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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1981
Page
3
The Nation says the Reagan era launches a landmark legal assault to permanently eliminate the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization from federal employee representation, marking a new chapter in labor history. The government and experts argue the move seeks to dismantle the union with unprecedented force.
The FAA ends limits on aircraft 12 500 pounds or less that applied during the air traffic controller strike and announces business as usual per local coordinator Don Gabel. Cedar Rapids council hires an Illinois firm to study Mount Trashmore landfill feasibility as a winter recreation site or soap box derby track. Kindergarten all day study continues in College Community school board deliberations.
Randy Vogel of Hereford Texas shows the 1,193 pound Chianina-Angus steer named J.R. to grand champion at the World’s Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair. Vogel and steer have Iowa ties as both were born in Iowa.
The league has not yet decided on potential changes to its split season strategy. Investors faced a declining day as the stock market fell for the third straight session, hitting an eight month low.
Cedar Rapids City Council meets at 9 a.m. with a public hearing on transit school bus routes. Linn County Health Center budget committee gathers at 11:30 a.m. Health Center Building. CETA councils meet at 2:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the CETA office. Oak Hill Citizens Committee convenes at 3 p.m. Hiawatha City Council meets at 7 p.m. Housing code participants at 7:30 p.m. Hiawatha Library Board holds an 8 p.m. special session. Great River Days runs through Aug 23 starting in Muscatine. Banjo Buddies perform at noon at Cedar Rapids Art Center. Movies list page 6B notes Photography as a Second Income at 7 p.m. at Collins Main Plant Cafeteria, sponsored by Image Makers SBA and SCRA. Free.
At 10 p m wind NE at 5 mph. Sun sets tonight at 8 02 and rises Thursday at 6 19. Year ago today high 90 low 67. no precipitation. Record high today 100 in 1916. record low 48 in 1915. Extended forecast mostly sunny with clear nights Friday to Sunday and little rain. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. lows from mid 50s to low 60s.
Kirkwood Community College board approved pre engineering piling and architectural planning costs for a second large lecture room to seat about 150. The move comes as bids on Cedar Hall were under by about 70000 0? and board eyes possible future action after plans and bids.
UPI reports Anita Loos died at Doctors Hospital after being taken from her Manhattan home. The author of Gentlemens Prefer Blondes rose to fame with the 1925 novel later adapted into a film starring Marilyn Monroe.
A massive earthquake struck the eastern Indian Ocean between Australia and Indonesia on this date in 1977. The tremor rattled buildings as far away as Perth, Australia, about 1,000 miles south.
Williston North Dakota tied or broke its high for the date at 100 degrees surpassing the 1955 98 degree mark. Thunderstorms plagued a broad area with scattered activity from the southern Atlantic Coast through the Mississippi Valley and Gulf states. Dennis tropical storm warnings extended along Florida coast with winds near 50 mph. San Antonio saw street flooding from heavy rains while Mobile and surrounding areas reported gusts near 70 mph and a overturned light plane. A tornado touched down near Spanish Fort Alabama with no injuries.
The weather report notes a low of 34 degrees at West Yellowstone Montana and a high of 111 degrees at Buckeye Arizona.
The article advises organizing home records into active and dead storage. Active files should include canceled checks, bank statements, purchase receipts, medical and insurance documents, warranties, inventories, mortgage info, tax and investment records, and important personal papers. It notes proper storage helps insurance claims and tax calculations.
An undercover probe of 54 inspection stations found 63 percent inadequate tests with some stations effectively selling inspections. The report led Iowa Transportation Commission leaders to consider repealing or revising the motor vehicle inspection law enacted in 1971 as officials weigh safety and costs.
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