02 Dec 1980
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1980
Page
1
A slight chance of snow flurries tonight and early Wednesday. Lows around 10 degrees. Winds turn windy and warm on Wednesday with highs in the low 30s. Southeasterly winds at 10 mph. Weather details on page 2A.
Autopsy confirms a Grinnell woman died by strangulation. The report appears on page 10A, with further notes on local tragedy and investigations.
A witty quip notes the challenge of teaching youths that wisdom grows with age and that truth can emerge from imperfect means like false teeth.
A semi carrying 18217 pounds of liquid boron trichloride from Henderson Nevada to an Avco subsidiary overturned on ice near the Ladora interchange in Iowa. The chemical is highly toxic if mixed with water. no canisters leaked. Kerr McGee and EPA monitored the scene as wreckers worked to upright the truck.
Western sources said the USSR closed East German areas along the Polish border and raised alert on troops near Poland. Moscow denied mobilization while warning the West to stay out of Poland. Warsaw discussed worker strikes with Stanislaw Kania urging labor leaders to ease tensions.
Chase Manhattan leads with a prime rate increase to 1844 percent for top corporate borrowers, followed by Mellon Bank and others. Wells Fargo remains at 18 percent as economists warn the peak may push toward 20 percent amid higher money costs and Federal Reserve dynamics.
Wanda Douglas a University of Iowa student from Des Moines is in serious condition after a Monday night attack in her Newton Road apartment. Police describe the assailant as a petite black woman mid-twenties, about 5 foot 4, 120 pounds, wearing a knit ski mask. the attacker sprayed a caustic liquid believed to be acid then pistol whipped Douglas and accused her of sexual involvement with the attacker's husband.
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