Downtown Cedar Rapids loses all movie theaters after Iowa Theatre closes
The Iowa Theatre at First Avenue and Third Street SE ends its run after the 9:30 p.m. screening of Man from Snowy River as renovation makes way for the Cedar Rapids Community Theatre. World Playhouse may reopen later, with Dubinsky Brothers exploring options to revive downtown cinema.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
RKO
Dubinsky Brothers Theaters
Plaza
Stage 4
Eastown Cinemas
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Omaha
Neb
World Playhouse
Dubinsky
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Third Ave
Roy Metcalfe
the Strand
The
State
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Reagan backs MX plan using silos and new mobile missile
President Reagan urged Congress to approve a plan basing 100 MX missiles in fortified Minuteman silos and to develop a smaller mobile warhead for deployment in the 1990s. The proposal includes a five year leasing approach and a $16.6 billion cost, with a 45 day vote window.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Commission On Strategic Forces
Soviet Union
Joseph Addabbo
D-N.y
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
House Democratic
Lottery bill falls short by 2 votes in Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate fell two votes short of passing a statewide lottery bill by a 24 to 23 margin with three senators absent. Senator Bert Priebe filed for reconsideration, while supporters and opponents weighed the chance of a rerun and potential persuasion of a swing vote.
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Sazette
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
George Kinley
D-Des Moines
Bert Priebe
D-Algona
Priebe
Senate
David Readinger
Urbandale
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Kinley
Crime drop in 1982 marks sharpest five year decline
FBI figures show a 4 percent drop in serious crimes in 1982, with murders robberies rapes and aggravated assault down 3 percent and property crimes down 4 percent. Att Gen William French Smith and FBI Director William Webster caution against crediting federal efforts, noting local initiatives and citizen action.
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America
FBI
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Smith
William Webster
Webster
Chuckle Broadmindedness Defined in Odd Phrase
A brief fragment notes a quirky definition of highmindedness using odd terms avnariansa and Vaperernuw. Copyright appears as a closing tag without additional context or attribution.
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Economists See March Income Gain Signal Recovery
Americans’ personal income rose 0.6 percent in March, the largest gain since last fall, signaling higher wages and salaries. Consumer spending increased 0.4 percent after a February dip, while February income rose 0.1 percent, suggesting a healthier path for the economic recovery with wage-driven gains.
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Commerce Department
Ortner
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