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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1985
Page
2
A columnist reflects on a self serving Christmas tale of finding two dimes and giving four pennies, then questions modern generosity. He contrasts Christmas with Thanksgiving, criticizes consumerism, cites Aldous Huxley, and ends planning to donate four dollars to Salvation Army to test generosity.
Rock singer David Crosby in Dallas County jail for the second time this year seeks a return to a drug treatment program instead of prison. He, 44, says he is hopeful he can be rehabilitated and rid himself of a 20 year cocaine and heroin addiction after surrendering in Florida on a warrant and returning to Dallas. Meanwhile figures in Missouri and New York include Gov. John Ashcroft recovering from polyp removal and Roy Cohn ordered to court over a divorce settlement case with a $1.5 billion suit backing claims of coercion and a life threatening illness.
A Mazak Corp plant in Kentucky operates a fully automated midnight to 8 am third shift with no human workers present. The line continuously casts parts for auto engines and electrical appliances, highlighting advances in manufacturing efficiency and industrial robotics.
Local historians claim the Flexible Flyer sled originated in a West Branch woodworking shop in the 1870s, calling it the Cadillac of sleds. The current sledmaker disputes the West Branch origin, saying the claim has no historical basis in Metro Iowa page 15A.
In 1978 William A. Keyes hitch hiked from Gastonia North Carolina to Washington DC without a college degree or money. Now at 32 he earns 390000 dollars a year as South Africa's newest lobbyist.
Katie Abrahamson, a Washington High School graduate now the No. 6 player for the University of Georgia, was spotted taking a break in the Wash gym last week. The Georgia squad is nationally ranked second in the nation.
Columnist Bob Greene recalls a recent piece prompting grown readers to share lingering hurts from childhood. The Lifestyle section notes the strong emotional response and ongoing impact across ages.
Los Angeles actress Donna Reed, star of The Donna Reed Show, is in Cedars-Sinai Hospital since December 10 with an early pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Spokesman says she underwent ulcer surgery, and doctors found a pancreatic malignancy yet have not started serious treatment.
New York AP report says Bishop Patrick Ahern urged Castellano’s family and friends to forgive those who killed Mafia boss Paul Castellano during a Mass on Staten Island. The funeral followed Castellano and a bodyguard’s assassination outside a Manhattan steakhouse. Cardinal O Connor barred a public Mass of Christian Burial due to the notoriety of the crime.
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