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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1985
Page
11
Mrs James, a guard at Charles Street Jail, recounted a Dorchester street shooting after a man sat beside her daughter Miss James and demanded her purse. The youth shot the woman in the back but the bullet fell out after passing through three sweaters and a fur coat. Police arrested the suspect following a street search and a restaurant confrontation.
The article notes a lack of basis to prosecute Meese for criminal wrongdoing but raises ethics concerns over benefits to supporters, Army Reserve promotion, and a $10,000 transition payment. By Monday Democrats conceded Meese had the votes. by Tuesday key critics Metzenbaum and Biden would vote no without remarks.
Bankers oppose a federal program pairing private funds to cut farm loan rates by about four points on a five billion dollar loan total. The administration would ease rural bank regulation and deploy clerks to speed loan paperwork while lawmakers clash over mandatory production controls and federal spending cuts on price supports and subsidies. Stockman blames farmers for debt and subsidies, prompting Grassley to invite him to Iowa for direct farmer dialogue.
The station reports 18 hours of readings ending 6 pm Tuesday with a record high of 18 inches in 1982. Extended forecast calls for little or no snow Friday through Sunday, with highs in the teens Friday and near 20s Sunday and lows from 10 below to 5 above Friday, warming by Sunday.
Severe weather disrupts travel as storms sweep from Arizona to Maine. Schools closed in Tennessee and Georgia as heavy snow and freezing rain trigger outages, record lows, and dozens of accidents. Coast to coast reports include icing in the Carolinas and Delaware, flights affected, and rivers iced over in the Midwest.
Coralville Lake at 680.20 rising. Cedar River at Cedar Rapids 3.68 steady. Cedar River at Waterloo 5.51 steady.
School board president Mary Ann Kucera and others faced a mixed reaction as voters rejected the tax levy seen as vital for quality education. Leaders expect staff reductions and possible closures, with Guthrie promising budget recommendations at Jefferson High School next Monday.
Iowa House Speaker Donald Avenson predicts large GOP losses in Iowa due to Budget Director David Stockmans remarks on farm aid. Avenson cites 8,000 to 10,000 farms at risk and up to 150,000 people affected, warning of rural depopulation if federal help fails. Del Stromer counters that actions now are premature and optimistic about debt reforms.
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