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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1981
Page
3
The Congressional Budget Office releases a preliminary forecast indicating inflation will cool far more slowly over the next several years than administration economists projected this month. The document remains unpublished.
President Reagan called his first White House year "very successful" except for a misunderstanding over Social Security. An AP NBC poll shows public opinion and economic confidence near their lows since he took office. A separate item notes Mayor Jane Byrne about to appear at a housing project as a man approached.
Flora Lewis argues for broad public protest and unrestrained voicing of outrage in reaction to the Polish situation. The piece notes strong calls for action and heightened public expression across opinion pages.
Sven Elfving argues that expanding exports is the remedy for declining productivity and other business ills in America. He notes his own work helps European firms boost exports to the United States as a path to recovery.
Roy Keppy described as a prizewinning farmer who did not finish high school and credits his education to hands on work on the farm. The piece highlights his respected views by the Reagan administration and his hog-raising expertise.
Police and bank officials report 26 robberies in Iowa and Nebraska this year up from 15 last year with more than half in the Omaha area. Des Moines has six, Coun cil Bluffs and Papillion each affected, no injuries reported, and officials speculate economy and branch designs as factors.
Dr. Leclair Bissell of the American Medical Society on Alcoholism reports the first long term study of a large AA group finds one year of abstinence plus AA membership yields sobriety for five to seven years in most cases. The study with 439 alcoholics shows reduced smoking and fewer hospital visits, while criticizing controlled drinking approaches.
U S District Judge Marion Callister in Boise weighs whether Congress validly extended the ERA deadline and whether states can rescind ratifications. The case, brought by Idaho and Arizona, could decide if the 27th amendment proceeds or dies, affecting NOW and anti ERA supporters.
Schleswig Company officials announce the sale of the plant to Richard Beatty of Denison, effective next month. The plant has produced Old World German style specialty sausages since opening in 1971. Beatty has 20 years in the meat business.
A predawn blaze in a South Side Chicago home killed three brothers Renaldo nine months Marlon two O Quinn four and their cousin Anthony eight and injured fourteen others. Authorities say an explosion in a kitchen stove kept on to warm the house sparked the fire. Beatrice Leonard owner and grandmother left the stove on. One neighbor helped rescue two victims.
Burglars entered Justin Albright's Cedar Rapids home through a broken rear window and used a wheelbarrow to transfer loot to their car. The wheelbarrow was left on the street curb. No list of taken items was available. Separately, a locked front door was forced at Richard Seno's residence on 12th Street NE with items including a color television, microwave, cassette player, and stereo equipment reported stolen.
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