Second Polish diplomat defects to the United States
The ambassador to Japan fled with his family after calling the use of force against Poles the final straw. He arrived at Seattle Tacoma International Airport on a Northwest Airlines flight en route to New York after being granted political asylum, marking a second defect this week.
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Poland
Japan
United States
Zdzieslaw Hurarz
Seattle-Tacoma International
Northwest Airlines
New York
Christmas Box Becomes Family Tradition In Marion
Marion Ary plans to give her sister Evelyn Bures a battered cardboard box that has become a yearly Christmas ritual in their family. The scene unfolds in Marion this afternoon as the tradition persists across generations.
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Jack Ford
California
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Gerald Ford
People
Marion Ary
Marion
Evelyn Bures
Quasqueton
Hawks Iown football coach Hayden Fry reports on Rose Bowl prep
Hayden Fry held a press conference Thursday detailing the Iowa Hawkeyes preparation for the 1982 Rose Bowl against the Washington Huskies. The report appears on sports page 1.
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Iown
Hayden Fry
Hawks
Washington
Huskies
White Christmas and the Bing Crosby film tie in
The writer notes the composer revised a song for the Bing Crosby Fred Astaire movie Holiday Inn though Crosby himself did not want to sing it. The song White Christmas became a landmark in entertainment history.
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Bing Crosby
Fred Astaire
Crosby
Entertainment
Agreement shows new attitudes
Don Davis of Wilson Foods says the UFCW contract signals a historic shift to cooperative labor relations. The three year agreement, with no raises through Sept 1 1985 and pension gains, aims to improve competitiveness and long term stability while keeping six plants, including Cedar Rapids, under a master contract.
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Don Davis
Davis
Wilson Foods Corp
United Food and Commercial Workers
Wilson
the Gazette
Oklahoma City
UFCW
Kenneth J. Griggy
Griggy
Cedar Rapids
LTV
Wilson Foods
Opinion: Iowa AG says per se law cannot revoke license
Iowa’s per se driving while intoxicated statute sets a minimum two day jail term but carries no license revocation. The attorney general notes per se and OMVUI are separate offenses with distinct penalties and that implied consent provisions do not apply to the new law.
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Des Moines
James Miller
Miller
Department of Transportation
Suit asks for heart attack recuperation pay in line with sick leave
The Cedar Rapids Police Protective Association sues the city in Linn District Court over a heart attack suffered by Merle Spicer on duty. The suit claims sick hours already accumulated were improperly subtracted during recovery, arguing state law requires equal treatment with other on duty injuries and demanding interpretation to ensure full pay during incapacitation. The association contends the constitution requires uniform application of general laws.
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Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids Police Protective Association
Merle Spicer
Spicer
IRS to mail 1981 income tax forms during holiday season
The Internal Revenue Service will begin distributing about 91 million federal income tax forms between Saturday and the first week of January. Most W-2s will be mailed in mid January or later, with individual taxes due April 15. Forms include 41 million short-form 1040A packets and 49.7 million long-form 1040s.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Rod Young
IRS
Young
Congress
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Stark
Dale Kueter
Iowa Beef Processors
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