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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1981
Page
3
The Atlanta trial of Wayne Williams, the only man arrested in the child murders that terrorized the city for nearly two years, is set to start Monday. A separate Cedar Rapids note cites a sluggish economy and rising unemployment, yielding gloomy forecasts but hints at a counterview in a Gazette editorial.
Lake Delhi Recreation Association hopes to restart turbine operation at the Lake Delhi Dam pending approval. Neighbors reported a rooftop fire in Viola on Christmas Day as the Eugene Brink family items were moved out before firefighters arrived. A study on interferon shows reduced MS outbreaks over 18 months, but a Cedar Rapids observer warns further work is needed. No. 1 North Carolina beat No. 2 Kentucky in a top college matchup.
AP roundup lists the year's top Iowa sports stories across 1981 with notable showings in college football basketball and track. The selections highlight standout performances and key moments shaping Iowa athletic history during the year.
Iowa dairymen spotlight a 9 year old registered Holstein owned by Jim Shover and his son Larry. The cow is described as the state’s top producing dairy animal this year, drawing wide attention on farm pages.
A near final study suggests Iowa residents cut electricity use when prices increase. It offers weaker support for a second theory that energy use rises with income and falls with income. Metro/lowa page 17A.
In Middlefield Ohio residents led by Amish farmers clash with Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Ohio Edison over a proposed 345000-volt transmission line from Perry Nuclear Plant to Hanna substation. The dispute centers on land, maple sugaring, and a threatened rural way of life. Gov Rhodes urged bypass while opponents warn of environmental and tourism impacts.
Experts note a 316000 drop in government employment in the year ending Nov 1, the largest multi‑decade decline since 1947. Federal, state, and local payrolls shrink as Reagan policies shift duties downward, raising concerns of brain drain, tax shifts, and longer term public service cuts.
Rebel spokesmen in Peshawar say a "crazy convoy" of 14 tanks and 28 vehicles with about 400 Soviet soldiers was wiped out in Baghlan province north of Kabul on December 16. They report no guerrilla losses and also claim a Russian helicopter downed on December 15.
A police station near Pretoria was attacked by men with small arms grenades and at least one rocket. One officer died four others wounded. The Wonderboom station suffered little damage. The constable’s death marked the eighth such killing this year. The attackers’ number and identities remained unknown. Officials blamed similar assaults on the African National Congress.
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