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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1981
Page
3
A Reagan administration task force urged curbs on some traditional safeguards for accused persons to ensure punishment for the guilty amid public outrage over crime. The panel said citizens want safety and justice and often get neither.
City and county bodies hold multiple meetings including the Cedar Rapids City Council Linn Supervisors Linn County Supervisors Marion City Council Kirkwood Community College board and Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission with public hearings on the General Relief Manual and a closed session on real estate. art exhibit opens at Coe Contemporary Art Studio.
A boundary adjustment approved by the Grant Wood AEA moves the Powell family from the Tipton district to Bennett, saving about 1950 in tuition and transport costs for their seventh grade daughter. The change shifts land ownership and district lines in Cedar County amid board debates and legal questions.
The International Fabricare Institute says the term originates from France where dry cleaning began generations ago. Garments bearing French cleaning may include decorative trim that cleaners test for color fastness before processing.
At 10 p.m. wind NE at 5 mph. Sunset 8 05, sunrise 6 17. Year ago today high 82, low 60, trace precipitation. Record high 98 in 1913, record low 46 in 1924. Extended forecast: fair and mild Thursday through Saturday with highs upper 70s to lower 80s and lows mid 50s to low 60s.
National temperatures span a low of 33 degrees at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan and a high of 112 degrees at Palm Springs California. Vodey’s travel forecast cautions readers about the day’s expected high and tonight’s low.
Storms dropped up to six inches in northwestern Maine flooding Caribou Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle while south central Texas saw four inches. Dennis lingered over Florida with 55 mph winds and heavy rain east of Lake Okeechobee. A tornado watch covered east central and southern Florida as a touchdown occurred near Chattanooga Tennessee. Apalachicola tied its date record at 95 degrees and rainfall totals included .80 in Victoria Texas .70 in Caribou Maine and .47 in Miami Florida.
Pat Huelman from the Iowa Energy Extension Service urges preventive cooling to cut summer costs. He recommends outside shading, reflective window treatments, light roofing and paint, plantings around the home, and shifting heat-generating chores to cooler times to reduce indoor heat.
U S District Judge Marvin Shoob vowed to release up to 322 Cuban detainees jailed over a year without charges unless government lawyers provide a reason within 48 hours. He criticized Washington policy and said the detainees include some held only for lack of entry papers.
New Thai code requires written approval from a doctor or nurse for baby food sales to expectant mothers. It follows WHO guidance promoting breastfeeding over substitutes and aims to curb misleading labeling by removing pictures of chubby babies.
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