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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1983
Page
2
DeForest Olver recalls the lunch box egg that cracked and splattered, marking an anniversary of a failed snack as coworkers share memories of that day at the office lunch table.
Residents share stories of pranks from Marian Olver tying pant legs to Ron Prokop discovering a false flat tire, while others forget it is April 1. The piece traces the holiday’s origins to 1564 calendar changes under King Charles IX and earlier Roman jesters, noting regional terms like poisson d Avril and April Gawks.
President Reagan denounces the nuclear freeze movement as a threat to his real arms control efforts. He argues U S proposals are fair and far reaching and urges Soviet cooperation for verifiable, lasting agreements while stressing the need to rebuild Western defense.
Phyllis Schlafly addresses a 1600 plus crowd at the University of Iowa, denouncing the women's liberation movement and touting Eagle Forum victories over the ERA. She warns that an ERA passage would require 18 year olds to register for the draft, claiming a military exemption already exists. She spoke at the Iowa Memorial Union after a press conference at the Women's Resource and Action Center.
Iowa will fund nine regional dislocated worker centers using federal CETA funds, moving ahead under the new Job Training Partnership Act. Kirkwood Community College prepares to name a center director as Branstad cites immediate services for about 60,000 workers facing job loss or field changes.
A brief note describes a modern superstition: knock on plastic as a token of good luck. The practice resembles tradition of knocking on wood and is linked to personal ritual rather than a formal belief system.
Cedar Rapids mayor Don Canney watched the Wednesday Soviet U S wrestling meet at Five Seasons Center. Russian coach Ivan Yarigin disputed a disqualification of Teymuraz Ozgoev for stalling after two warnings, three American referees confirmed the call, while one Russian ref and Yarigin disagreed.
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