Marion High wins Class 3A state football title
Marion residents celebrate Marion High School's victory in the Class 3A state football title last Saturday. The hometown triumph dominates Week in review as readers note the team’s championship. Virginia Myers from Iowa City wins a $10,000 China trip via an Opera lottery. she shares trip highlights. Waukon tackles visual pollution downtown with new measures.
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How Teachers Speak Shapes Student Responses
A Page 32A feature argues tone and delivery influence learning. It examines classroom dynamics, suggesting effective communication improves engagement, motivation, and understanding, with examples of different speaking styles and their impact on students.
Christmas toy guidance and stuttering therapy notes
Short items note advice for selecting appropriate Christmas toys for children and cite a researcher’s claim that stuttering is learned from stress and can be cured.
Michigan Routs Ohio State to Earn Rose Bowl Bid
Michigan upset Ohio State 9-3 on Saturday securing a Rose Bowl trip while Oklahoma rallied to beat Nebraska 21-17 in a separate clash. The brief note appears on page IC.
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Cedar Rapids architect embraces solar envelope home addition
A Cedar Rapids architect uses passive solar heating and targeted airflow to craft a solar envelope addition, highlighting energy efficiency and natural cooling. Two grandmothers from Postville raft the Colorado River and describe the flow during their journey.
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Classified What Christmas Presents Hiding in The Gazette
A brief notice highlights holiday classified items found across The Gazette pages 1 through 186. It notes gift ideas and seasonal listings in the classified section, urging readers to browse for bargains and holiday options.
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Good Word Contest Opens for $100 Prize
Today's chance to win $100 in the Good Word Contest appears in Section A. The notice invites readers to participate and details where to find the entry rules within the newspaper.
Prices Rise Always, No Matter What Happens
The note asserts that events or circumstances never alter the basic fact of rising prices. It emphasizes ongoing inflation as a universal trend affecting everyone, regardless of location, person, or outcome.
Mae West Dies at 87 in Hollywood Apartment
Legendary star Mae West, famed for vaudeville plays and films as a brassy sex symbol, died at 10 30 a.m. Pacific time Saturday at her Hollywood apartment at age 87. She had recently left hospital after a three month stroke recovery and had returned to film briefly in the 1970s luego.
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MGM Grand fire toll climbs toward one hundred
Las Vegas authorities count an 83rd victim as the MGM Grand Hotel blaze swells toward a total of 100 or more. An electrical fault near the casino ignited flames that raced through the gaming area in under two minutes, with many victims found in elevators and stairwells.
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Clark County
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Iran seeks explicit U.S. reply on hostage terms
Iran's Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai's office pressed for a clear positive or negative US response to terms for releasing the 52 hostages, saying the first reply was not explicit. Judge Sadegh Khalkhali doubted freed before Reagan's Jan 20 inauguration, while Deputy Secretary Warren Christopher briefed hostage families in Washington on ongoing negotiations.
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Wedding reception erupts into brawl halting Dubuque traffic
A wedding at Knights of Columbus Hall in Dubuque turned violent Saturday as police and deputies attempted to serve a burglary warrant on groom Earl Harry and cousin Gary Harry. Four injured including the groom's father and two officers, with escalating street violence and a large crowd. no charges filed by 11 p.m. Aide officers Adelhofen and Schmeichel treated. others released.
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Turkeys Prepared for Thanksgiving Market Tour
Turkeys on the Gene Troyer farm north of Kalona are among 5,000 headed for market on Tuesday. In West Liberty Louis Rich Inc. processes more than 15,000 turkeys daily, illustrating a heavy Thanksgiving supply. Story on Page 21A.
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