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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1988

Page

11

Almanac predicts less snow and a new coin idea

The Farmers Almanac foresees a milder winter with less snow and drought, while proposing a new one bit coin worth 124 percent of a cent to replace the penny. It notes drought uncertainty, a drier summer, and widespread penny-saving trends amid shifting monetary ideas.

Almanac Lewiston Maine Armers’ Almanac Benjamin Franklin Ray Geiger Geiger Midwest Rockies

Virginia troopers issue Teddy bears to calm children

Virginia State Police issue 10 inch Trooper Teddy bears to most of the 900 troopers for use with children up to age 15 in crashes or crimes. The one year test records reactions to bears and reports from Good Bears of the World support broader use. No public funds were used. 1800 bears were donated by the Virginia State Police Association.

Washington Post Virginia State Teddy Virginia W.F. Corvello Corvello John Harvey Harvey Virginia State Police Association Colorado Larry Tolar Susan Salisbury-Richards Child Life Children’s Hospital Washington, D.C

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