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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1981
Page
3
An airplane taking skydivers to a football game crashed into Pearl Harbor near the USS Arizona Memorial. Eleven of the twelve aboard were killed, with one survivor pulled from the harbor by three bystanders who witnessed the dive.
Cedar Rapids mother of two Diana Hamman regrets telling her social worker she received 500 dollars in insurance after her father’s death. This makes her ineligible for the usual 360 dollar monthly Aid to Dependent Children grant in December and likely only a partial payment in January.
Analysts expected higher gasoline prices after Saudi Arabia raised oil by two dollars a barrel and cut output. But Americans did not pay more at the pump. Doris Engstrom reports forecasting last year’s markets remains easier than predicting fuel prices.
Washington AP reports officials defend the tax leasing provision allowing unprofitable firms to gain tax breaks by selling them via leases. About 27 billion dollars in lost revenues are projected 1982 through 1986, fueling debate in Congress and among economists.
Samuel Pierce, secretary of HUD, says he will go along with Reagan budget cuts and promotes private and local sector reliance. He speaks at Iowa City's Ecumenical Towers dedication with Sen. Jepsen and Reps. Leach and Evans present as protesters urge support for the elderly. Pierce defends realism in cutting programs while defending defense spending.
Washington reports NOAA scientist Dr. Thomas Potter notes sharp 40 to 50 degree U.S. temperature falls, with rapid cases like Rapid City 1911 and Browning 1916. He cites rising annual cold related deaths from 355 to 454 per year and urges preparedness for winter travel and outdoor activities.
Ruth Lawrence, 10, tops 530 entrants in Britain to win a mathematics scholarship to Oxford University. Raised at home by her father, she will join St Hugh's College in 1983 as the universitys youngest scholar.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription options include carrier and mail with weekly and annual rates listed. AP exclusive republication rights noted.
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