21 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1976
Page
1
Editorial raises a reflective if Christmas vanished, imagining a winter without celebrations, lights, cards, songs, baking, and goodwill. It urges gratitude for Christmas and Christ’s coming, concluding with a hopeful note that Christmas will return next year.
Tracy Worden wins this week art contest with a timely message for readers and young artists. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Worden of 604 6th St SE. Tracy is a Gehlen School first grader. Many Christmas drawings appear in the Christmas greeting card section.
In a mail bag letter, a reader mourns Richard J. Daley the Chicago mayor who died yesterday. The writer credits Daley with long term planning and major urban renewal, expressways, mass transit, and parks, urging other cities to learn from his vision for growth.
Briar Cliff college names sixteen students who earned the dean’s list for term 1 with a 3.50 GPA. Among honorees are Nick Puhl Katherine Harpenau Karen Thomas and others from Le Mars Merrill Kingsley Marcus Remsen Alton and Granville.
The Le Mars Daily Sentinel identifies its motto as the only completely local daily and lists staff roles including publisher editor advertising manager production manager and circulation manager with names such as Carter A. Pints Gleda Koerselman Frederick P. Verzani Verle Matedortt and Wayne Schipper.
Stephen Louis Smid was charged last Friday in Plymouth county magistrate court with possession of a controlled substance marijuana at Remsen. He appeared before magistrate EF R Scholer and his case was transcribed to district court. Bond set at 5000 by Donald L Smid.
A genealogist shares tips on organizing family history data across generations. The piece urges separate folders for unestablished lines, practical filing ideas, and notes on vital dates and places. It also reports Northwest Iowa chapter meeting details at Le Mars library on the first Friday monthly at 7:30 p.m.
Iowa saw 39 traffic fatalities in November, down from 61 in November 1975, but year to date total reached 718, higher than 1975 and 1974. Public Safety official Charles W. Larson warned a “very bad year” ahead with holidays likely to raise deaths, urging speed limit adherence, seat belt use, and avoiding driving after drinking. Fewer motorcyclists and drinking drivers occurred this November. youth fatalities also declined versus last year.
A review of George H. Leonard’s book Somebody Else Is On The Moon argues the author’s moon occupants theory blends fiction and speculation. Leonard, a retired federal officer turned amateur astronomer, suggests two races inhabit the moon with mining and abductive aims, while NASA and the U.S. Air Force allegedly suppress evidence to prevent panic. He predicts global programs may stem from fear of these inhabitants.
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