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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1982
Page
4
The French ambassador said Carlos the international terrorist may have been involved in the slayings of a French Embassy employee and his pregnant wife in their Beirut apartment. Assassins posing as flower delivery men carried out the killings.
Judy Haible stated a groundbreaking ceremony will mark the start of construction at the Palo Housing Project for the Elderly at Clinton and Third streets. The project aims to provide senior housing as part of Linn County development coverage.
Bjorn Borg says he will not participate in Wimbledon this year. The decision removes a five time champion from the field and alters expectations for the tournament.
David Rockefeller Jr spoke to Harding Junior High School students as he presented a $10,000 donation from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation to support the fine arts program. He praised discipline and patience in arts education and urged schools to integrate arts into the curriculum while noting private funding should not replace public funding.
Iowa youth showed lower use of alcohol and drugs in the latest 1981 survey of 6200 students across 88 districts. Parents remained the primary influence against substance use, with friends and schools as key supports, though some increases in high school alcohol use and amphetamine experiments were noted.
The Labor Department's 1981 urban four person family budget shows an intermediate level at 25407, with Social Security and personal income tax hikes driving the rise. Transportation and medical care lead the other increases while housing and food also climb.
A 10 year old robbed a suburban Banco de Comercio with a bouquet containing dynamite. He escaped with about 2 million pesos 44444 dollars after the teller verified the roses and the bomb was real. Police found five sticks of dynamite and a timer in the vase and searched for suspects.
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