Miracle on 34th Street movie review sparks nostalgia
The column praises the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street for its warmth and performances, notes Edmund Gwenn as Santa, and criticizes the 1973 remake for eliminating the miracle with a lawyerly contrivance. It also contrasts the film with A Christmas Story and comments on the era’s gender roles and NYC mood.
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Santa Claus
Maureen O'Hara
Natalie Wood
John Payne
New York
Gwenn
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O’hara
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Bellevue
North Pole
Center Point liquor store owner cites 9 percent margin under new rules
Center Point owner Jon Sholes explains that a 9 percent profit would occur only if liquor prices remain at current levels under the state system. He notes the state will not set retail prices or margins for private retailers and emphasizes the Gazette will print corrections if reports are found inaccurate.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is a daily and Sunday paper published at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates by carrier 2.25 per week and by mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. Other states and U S Territories 140.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service.
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U.S
Gazette Company Postal Notice
The snippet outlines postmaster address and update of mailing details for readers in Cedar Rapids Iowa. It notes exclusive AP rights to local news and dispatches and provides a box address for address changes. The text functions as a productional note rather than a report of events.
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University of Iowa campus switches to new 17 million system
About 7 000 telephone numbers on the University of Iowa campus will change during the weekend of December 20 as the university implements a new 17 million dollar telephone system. The change affects family housing and most offices campus wide.
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University of Iowa
Iowa Today
Downtown Cedar Rapids mall gains council backing
Cedar Rapids City Council approves a 12 million Crossings mall project to occupy the Montrose Hotel site at Third Street and Third Avenue SE. The plan includes six to eight floors of offices and retail, a large parking ramp for 800 to 1,000 cars, a skyway to the Third Avenue Parkade, and potential white tablecloth restaurant or business club with openings slated between April and October 1988.
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John Mclvo
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bergen
Harold Schaefer
Heather Sloman
City Hall
Third Street
Third Avenue SE
Tude
Don Canney
Montrose
Sanford’s
Richard Dreher
Dreher
Galleria Inc
Galleria
Fourth Avenue
Iowa
Illinois Gas and Electric
Third Avenue
Phony Yellow Page Bills Hit Cedar Rapids Firms
Cedar Rapids businesses received fake invoices for Yellow Pages ads from Business Yellow Pages of Niagara Falls with the walking fingers logo. Midwest Food Distributors rejected a $485 bill for ads not ordered, noting the company name was unfamiliar. Similar bogus bills also appeared in Iowa City from U S Yellow Pages Inc of McAllen Texas for small amounts.
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Cassi Williams
Better Business Bureau
Midwest Food Distributors
Williams
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Yellow Pages
Iowa City
U.S. Yellow Pages Inc
McAllen
Texas
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Liechtenstein
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Dreher’s Group, LLC Ltd
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