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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1982
Page
2
The state Office of Planning and Programming projects Iowa will lose about 77,000 residents from the 1980 census totals, a 2.3 percent decline driven by the recession as many lowans relocate to areas with better job opportunities. The figures appear on page 18A.
A Maryland football player finally made it to the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii after a brief delay. The report notes the journey of the athlete and the challenges faced during travel to the game location.
ISU coach Johnny Orr and Iowa coach Lute Olson prepare their teams for upcoming action. The note appears in sports, page 3B, with other briefs on Peach Bowl seating and Christmas finance concerns.
Rita Fields of 1510 11th Ave SW keeps Christmas cheer alive as she finishes her 15th season at Armstrong's gift wrap department. Neatly wrapped gifts and smiling shoppers mark the end of another busy holiday period in a year of economic hardship.
Free developmental screening for 3 year olds runs January 4 through March 4 in Cedar Rapids offered by the Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Also notes a People item about skating star Dorothy Hamill traveling with her ice show and having to celebrate Christmas without her jewelry.
Christina Serna, reunited with her family in Kingman and Albuquerque, enjoys an early Christmas after being abducted in 1979. In Reno, John Kruidenier was arrested on unrelated felonies but held for FBI in the case. Authorities praised the safe recovery and the mother’s joy amid well wishers.
Residents in Eastern Iowa are urged to dress warmly for next week’s monthly free cheese pickup. Organizers aim to ease discomfort but officials stress extra care for the elderly and families with young children waiting outside.
Defense Minister Ariel Sharon reportedly visited Beirut to press for direct talks with Lebanon set to begin early next week. Reports say Israel seeks a three page understanding guiding negotiations, with disputes over a U N force in the south and Saad Haddad’s militia lingering unresolved.
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