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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1976

Page

3

Candymaker Keeps Art Alive In Pennsylvania Dutch Town

Linits reports on Charles Regennas, 60, who hand pours clear toys the old way in a two story shop. He preserves Moravian candy molds and a family craft in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. He uses copper kettles and 300 iron molds to produce one ton of sugar yearly. Regennas notes the craft may not be passed to his children as they pursue other interests.

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Tastes Change Reflect Social Feelings in Games

Jeanne Lesem reports on a board game boom driven by social mood and TV tie ins. Randolph Horton notes Monopoly's 1995 launch in 14 languages amid evolving educational aims and nostalgic interest in early games like Banking from Parker.

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Explanation of Flag Colors in Early United States

NEW YORK AP The Continental Congress chose the 13 stars and 13 stripes for the first national flag but left no records of the reasons. An explanation given in 1782 notes the Great Seal colors red for hardness and courage, white for purity and innocence, and blue for vigilance perseverance and justice.

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