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Two rural Keota men report minor injuries after a two-vehicle crash on a county gravel road southeast of Keota at 9 45 a m Curtis A Aller 23 sustained a pruised chest and leg while Austin L Zehr 47 suffered a cut finger Deputy Sheriff Yale Jarvis filed failure to yield right of way charges against Zehr for turning into the driveway and into the path of Aller Iowa City and Shreveport items follow with separate brief outcomes including a mobile home fire death and Air Force discharge travel money plans
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Keota
Curtis A. Aller
Austin L. Zehr
Zehr
Yale Jarvis
Jarvis
Aller
Weather outlook for Iowa with Christmas sunshine
Partly cloudy tonight in the north and west and mostly cloudy in the southeast. A small chance of light snow in the extreme southeast. Lows range from 5 to 12 in the northwest to about 20 in the southeast. Christmas Day brings considerable sunshine with highs in the upper teens to 20s.
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Iowa
Sextuplets Costly Birth Leaves Family in Debt
Jolene Lange, the sole survivor of sextuplets born after a high risk pregnancy, faces medical bills surpassing 60 000 dollars. Doctors say she needs several more weeks in care with shared respiratory support for surviving siblings. parents Alvin and Mrs Lange earn about 12 500 dollars yearly as an armored car driver. Authorities may cover part of costs through Crippled Children Services, with insurance funds and agency help reducing debt to around 8 500 dollars.
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San Jose
Calif
James Harrod
Alvin Lange
Harrod
The
Valley Medical Center
Jolene
Santa Clara County
Food stamp plan draws broad public opposition
Washington plan to cut food stamp benefits prompts widespread criticism from lawmakers and activists. Royal Shipp notes hundreds of comments with Dec 27 deadline. most oppose the proposed 30 percent recipient contribution and exemptions. Officials estimate about 649 million in annual cuts, while advocates warn actual impact could top 900 million as families forgo stamps.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Ford
Department
Royal Shipp
Shipp
House
Congress
Ford Administration
Community Nutrition Institute
Iowa Drug Study Highlights Cocaine Concerns In State
Miami researcher Dr. Carl Chambers presented a 120 day study showing marijuana as the most used drug in Iowa with 68,600 regular users while cocaine has about 5,500 steady users and heroin 1,100 to 2,200. He urged focus on illegal amphetamine and cocaine for prevention and noted cocaine is widely trafficked and costly, with price variations across Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Miami
Fla
Iowa Drug Abuse Authority
Frid Brinkley, Jr
IDAA
Chambers
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Snowball tales show how a tall cap can spark trouble
Evening Journal writer recalls a 1963 snowball incident and a later event where three junior high boys damaged a house. The 1963 tale shows how a tall boy in a brown white stocking cap and a false uncle on police force were key clues. Moral: aim away from houses and keep hats off.
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Marty Chebuhar
Evening Journal
Teven
Christmas Spirit Flows Amid Holiday Rush Nationwide
Amid the bustle, shoppers flocked to stores and motorists prepared for Christmas travel. Snow dusted the West and Upper Midwest while safety officials warned of 200 to 260 traffic deaths and 11,000 to 14,000 injuries during the 30 hour period. In Moline, the Blaises received charity meat from a shopper who said the country’s fault. A firefighters’ fund and community generosity aided families, and a 105 year old bell at St Patrick’s Church in Galesburg rang again after repairs. A Santa in Kewanee pressed assault charges after a snowball attack.
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Rockies
Utah
Arizona
Wyoming
Montana
Upper
Michigan
Midwest
National Safety Council
Clemence Blais Jr
Moline
Blaises
Jack Swank
Charlie Ingraham
Sebastopol
Calif
Ingraham
Jack Blacksmith
Mike Shaffer
Galesburg
St Patrick's Church
Daniel McCaul
John Ellsworth
Santa Claus
Kewanee
Ill
Tim Mainesmith
Mahnesmith
Santa
Ellsworth
Layoffs rise across industries as UPI reports 50,000 cuts
United Press International notes new layoffs in aircraft, aluminum, forest products, and manufacturing affecting over 50,000 workers. US Steel rolls back a 4.7 to 4 percent price hike after White House pressure while other producers post smaller increases. Gold hits all time high in Europe as stocks slide and coal miners return to work after a six week stoppage. Dow falls 8.84 to 589.64 amid volatile markets.
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Europe
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McDonnell - Douglas Corp
Aviation
California
United Auto Workers
International Association of Machinists
McDonnell-Douglas
Weyerhaeuser Co
Tacoma
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oruhwestern
Singer Co
Ormet Corp
Hannibal
Ohio
Burnside la
J.$. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
US Steel
Ford
U.S. Steel
Esurope
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