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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1983
Page
17
The July CPI signals modest inflation with food prices down and energy and housing costs modestly up. Analysts note risks from weather and grain markets but remain generally optimistic that inflation pressures are easing, barring larger-than-expected shifts.
The report notes Iowa average teacher pay of 18709 in 1982 and total elementary and secondary salaries of 587.2 million, 36 percent of school expenditures. It highlights wide state salary gaps from 34953 in Alaska to 14285 in Mississippi and shows rising teaching jobs while per teacher student load falls from 22 to 18.
Four Israeli soldiers were wounded by a roadside explosion north of Amiq in eastern Lebanon near Syrian lines in the Bekaa Valley. Israeli forces fired on Palestinian positions and shelled Syrian targets near Bar Elias as a PLO claim noted one guerrilla killed and three wounded. French peacekeepers reported two gunmen escaped after firing on patrols along the Green Line.
Maureen Reagan said she will work part time for the Republican National Committee to foster dialogue between women voters and Reagan administration officials. She noted the president asked for the effort and that she would bill the RNC for time worked, with no salary.
Harold Mulford of the University of Iowa reports alcohol consumption rose about 3.5 percent yearly since 1958, with drinkers increasing from 59 percent in 1958 to 74 percent in 1979. He notes cirrhosis deaths and problem-drinker rates remained stable, suggesting future increases may come from heavier existing drinkers.
Police capped a four month investigation after a Thursday burglary in Laramie yielded guns valued at five thousand dollars including an M 1 carbine. One youth led officers to the other suspects. Half the 31 weapons were recovered from a suspect home with the rest found in a culvert and along a county road. Authorities expected juvenile court handling due to clean records and cooperation.
Extended forecast shows little rain Friday through Sunday with highs in the upper 80s to upper 90s and overnight lows in the mid 60s to low 70s. Thunderstorms persist along a stationary front from Kansas to the Carolinas. showers expected in northern Intermountain region and across the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Temperatures reach 90s to 100s in the Southeast and Southwest while Pacific Coast stays cool in the 70s.
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