Reagan reshapes Civil Rights Panel with four picks
President Reagan named Clarence Pendleton Morris Abram John Bunzel and Esther Gonzalez Arroyo Buckley to the U S Commission on Civil Rights. Mary Louise Smith of Iowa was dropped by design as part of a compromise to keep the panel alive.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Mary Louise Smith
Iowa
Clarence Pendleton
Commission
Morris Abram
Brandeis University
John Bunzel
San Jose State University
California
Esther Gonzalez-Arroyo Buckley
Texas
Buckley
Smith
Abram
Bunzel
Congress
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Snowstorms Slow Crime as Weather Halts Theft in Cedar Rapids
Bad weather kept police busy with minor crashes across Eastern Iowa while Cedar Rapids logged 3 to 4 inches of snow and no burglaries or assaults between 10 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. Detectives worked on prior cases, noting weather likely halted criminal activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines
James Barnes
Barnes
Detective Bureau
Downtown mall eyed for 50 shops in Cedar Rapids
A $10 million indoor mall with 50 shops could open by next October in downtown Cedar Rapids. The project would gut and remodel first three floors of the Sanford’s Montrose and Iowa Illinois buildings with 96 000 square feet for lease. American Developers, Peter Bezanson, and Chuck Loomis lead the venture. Ameri can Redevelopers Inc. would own half the project.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Sanford’s
Montrose
Iowa-l Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Killian
Peter Bezanson
Chuck Loomis
American Redevelopers Inc
Minneapolis
Bezanson
Gas
Loomis
Promex Midwest Inc
Des Plaines
Ill
Iowa-Illinois
Harold Gilbert
Seventh and
Eighth Avenues
Second Street
Gilbert
Herbergers Drops Cedar Rapids Department Store Plan
Herbergers Inc of St. Cloud Minnesota decided against opening a department store in the former Killian building in downtown Cedar Rapids. President Robert Sullivan cited lack of need in a market with several established stores. Bohemian Savings and Loan president Charles Burd announced the decision, noting mixed reactions from Herbergers staff during visits.
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Herbergers Inc. of
St. Cloud, Minn
Killian
Cedar Rapids
Herbergers
Robert Sullivan
The
Gazette
Charles E. Burd
Bohemian Savings and Loan
Burd
Four die in Jerusalem bus bombing
Four Israelis were killed and 46 wounded when a powerful bomb exploded on a crowded bus during lunch hour in Jerusalem. The attack, claimed by the Palestine Liberation Organization, led to arrests and a strong statement from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir.
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Gazette Wire Services
Jerusalem
Lebanon
U.S
Beirut
Druse
Nicosia
Cyprus
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yitzhak Shamir
Herz] Street
Mideast
Chuckle Caption on Middle Age Quips
A lighthearted panel notes middle age as the span between why not and why bother. The caption pithily captures a common life crossroads with a wink at the era’s reflective humor.
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Wvway
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C.R
Third Avenue
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Marion
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U.S World
Weather Farm
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