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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1982
Page
3
Reagan agrees to taper arms sales to Taiwan to ease strain with China stirring GOP backlash. Separate items note Denmark ranking, jokes by Henry Youngman, tax debate, and local notices in later pages.
Chrysler Corp. on Tuesday introduced a new front-wheel drive mid-size family car line called the E Car to go on sale in the 1983 model year. The series marks Chrysler’s fourth front-drive family and will carry a five-year 50,000 mile warranty. Money, page 5B.
Agriculture Department reports U.S. farm product exports expected at 40.5 billion dollars for the current fiscal year, an 8 percent drop from the record 43.8 billion reached in 1980-81. The notice appears on the farm page.
Linda Foster, 19, of Altoona, retained the rolling pin toss title at the Iowa State Fair on Tuesday morning by knocking off the antenna of an Iowa Highway Patrol car, defending her championship.
New housing starts rose 33.7 percent in July to 1.2 million annual rate, the Commerce Department said, with multi family starts up 135.6 percent while single family fell to 614,000. The gain largely reflects subsidized programs and may not signal a lasting recovery.
In Linn County, a jury resumes deliberations at 9 a.m. in the first degree murder case of 32 year old David R. Kinzenbaw. Prosecutor Lew Eells questions Kinzenbaw’s account of an accidental shooting during a struggle over a gun and notes lack of motive. Defense argues Straw grabbed the gun amid drunken anger and that the evidence shows possible shooting without motive or hidden plans.
Stanley Dale Thompson, on the DCI most wanted list for a Mason City residential robbery with a deadly weapon, was arrested by Connecticut state police in Waterbury after a dawn raid. He had been on the list since April 20 and was to appear in Waterbury court.
NRC Region III proposes a $40,000 penalty against Iowa Electric Light and Power for an emergency diesel generator at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo that started in 30 seconds rather than 10. The fault sources include improper fuel filter installation and missed testing after filter changes, with protest due by Sept. 13 and potential hearings if imposed.
Belle Plaine authorities seek temp coverage after the four officers resign en masse. Bill Hernik, a farmer and 35 year veteran on the force, takes temporary chief duties with support from the Benton County Sheriff’s Department while Mayor Jerry McIntyre pursues new recruits. The four officers cited hostile city leadership as their reason for leaving. Belle Plaine lies in southern Benton County with about 2,800 residents.
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