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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1983
Page
18
Wilson Foods files for bankruptcy and plans to adjust union wage rates and benefits to competitive levels. The company will continue operations, pay current bills, and rely on cash and credit while pursuing a substantial profit sharing plan for hourly workers. Griggy cites eroded margins and a need to save jobs as the rationale.
Wind direction and velocity at midnight North six mph. Sunset 6 56 pm sunrise 6 13 am Sunday. Highs today 90 record, low 20 record. Extended forecast partly cloudy and mild early week with thundershowers possible midweek. National storms include strong thunderstorms in the south and hail near Dallas Fort Worth Marshall and Shreveport. Tornado near Sayre Oklahoma. Rain totals exceed 4 inches in New Orleans.
Farmers fear a Wilson Foods shutdown will hit hog prices and trade. Jim Sigman of Blunt Ellis and Loewi in Cedar Rapids warns the market could swing if the Cedar Rapids plant does not reopen its kill lines Monday. Iowa officials and farm groups express concern over potential losses to hog farmers and industry funds. IBP says its Stanwood hog facility plans remain unaffected.
Evans Smith was executed after a stay was overturned by a 7-2 Supreme Court ruling. He died in Holman Prison, while about 30 opponents gathered outside Wallace's mansion in Montgomery. A second and third jolts were needed after the electrode blew off his leg in the first jolt.
The 1981 grain embargo remains and long term negotiations with the Soviet Union are suspended, prompting the Soviets to seek more imports from competitors. Officials insist the move is not a Poland signal, while lawmakers praise the step as restoring U.S. credibility as a grain supplier.
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