25 Dec 1981
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1981
Page
1
Americans spark a candle beacon for Poland amid martial law while 1981 holiday donations rise. A Seattle attorney notes the grassroots push and Albany lights form a 299 foot candle image as cities join the blackout idea.
An 8 year old boy seeks Santa and a Christmas for his mother but lacks money for a tree or gifts. Clerks and Santa learn the family is destitute, and a quietly staged gift, including a glass flower display, leads to a heartwarming act of help from the store staff. The boy reveals they have no father or car, and authorities arrange contact with his mother.
Some 26 000 worshippers from around the world converge on Bethlehem as security tightens under Israeli occupation. They fill Manger Square for a Latin Patriarch led midnight mass at the Basilica of the Nativity with crowds, scouts, and a festive procession surrounding the birthplace of Jesus.
Pope John Paul II lit a candle from his apartment window on Christmas Eve as a symbol of faith and solidarity with all peoples and support for Poles under martial law. He later led a midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica calling the day one of hope and joy for the world.
A guide explains how to forecast weather by listening to radio and checking newspapers and storm charts, then confirming by observation. It emphasizes cross checking sources to improve accuracy.
In Quincy Massachusetts 84 year old George Coleman who had not spoken since a stroke four months earlier spoke softly and sang after high school students visited his hospital room. Nursing supervisor Dorothy Boughter said he asked for O Come All Ye Faithful and began to respond more over the next day. Two students returned with flowers and a candle as hospital staff noted a brighten mood.
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