19 Apr 1981
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1981
Page
1
News summary notes nationwide worry over health risks from toxic chemicals in house paints. Local mentions include service stations and drug abuse forecasts. features cover wildflowers debut and long-running Marion weather station history. Additional items note Cedar Rapids bicycle route plans.
Cedar Rapids Reds extend win streak with a 1-0 victory over Burlington on Saturday. The report notes Cedar Rapids, and mentions Linn-Mar and College Community districts facing financial squeezes despite athletic programs’ relative luck in Iowa.
A psychiatrist warns that financial alcoholism is the industry's biggest headache and will grow unless management and labor groups act together. The comment appears on page 10C.
The article notes that home building could take longer but using sweat equity might save between 20000 and 30000 dollars on a new home. It discusses time versus cost trade offs for DIY improvements.
The Gazette classified section highlights diverse ads across pages 1 to 14F. It emphasizes broad utility for Eastern Iowans, positioning classified advertising as a key community service and marketplace resource.
A farmer’s truck displays a bumper sticker that reads Get high on milk my cow s on grass. The phrase uses agricultural imagery to evoke dairy farming and pasture grazing in a playful slogan.
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige said Reagan could lift the embargo on grain sales to the Soviet Union within one to two weeks if Moscow shows restraint in Poland. He noted private assurances or signals of goodwill are needed and cited White House statements reaffirming the administration’s stance.
The Cedar Rapids homicide case of Daniel L. McKinney drew questions after his death March 6 at the Mental Health Institute in Independence. An autopsy cited methadone intoxication administered under Dr. Robert Pucilek, amid conflicting claims of heroin use and absence of heroin in his system.
Washington scientists report the Shroud of Turin shows a real human form not of artistic origin. The Shroud of Turin Research Project released findings from chemical and photographic tests, ruling out several popular theories and signaling carbon dating may proceed with minute samples.
The Cedar Rapids area plans a veterans support agency to address posttraumatic stress and emotional needs of about 4 200 Linn County Vietnam veterans. Red Cross leader Randy Weddle says the effort emphasizes peer support and community outreach for families and colleagues.
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