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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1983

Page

3

Roads Sanded Over After Pungent Oil Fumes Reported

County crews sanded roads to limit oil on tires after using oil from Pierce Waste Oil Co. of Springfield Illinois. Officials described the odor as pungent and resembling burned transmission oil, prompting health tests and a temporary road closure until results are known.

Jerry Nelson Pierce Waste Oil Co Springfield Ill Leroy Soukup the Gazette Soukup State Department of Water, Air and Waste Management Nelson Illinois Company

Weather forecast and heat across the Plains and Gulf Coast

Extended forecast calls for fair skies Monday to Wednesday with highs in the 80s to 90s and lows in the 60s. Friday extremes reach 38 in Burns Oregon and 109 in Gila Bend Arizona. Severe storms impacted the Gulf Coast with three tornadoes near Prospect Colorado and winds up to 58 mph at Chadron Nebraska.

Burns Ore Gila Bend Ariz Plains Gulf Coast States Prospect Colo Chadron Neb McComb Miss Houston Texas Charleston S.C Longview Macon Wichita Falls Altus Okla Pierre Southwest Great Basin New England South Weymouth Mass Central Rockies Gulf Coast Atlantic Coast Midwest

Food drive serves 1000 to 1200 weekly at Iowa soup program

A soup kitchen in Des Moines area serves 1000 to 1200 people weekly in 98 degree heat. Brenneman notes most are needy though a few abuse the system. A separate free food program operates at 11 distribution sites for jobless in past two years, with foods funded or donated locally.

First Avenue 32Nd Street Brenneman Survival Needs Committee Ethan Sproston United Way of East Central Iowa HACAP Sproston

Inflation and meat prices expected to rise after liquidation

Analysts warn lower grain production will push meat prices up after 1983 with beef and veal down in July while pork falls. They note livestock liquidations fall and inflation remains moderate, with beef prices potentially rising 20 to 25 percent next year.

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Chilean deaths amid protests as government forces clash

Reports say gunfire from security forces killed a child among others in homes during demonstrations. State Department urged dialogue while opposition plans extended actions. Matthei disputed police accounts and a retired general warned against military intervention as Pinochet faces liberalization backlash.

U.S. State Department John Hughes Democratic Alliance Pinochet Alfonso Marquez de la Plata Matthei Roberto Viaux Marambio Viaux Chile

Desert conflict in Chad draws Libyan accusation denial

Western sources report constant convoy flow from Libya to Faya-Largeau and repairs on an airstrip hammered by Libyan bombers. Khadafy denies Libyan involvement in Chad’s civil war and urges negotiations while reporters are barred from the fighting area.

N’djamena Faya-Largeau Libya Chad Muammar Khadafy

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