No discipline planned in marble swallowing case
David Wilson principal of Cedar Rapids Christian School said no action would be taken against a teacher who used an unusual method to quiet a talkative student. A 15 year old sophomore swallowed a marble placed in his mouth and needed surgery after days with no progress. The boy remains in hospital under his family's request for privacy.
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David Wilson
Cedar Rapids Christian School
Nature
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Wilson
Marion Parks Department seeks 1978 playground staff
Applications are being accepted by the Marion Parks Department for the 1978 summer playground program. Open to college and high school students age 16 or older, with applications available at the Marion Community Center offices, 600 Tenth Ave. Deadline to return is December 27 at 5 p.m. Wayne Jackson will interview during the holiday season.
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Marion Parks Department
Parks Department
Marion Community Center
Tenth Ave
Wayne Jackson
City office holiday closures and service notes
City Hall will close Friday through Monday for Christmas. Public Services will follow the regular Monday to Friday garbage pickup. Marion Community Center serves Friday noon meals but not Monday. Parks Department offices close Friday through Monday in the Community Center building. Marion Public Library hours observed Friday, closed Saturday and Monday.
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City Hall
Public Services Department
City Sanitation
Marion Community Center
Parks Department
Community Center
Marion Public Library
Sixth grade chorus to present Christmas program at Novak Elementary
Novak elementary school's sixth grade chorus will present a Christmas music program Thursday at 10 a.m. in the gym directed by Mrs. Marlys Hoon. New men's and ladies' gold and silver chains and bracelets at Ray's Jewelry. YMCA activity schedule includes open gym, classes, and swim lessons at Marion YMCA and Linn County REC Building potluck with two covered dishes.
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Marion American Legion Post
Legion
Novak
Marlys Hoon
Ray
YMCA
The
Marion Ymca
Lions
Marion
Lions Evening Club
Linn County Rec
35Th St
Howard Burton
Marion school menus for the week listed
The Marion Independent schools publish weekly menus noting Tuesday beefburger on a bun and sides, Wednesday spaghetti with meat sauce and fruit, Thursday creamed chicken with mashed potatoes, and Friday hot dogs with vegetables and fruit. The Gazette previously misprinted these menus.
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Marion Independent Schools
Marion
Nudist History and Fiber Patent Facts
The American League of Physical Culture founded December 5 1929 in New York City was America’s first nudist organization. Dr Wallace Hume Carothers invented nylon and obtained patent 2 071 250 for the fiber on February 16 1937.
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American League of Physical Culture
New York City
America
Wallace Hume Carothers
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave Cedar Rapids IA. Rates: 1.15 weekly by carrier, 5.00 for 52 weeks by mail, with differing rates for other regions. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and dispatch republishing.
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The
Gazette Company
Edar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Chamber elects officers for 1978 divisions
Two bureaus of the Cedar Rapids Marion area Chamber of Commerce elected new officers. James Loftsgard of Iowa Manufacturing Co. becomes Transportation Bureau chairman, replacing Robert Repstein of Rockwell Collins. Robert Wood of Western Transportation becomes treasurer. Donald MacKay of Merchants National Bank is re elected International Trade Bureau chairman for 1978. Jerry Chaffee of Gordon Fennell Co. is program chairman with new executive committee members Bill Bloomhall Diamond V Mills Dave Fall Roadway Express and Bill Heller Cherry Burrell Corp.
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Cedar Rapids- Marion Area
Donald MacKay
International Department of Merchants National Bank
International Trade Bureau
Jerry Chaffee
Gordon Fennell Co
Bill Bloomhall
Diamond V Mills
Dave Fall
Roadway Express
Bill Heller
Cherry Burrell Corp
Military Briefs: Leave Homecoming and Enlistments
Bruce A Revers will arrive home on leave to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Revers at 116 Atwood Drive SW before returning to Fort Lewis WA. Airman First Class Perry K Murfield named Outstanding Airman of the Month at Upper Heyford RAF Station England for skill duty and conduct. Marine Sgt Lawrence Hintz reports for duty with Force Troops Camp Lejeune NC. Brian Scott Tapken enlists in the Army Delayed Entry Program will begin basic training Aug 11 at Fort Sill OK.
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Bruce A. Revers
Kenneth Revers
Atwood Drive
Fort Lewis
Wash
Perry K. Murfield
Kathleen Murfield
Southview Drive
Marion
Upper Heyford
England
Murfield
Lawrence Hintz
William C. Hintz
Monticello
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Brian Scott Tapken
Marvin Tapken
14Th Ave
Army
Fort Sill
Kla
Express Mail rises in price but offers overnight delivery
Post office officials urge Express Mail for late Christmas packages. Express Mail delivers overnight to about 170 cities from Cedar Rapids with guaranteed on time delivery and no extra charge for weekend or Christmas Day. Costs example from Cedar Rapids to Los Angeles show 1 lb at 7.80 and 10 lb at 12.75 with insurance up to $500. Two service types exist. residence or business delivery or mail to a post office for pickup, the latter at lower cost.
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Post Office
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Express Mail
Three Hurt in Fayette County Gravel-Road Crash
A Sunday crash two miles east of Oelwein at a Fayette County gravel road intersection injured three people. Roger Poore, 19, and Diana Poore, 18, were treated and released or held in fair condition. Dorothy Ehlers, 63, of Stanley, was hospitalized in fair condition. State troopers charged Poore with failure to yield.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
Roger Poore
Fayette
Diana
Dorothy Ehlers
Stanley
Poore
Ecuadorian reporter earns internship at WMT Stations
Carlos Vera, a top Ecuadorian journalist, enters the second week of a two week internship at WMT Stations in Quito. He is a program director and producer for Channel 8 and writes for Vistazo while contributing to Radio Quito. The World Press Institute sponsors the internship to foster international journalist exchange.
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Ecuador
WMT
Carlos Vera
Channel 8
Quito
En Directo
Vera
Guatemala
Vistazo
Radio
The
World Press Institute
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11Th St
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Robins Ladies Aid
Church of the Brethren
Eta Iota
Beta Sigma Phi
David Kroeger
Sixth Ave
Kiwanis — Hiawatha Trails
Kiwanis Club
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge
Della Hughes
Fifth Ave
Gary Thompson
10Th St
Inner
Second Ave. S.E
LEGE
North Towne Place
John Fredrickson
Vicky Seaton
North Towne
Blairs Ferry
Center Point Roads
Lindale Plaza
Rockwell-Collins
Chamber
Gazette
10Th Street
Tial Eilia
15Th Street N.E
Dairy Maid
Edgewood Road
First Ave
Center Pt. Rd
Edgewood Rd
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Mt. Vernon Rd
Tom
R. Glass Co
Sth Avenue
PPG
Gary F
Loras College
Mar
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Jerusalem
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