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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1982

Page

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Walesa urges legalized free unions amid Polish crisis

Lech Walesa, Solidarity leader, calls on Gen. Jaruzelski to restore legal status of free unions and grant amnesty to internees. He proposes release of internees, reinstatement of workers sacked for union activity, and a return to plurality in trade unions as a basis for national reconciliation in Poland.

Warsaw Poland Lech Walesa Solidarity Walesa Wojciech Jaruzelski Jozef Baryla Baryla

Best insurance against auto accidents is a Sunday nap

A lighthearted note suggests taking a Sunday afternoon nap as a practical precaution to reduce auto accident risk. The simple advice emphasizes rest as a low effort safety measure for drivers.

Greene Health Marion Money

Reagan urges MX production vote despite House defeat

President Reagan pressed for rolling out MX missile production while saying basing plans are not the issue. He warned Senate rejection of funding would weaken peace prospects and criticized the House for voting to block funds in a 245-176 decision. He urged a clear vote on the missile itself.

Francis X. Clines New York Times Washington Reagan Senate House of Representatives House Soviet Union

Tank blast at Union Carbide plant in Louisiana

A tank of acrolein exploded at Union Carbide in Taft Louisiana causing a five mile evacuation of up to 20 000 residents. One tank remained burning flames reached 65 70 feet. No poison in the atmosphere per tests but risk of further explosion remained. Evacuation affects Taft Hahnville Killona Norco Montz Good Hope Sellers New Sarpy along the Mississippi River.

Taft, la Union Carbide Corp Union Carbide Bill Deigan Deigan Digan Charles Wilson Mississippi River New Orleans Jules Hymes Wilson Taft Hahnville Killona Norco Montz Good Hope Sellers New Sarpy Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Livingston John Kinchen

Sunday spotlight The rise in corporate philanthropy

In Hartford Aetna Casualty and Life approves a 14 percent boost to its philanthropy budget for 1983. Standard Oil of Ohio increases gifts 50 percent to 15 million dollars for winter aid and redevelopment. Overall corporate giving up about 11 percent this year as fund shifts accompany high unemployment and federal cuts.

Hartford Terry Saario Education Ford Foundation Standard Conference Board New York

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