Cedar Rapids Christmas Bird Count records 56 species
The 1977 Cedar Rapids Christmas Bird Count drew 30 observers in eight groups to a 15 mile diameter circle around the Federal Building. They logged 7 668 birds of 56 species despite wind and rain including five first county records pine grosbeak and unusual sightings like both loggerhead and northern shrikes Harris’s sparrow and Lapland longspur.
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Cedar Rapids
Federal Building
Audubon Naturalists Society of
National Audubon Society
Canada
Yukon Territories
Central America
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Canal Zone
West Indies
France
Frank M. Chapman
Audubon Magazine
Audubon’s
Electrically Lighted Christmas Tree Debuts in 1882
The 1882 display in Edward Johnson’s home marked the world’s first electrically lit Christmas tree. Edison’s associates promoted electric lighting as a social marvel, with 80 bulbs in white red and blue. Prominent parties and public interest followed in the early electric era.
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Menlo Park
N.J
Thomas Alva Edison
Edward Johnson
Edison
Edison Electric Company
Phillip Snyder
Johnson
New York City
New York
Young Re
Porter
Croffut
Detroit Post and Tribune
Fifth Avenue
Edward H. Johnson
Edison’s Electric Company
Last Minute Gift Ideas For Christmas Shoppers
Vanessa Shelton outlines quick gift options for adult men and women, students, and children. Suggestions include travel safes, car care kits, beauty sets, kitchen kits, do it yourself projects, and homemade gifts. Local stores stay open late with specific closing times.
Pulsar Unveils Pulse-Time Computer Watch
The Pulsar Pulse-Time Computer adds an ultrared light beam sensor to measure heartbeat via finger contact. It converts readings into a per minute pulse, offering optional high or moderate pulse monitoring for executives and athletes. Prices range from 500 dollars stainless steel to 2,500 dollars gold.
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Groucho Marx
Pulsar
Marty Gitlin
RUFFING Finesse Leads to Safe Contract in Bridge Play
In the described bridge hand South uses a ruffing finesse to try for the queen of hearts while managing discards. If trumps split 2 2 the contract can be made against all divisions of the opponents cards. South wins the ace of diamonds, cashes the queen of spades, and leads spades to dummy. If East covers, South ruffs and can discard to reach the six under favorable conditions. If East ducks, a diamond discard secures the same end.
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South
East
The Great Impostor Disease See Sundays Parade
A short note refers readers to a Sunday Parade feature about The Great Impostor Disease. The item points to additional details in the upcoming Sunday section.
Three Generation Life Masters Possible in Future
A New Jersey reader asks about three generation families of life masters. The reply notes none are known now but suggests there will likely be some in the future.
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New Jersey
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