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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1983
Page
4
Finance ministers agreed Friday to add 31.8 billion dollars to the IMF assets to help debt plagued nations avoid default. The move aims to prevent a breakdown in the global financial system and stabilize international lending.
Columnist Sylvia Porter continues her tax series arguing that the affluent will gain from the updated tax laws while penalties for underpayment of income tax are increasing. The discussion appears on Money page 6B.
The Senate is expected to take up a six part export equity bill this month to blacklist countries that use unfair farm export trade practices. It would deny foreign aid and other benefits to nations engaging in predatory pricing against U S farmers.
Gazette entertainment editor Suzanne Barnes writes that certain television commercials make viewers feel out of step and tired of the hard sell. She notes that some ads test patience, forcing viewers to count to 10 with each appearance in Channel Comment on page 2C.
Cedar Rapids pediatricians report a spike in calls after a TV guest warned against the pertussis vaccine. Dr. Julianne Thomas notes vaccines reduce disease drastically, with rare brain damage risk and common mild side effects. She urges watching for adverse reactions and mentions Linn County free clinics.
Nude Beer makers in Hammonton New Jersey concede to federal pressure and will badge cans with ink over the model’s breasts. WHB Manufacturing and Eastern Brewing plan a 200 000 case first run with shipments to Japan before state licenses. Boam calls it a big victory citing constitutional rights and public demand.
The text notes that boxing gloves were invented by Englishman Jack Broughton for use only in practice over two centuries ago. It also mentions centipedes hunting at night and their wormlike appearance.
Reputed mob gambling figure Ken Eto, 63, escaped serious head injuries when three bullets ricocheted off his skull after an ambush in the Northwest Side. He named attackers, and two men Jasper Campise and John Gattuso were charged with attempted murder. A third suspect remained at large. Eto and Allen Dorfman had recent mob ties, with related violence noted in the area.
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