Perfect 20 second test fire boosts shuttle program
At Cape Canaveral the three main engines fired for 20 seconds in a flawless pad test. Officials called the test totally perfect and said engines reached full power before throttling down. A labor walkout by Boeing spaceport workers immediately after the test threatens the April 7 maiden launch of the reusable shuttle.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
America
Space Agency
Kennedy Space Center
Boeing Co
James R. Thompson Jr
Shuttle
George F. Page
Page
Columbia
United States
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Cedar Rapids City tax levy to drop about 20 percent
City proposes a 1981 82 budget totaling 78 444 812 a decline of about 3.3 million from the current year. Property valuations rose lifting the levy while overall spending falls in capital improvements and debt service. Revenue from property taxes tops 25 percent of the budget at 25 939 553 up 1 718 278 from last year.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert McMahan
McMahan
Notable figures and events across updates and pages
A collage of brief items notes a Greek shipping tycoon’s planned split with his American wife, Eddie Begley missing play while serving City Council duties, Marion school board attracting 60 residents, International Harvester suspending dividends, Iowa versus Iowa State in a four overtime classic, Washington and LaSalle girls advancing in regionals, Michael Payne choosing U I campus, Yvonne DeCarlo memoirs being spiced up, a multi state murder for hire probe, Shortchanged lessons and Sinatra potential hotel casino project all spanning multiple pages from 1B to LIA.
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Eddie Begley
Marion Independent School
Coe
Cornell
Washington and LaSalle
U of I
Michael Payne
Index Frustrated Householder Quips About TV Repairman
A frustrated resident jokes that their TV set causes constant trouble, noting they do have a live-in repairman. The remark appears in a humorous index line under a general copyright note.
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Householder
Ford posts greatest annual loss in U S corporate history
Ford Motor Co reports a 1980 loss of 1.5 billion dollars, the largest annual defeat by any U S company. The automaker cites a sharp drop in car and truck sales, with US vehicle sales down 33 percent for the year and global down 16 percent, as the industry total nears four billion in losses.
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Ford
New York Times
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford Family
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Chrysler
United States
Puget Sound Storm Destroys Roof as Winds Topple Trees
Terry Dunn surveys wind damage in the Seattle area after a Thursday storm drove a fir tree through his roof. The Puget Sound region faced gusts that felled trees and power lines leaving thousands without electricity for hours.
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Terry Dunn
Seattle
Puget Sound
Iowa Faces Half Funding for Highway Safety Programs
Federal dollars for Iowa highway safety could drop from 2.8 million to 1.3 million next year under Reagan’s budget. National funding would fall from 168 million to 77 million, with the proposed elimination of 40 million for 55 mph speed enforcement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Sven Sterner
Sven Sterner, Director of the Governor’s Highway Safety Office
Sterner
Congress
Col
al Chrystal
Iowa State Patrol
Chrystal
Cedar Rapids
Former judge indicted on sex and bribery charges
Former Washington County District Court Judge Ira Morrison was indicted by a county grand jury on charges of soliciting a bribe and assault while participating in a felony. Morrison pleaded innocent through counsel and was released on his own recognizance after booking and fingerprinting.
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Washington
Iowa
Washington County District Court
Ira Morrison
Washington County
Morrison
Lawrence Scalise
Des Moines
James Rielly
Washington County Public Safety Center
Five year old dies after Big Wheel collision with motorcycle
Stanley J. Wolfe aged five turned five on February 10 and died Thursday night from head injuries after riding his Big Wheel tricycle from a driveway into the path of a motorcycle driven by 16 year old Lawrence Hammersley. The crash also involved 17 year old Leon Casebolt. both riders were treated and released.
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Stanley J. Wolfe
Stanley O
Mabel Wolfe
Sixth Ave
Fourth Ave
Lawrence R. Hammersley
Eighth Ave. SE
Mercy Hospital
Pediatrics
Wolfe
Hammersley
Leon Casebolt
Sixth Ave. SE
Mercy
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