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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1983
Page
3
The Defense Intelligence Agency reports Soviet defense outlays remain higher than growth in the Soviet economy, though the pace has slowed from earlier years. The finding accompanies a broader view of Cold War economics and defense burdens.
Phil Rutter works to save the American chestnut from extinction by hand pollinating four northeast Iowa chestnut trees with blight resistant pollen. A 100 year old Burr Oak church yard tree may hold the key as a survivor. East Iowa page 17A.
Political Notes columnist Ken Sullivan argues senators use lecture engagements to boost income. The piece notes lawmakers seek outside speaking fees as a supplemental revenue stream in the U.S. Senate.
U S Middle East envoy Robert McFarlane met Syrian Foreign Minister Abdul Halim Khaddam in Damascus to outline a temporary demilitarized zone in Lebanon s Bekaa Valley and a timetable for foreign troop withdrawal. Syrian state media framed Assad rejection of the May 17 Lebanon Israel accord and urged policy shifts away from Israeli influence.
In a televised contrast to President Reagan's talk on trade and a strong dollar, House Speaker O'Neill urged abandoning cuts to government nutrition programs for the poor, calling for fairness as he tied hunger to policy. Reagan praised inflation relief and new trade pacts with the Soviet Union and China while defending U.S. economic strength.
A van carrying Boy Scout leader Robert Karpewicz and eight scouts flipped after hitting a bridge abutment on a rural Maryland road. The leader died. eight scouts were rushed to area hospitals with various injuries. One boy was in stable condition with a fractured pelvis and another in critical condition with a fractured leg. Several others were listed as stable, good, or fair. three were treated and released.
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