnell libraries. The UNESCO collections rotate nationwide through the East Central Regional Library system and may be borrowed by schools churches libraries and other groups.
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Iowa
East Central Regional Library
Unesco
Monticello
Vinton
Coralville
DeWitt
Stewart Public Library
Grinnell
East Central Regional
Elizabeth Donnan
ECRL
International Resource Center
Office of International Educational Services
Iowa State University
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YMCA
Marion Branch
Stickney
R. Glass Co
Sth Avenue
PPG
Milwaukee Railroad Woman’s Club
By Tom Alex
Gazette
Hitler
United Press International
Adolf Hitler
Schicksgruber
Ballard Community High School
Robert J. Henry
Park Ave
Washington High School
St. Louis
Atlanta
Ozark
St.Louis
Eastern
Big Peach
Elozark
MAN
Christ
God
Richard L. Thompson
Richard A. Kothe
Trinity Lutheran Church
First Avenue
S.W
Ace
Lindale Plaza
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