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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1983
Page
3
Marion firefighters battled a weekend fire at Spahn and Rose Lumber Co. The blaze, deemed a hazard of the job by Marion Fire Lt. Everett Weaver, caused total destruction of the business. The incident was reported on page 4A.
National Weather Service expects a warmup for East Iowa after a week of frigid subzero lows. Forecasters say temperatures could rise to about 20 degrees today across the region.
The piece notes that maintaining personal relationships matters in family-owned firms where succession is through offspring. It highlights business challenges similar to nonfamily firms and mentions school programs helping relatives cope within such firms.
Lew Laflin of Crab Orchard Nebraska at age 50 cedes management of the family 2500 acre farm to his two sons. He objects to them being called Lew Laflin's boys or kid farmers when they reach 40. The note appears on Farm page 6C.
Time magazine selects President Reagan and Soviet Premier Andropov as Men of the Year for 1983 the first dual choice for antagonists. The cover highlights stark U S Soviet contrasts as the world faces a tense nuclear standoff and co existence remains the only plausible path.
A 16 year old Manchester boy named Steven Patient crawled about 1450 feet in subzero cold after a snowmobile crash on Christmas morning. He dragged himself on bare hands for four hours to reach a house and seek warmth.
From the Alpine foothills to the Baltic Europe basks in one of its warmest Christmas seasons on record with 40s and 50s in many cities. Paris hits 57, Freiburg 62, Vienna 55, Warsaw 50, Copenhagen 45, Helsinki 25, while snow and ski areas report thaws and weak conditions.
Visitors to Napa Valley speed toward Spring Mountain and other wineries, swelling weekend traffic and inflating prices. Residents report roads crowded with tourists, shopfronts shifting from wine to trinkets, and an atmosphere being altered by Falcon Crest fans.
The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 2.25 weekly. by mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. other states 140.00 for 52 weeks. AP has exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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