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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1983
Page
4
Wayne Greene of Cherokee cut his hand off above the wrist on December 23 while using a radial arm saw to make Christmas gifts. By midnight, three orthopedic surgeons began a ten hour microsurgical reattachment effort and doctors report the surgery was successful.
Doctors note midlife identity shifts in parents ages forty to fifty with advice on how children can see them as individuals. The piece emphasizes parental selfhood during middle age.
An Entertainment section recalls a pivotal era as actors like Omar Sharif rise to stardom after performances that echo on stage and screen. It notes Lord Olivier staging Terence Rattigan’s 1953 The Sleeping Prince to amplify themes of fame and downfall in cinema and theater.
Actress Kristy McNichol traveled to Europe this week to complete a motion picture halted a year earlier after doctors diagnosed her with an organic chemical imbalance. The report appears on People page 7B.
A Chinese immigrant detained for 31 percent of his life in Illinois mental hospitals due to language barriers won release at age 54. Marked by lifelong damage from confinement he will reside in a community center.
An anniversary in financial circles marks one year since the Federal Reserve Board last changed its discount rate. The event suggests that overall interest rates have resumed a stable path. Money, page 6C.
The final portion of the Reagan tax cut takes effect Sunday but the withholding change of 23 percent does not yet appear in take home pay.
Farmers express uncertainty about an Eastern grower winning the state Masters corn contest due to summer drought. Yet most expect the state yield champion to surpass the 200 bushel mark.
Severe weather disrupts agriculture from Texas to Florida. Texas Panhandle cattlemen move herds to feed lots as winds and cold persist. A Rhode Island barn collapse kills over 400 sheep. Florida freezes halt fresh fruit shipments amid embargo.
Iowa City police and Davenport investigators pursue a card thief who withdrew about 35 thousand dollars from multiple bank machines. The suspect reportedly left a four digit code on the card and authorities say discussions with reporters are limited as the investigation continues across Iowa City Davenport and Cedar Rapids.
Dr. Ted Harris will begin obstetric practice and deliver at Mercy and St. Luke's, signaling a shift from limited OB services to options for patients. Mercy administrator James Tinker cites expected gain in deliveries and market share rising from 17 to 23 percent, with a projected 33 percent within two to three years. Harris, a Sioux City native, returns to Iowa after six months in Virginia, planning to practice at both hospitals with Dr. Tom Getta joining later this summer.
Harris announces a new obstetrical practice at Mercy Cedar Rapids with office at Professional Park East, 119 Third St NE. He cites recruitment from Linn County Medical Society and expects Mercy maternity deliveries to rise to 33 percent over two to three years while Mercy must reach about 1,000 births annually to remain viable.
Seven year old Sean Butler in Melrose Massachusetts battles leukemia after leukoencephalopathy left 90 percent of his brain impaired. His father credits a visit from baseball star Dave Stapleton with lifting his spirits as doctors note possible drug reaction as cause. Sean has since shown remarkable signs of improvement and resumed school and sports while continuing chemotherapy. Insurance coverage hurdles add financial strain.
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