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11 Feb 1981
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1981
Page
1
Cedar Rapids News Briefs From The Day
A Cedar Rapids snowstorm ushers in Swine Expo and a free breakfast for over a thousand. Bus drivers seek a new change policy while designer Bill Blass comments on Reagan fashion. Johnny Orr’s team endures six straight losses as bowling records fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Blass
Cedar Rapids
Sign of the times as for sale signs linger
The piece notes the enduring sight of a long standing for sale sign in Linn County with a window view of Richard Pinney stocked by a feeder and sunflower seeds. It hints at broader economic sentiment and local life through page references and brief editorial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
The
Times
Richard Pinney
Killer storm claims 7 in Iowa
The Gazette reports seven deaths in a severe winter storm in Iowa with arctic winds up to 60 mph. State officials note drifted roads and frozen conditions as hundreds of workers clear highways and the National Guard assists stranded motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Clear Lake
Ottumwa
National Weather Service
Paul Kienast
Kienast
Jack Crandall
State Office of Disaster Services
Robert D. Ray
Weather Service
Department of Transportation
IDOT
Bernie Ortgies
Des Moines
Newton
Ortgies
Iowa State Patrol
Ray
Iowa National Guard
Burlington
Spencer
Storm Outages Snarl Linn County Roads And Schools
A major snowstorm shuts Linn County schools and leaves about 1000 customers without power from 6:30 to 8:30 am. Wind damage cuts transmission lines and affects Alburnett Troy Mills Center Point and Midway with outages also hitting Benton County areas. Red Cross sets up Center Point shelter as Kirkwood Community College cancels classes and late schedules follow for some Eastern Iowa schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Alburnett
Troy Mills
Center Point
Midway
Pat McPartland
Iowa Electric
McPartland
Benton County
van Horne
Garrison
Urbana
Brandon
Cheney
Lindahl
ABC
Wmt-Tv
Tim Burke
Grant Wood Area
American Red Cross
Burke
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa
Fire at Las Vegas Hilton Kills Eight, Hurts 300
A second deadly blaze in three months at a Nevada casino hotel killed at least eight people and wounded about 300 at the Las Vegas Hilton. Police suspect arson. four people were questioned and released. A victim identified as Dennis E. McFarland of Boone Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Las Vegas Hilton
United States
Dennis E. McFarland
Boone
Valley Hospital
Rossiya
Moscow
Mgm Grand Hotel
MGM
Andy Williams
Hilton
Juliet Prowse
Ed Knowels
Toledo Bank
WSPD
Toledo
Knowels
Des Moines Hiring Freeze Under Fire as Records Show Loosened Rules
About 2,500 state jobs added since Gov. Ray declared a hiring freeze ten months ago. Officials say 95.5 percent of exception requests were granted to departments already cutting budgets, challenging the freeze's meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert D. Ray
UPI
Ray
Ronald F. Mosher
Mosher
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Marion
Dr. Black
State News
Reynoldson
Johnny Orr
Larry Posusta
Abby
Killer Storm
Gazette Wire Services
Herman Kiebel
10Th Street
Mercy Hospital
Gazette
John Mcivo
Blanche Seevell
25Th Street
Mary Burke Gazette
Hilton Hotel
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