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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1982
Page
6
A Cedar Rapids Ground Zero map shows probable damage and fatalities from a 1 megaton nuclear detonation at the Rockwell Collins complex. Within 1.7 miles, 98 percent dead from the blast, with 2 percent injured. firestorm possible. Within 3 to 7 miles, burns, injuries, and structural damage decrease with distance but remain severe at closer ranges.
Rev Gary Boe of St Stephen’s Lutheran Church calls Christians to oppose nuclear war and back the freeze effort. Catholic and Presbyterian pastors in Cedar Rapids join ecumenical peace initiative with Lent prayers and Pentecost service planned to condemn nuclear weapons.
Ground Zero founder Dr Roger Molander leads a national anti nuclear arms campaign with Ground Zero Week in 150 major cities and 330 college campuses. The effort backs a freeze on testing and deployment and cites growing clergy support and organized resolutions across 43 states.
In a report from a study group at Coe College, Ground Zero members discuss fears over new US and Soviet weapons, launch on warning risks, and the Freeze campaign in Iowa aiming for 1,500 signatures by May and 2,500 by June. They link military spending to economic woes and warn of potential world destruction if arms growth continues.
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