Loss of job doesn't dim yule display
Larry and Carolyn Kersten kept their large Christmas light display in operation despite FMC Cedar Rapids closing, expanding to 16 000 lights this year. The 21st edition includes a larger show with new scenes and a donation drive, while Larry pursues sales and marketing classes at Kirkwood Community College. Hours are 5 to 9 30 p m weekdays and 5 to 10 p m weekends. cars may linger after hours. Address directions given to reach the residence outside Vinton.
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Chris Manahan
Wacom
Metro-Iowa
INTON
Larry
Carolyn Kersten
FMC
Cedar Rapids
Kerstens
Santa Claus
Kirkwood Community College
Kersten
Iowa
Inflation Hits Median U S Family Income Through 1984
A Democratic study shows the typical middle income family with children lost 3152 pre tax dollars to inflation from 1973 to 1984. The report notes real income fell 6 percent annually since 1973 with $1724 total loss per family and $3152 for families with children, despite some growth earlier.
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Washington
David Obey
D-Wis
Obey
Congressional
Joint Economic Committee
Chris Frenzel
GOP
Frenzel
Artificial red blood cells tested in rats show oxygen delivery potential
Washington medical researchers in San Francisco created artificial red blood cells that survived in rats replacing up to 95 percent of their blood. The cells carried oxygen but lacked carbon dioxide processing and immune functions, making them temporary. Storage reached six months and independence from blood type is possible, but human use remains years away.
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Washington
San Francisco
Today’s Chuckles Cartoon Caption Patch
A joke about party goers split into two types who end up married, noting the humor in staying or leaving. It adds a quip about why a dog cannot talk, concluding with a light copyright remark.
Crack cocaine sparks alarm from officials across New York
Officials and rehabilitation experts warn that the new form of cocaine known as crack accelerates abuse, especially among teens. Unlike earlier freebase methods, crack arrives ready to smoke, having appeared in the Bronx and spreading citywide and to suburbs.
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York
New York
Bronx
Rebels Fire On South Africa Refinery Attack
Guerrillas fired rockets at Sasol 2 and Sasol 3 refineries near Johannesburg but missed. Three attackers were killed in a later shootout with security forces. Police also clashed with insurgents in western Transvaal, four killed, and a land mine killed a tractor driver near the Zimbabwe border. The ANC denies cross border entry.
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Washington Post
Johannesburg
South Africa
Western Transvaal
African National Congress
Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
ANC
Pretoria
11A. S. Africa
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