17 Feb 1981
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1981
Page
1
Obituary notices report the deaths of Helen Hutton Mann 84 of Marion Richland area and other Linn County residents including Richard L. Corporan Bailey Taylor Sr. Lyle F.E. Jones and many others with service details, burial sites, and memorial funds.
House Foreign Affairs Committee opens hearings amid dispute over Iran arms deals including seven radar planes, 160 F-16s and two Spruance destroyers. Percy's NBC remarks stress no ransom payments and no involvement in Iraq Iran war, with proposals to shield embassy staff and secret documents.
Weather report notes high Monday and low overnight with mixed precipitation. February totals and normal figures provided alongside extended forecast for fall-like warmth through Saturday. National: record highs and lows listed. widespread showers from Gulf Coast to Rockies. strong winds in Montana. snow cover mainly in upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. Coralville Lake rising.
Vital statistics list new births for multiple families including Mead Gaulke Hunter Kadlee Bates Robertson Reuter Hartkemeyer Laing and Bees with dates and addresses. An Emmetsburg location notes a birth and grandparents. A sequence of emergency reports follows detailing gas leaks fires and equipment issues at several street addresses with times from Monday morning to today including a broken sprinkler and smoke odor in multiple locations.
Tonight at 7 30 p m the Marion High School Band and vocal music and speech departments present a Pops concert in the Marion High School Auditorium Tickets are 2 for adults and 1 for students The event is part of a night of arts activities with other notices including a 7 p m Town Meeting for the Arts at the Ambroz Center sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Marion Fine Arts Council and a Tai Chi Chuan workshop at the Downtown YWCA from 7 15 to 9 15 p m with free entry for members and a 2 fee for non members For information call 365 1458
Jury to weigh whether Mrs. Harris acted with recklessness or criminally negligent homicide in the Tarnower death. Leggett outlined penalties for related charges, jurors sequestered overnight amid concerns about coverage and a denied mistrial motion. The eight day testimony featured Harris and supporters, Tarnower and Tryford details, and the controversial Scarsdale letter. ON THIS DATE in 1962, US envoys urged Paris NATO allies to curb Cuba trade.
Linn County supervisors heard from Engineer Nelson that resurfacing seven miles from Walker to Troy Mills would cost about 40 000 to 45 000 dollars beyond Walkers 10 000 dollar appropriation. Supervisor Schriner urged negotiations and noted drainage issues must be addressed. He said a past agreement review and a meeting with Walker officials are planned to push for more funds.
Pay levels for high ranking government workers including congressmen White House aides and Cabinet secretaries would rise 22 percent under a Carter proposal dated Jan 15. Judges and justices would get a 5.5 percent increase, as salaries had been frozen since 1977.
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