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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1982
Page
4
A survey shows employees upset with their companies and middle management, signaling risks to productivity. The piece notes the broader debate on gun rights, Lebanon conflicts, and local policy updates in Iowa City, with police service requests dropping from 3,173 in October to 2,634 in November.
Veteran entertainer Bob Hope at 79 declines an invitation to entertain U S Marines in Lebanon this holiday season due to a recurring eye problem. He plans a Los Angeles Christmas TV special then medical consultation in New York.
The New England Patriots benefited from a tractor driven snow plow and a 33-yard field goal by John Smith to edge the Miami Dolphins 3-0 in NFL action on Sunday.
Virginia star Ralph Sampson defeated Georgetown rival Patrick Ewing on Saturday night. Despite not being in top physical condition, the 7 foot 4 All American led his team to the win with pivotal scoring and defensive impact.
South Carolina basketball coach Bill Foster, 52, suffered a moderate heart attack during Saturday's 59-53 win over 15th-ranked Purdue. He rested comfortably Sunday in the Cardiac Care Unit at Providence Hospital, officials said.
A feature notes the almond trade's boom after Roger Baccigaluppi, once an advertising fugitive, joined the California Almond Growers Exchange, transforming the industry economics and status in America.
Rebecca Mohr nineteen from Westside was named the states twenty eighth dairy princess in Cedar Rapids this weekend. Linn County dairy princess Karen Pfath eighteen from Prairieburg was named state alternate dairy princess.
Edward Lozansky greeted by a tearful reunion at National Airport as his wife Tatyana and 11-year-old Tanya arrived after six years apart. He credited Western publicity and support from figures like Kemp and Dole. the family had endured hunger strikes and Soviet delays.
Western reports accuse Bulgarians of involvement in the 1981 pope assassination attempt and plot against Lech Walesa during his Rome visit. Sofia denies all links, calling the charges a slander campaign. Italian and British sources link Bulgarian and Soviet secret police to espionage, gun running, and abductive operations, with several cases cited.
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. proposes about an 80 percent rate hike for wholesale customers, potentially raising $8.2 million. John Miller of the Iowa Defense Group represents 28 towns and two cooperatives facing the increase, urging a more reasonable, possibly surcharge based approach. Webb defends the need, saying current retail rates are unfair and that the company will file with FERC after December 15.
Union members of Local 1363 IBEW ratified a three year contract by a 2 to 1 margin. The deal includes a $1250 bonus per employee with $500 on Dec 22 1983 and $500 on the last workday of 1983 plus $250 in late 1984, no wage increase, extended recall rights to three years, and first dollar health coverage. Layoff notices will be posted only in Q1 and Q3. The agreement begins March 1 1983.
A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. soybean processing plant in Des Moines sustained more than 200000 dollars in damage after a fire started by an electrical short in a soybean dryer. Firefighters battled flames through freezing dawn as drying columns hindered suppression and temperatures fell to near zero.
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