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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1982
Page
6
Wind direction and velocity at 11 p m NW at 23 mph. Sunset 6 35 pm Sunrise 5 43 am Monday. Year ago today high 59 low 44. precipitation none. Record high 86 in 1929 record low 10 in 1975. Threat of rain late Wednesday or Thursday with moderating temperatures highs upper 30s to upper 40s Tuesday easing to low 50s and 60s by Thursday.
The lowest temperature logged Saturday was 5 degrees at Williston North Dakota, while the highest reached 95 degrees at Lajitas Texas.
Thunderstorms drenched the eastern states while a tornado caused minor damage in Allentown Pennsylvania. Hail battered Baltimore as high winds roared through the upper Great Lakes amid a winter storm spread.
Arnold Brenden a 50 year old Whiting man was fatally injured when a city maintenance truck rolled forward as he attempted to stop it He jumped onto the running board and was knocked off when the vehicle struck a curb He died at the scene according to the Iowa State Patrol.
The First National Bank of Humboldt was ordered insolvent and closed by the FDIC after the SEC charged the bank president’s son with misappropriating and diverting several millions in government securities. Depositors may receive up to 100000 dollars. payments expected to begin Tuesday as $49.8 million in deposits are safeguarded.
Poland's state paper Zycie Warszawy warned exports could be halved unless urgent raw materials promised by East Bloc neighbors arrive soon. It noted 500 key plants over 40 percent of Western export earnings may idle. 40 percent of industry already lacks spare parts and materials. The report ties declines to sanctions and labor disruptions while urging a Marxist Leninist reset amid party congress discussions.
Chicago sees gun registrations at 15 times normal as residents rush to beat Friday deadline. Sgt. Tony Figlioli says the force is overwhelmed while the City Council ban on new handgun registrations and periodic re registration goes into effect. Authorities expect up to 475000 handguns registered by week’s end, with as many as 6000 added since March 19.
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