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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1982
Page
3
The American Contract Bridge League and two ex-members who resigned in 1977 after cheating accusations settled their long civil dispute out of court. Neither side admitted guilt or regret. The case had unsettled the top levels of U S contract bridge.
Julian Lennon, 18, was fined 75 in London for setting fire to a Royal property while using 30 wooden stakes to light a bonfire at a birthday party in Clocaenog Forest Wales. The incident occurred last summer and was linked to a party with friends.
The Iowa House backed a measure allowing counties to grant tax breaks on farmland enrolled in soil conservation or wildlife habitat programs. Rep. Doug Smalley urged passage as a step to protect timber and natural areas amid warnings about disappearing timberlands.
Fidel Castro backs a Mexican peace plan for Central America if the United States promises not to attack its neighbors and ends threats. He notes readiness to guarantee Cuba would not use weapons for aggression in the Western Hemisphere in a letter to Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo.
The Marion high school boys basketball team secured the conference championship as Coach Dick Sloan achieved his 100th win. In other news, Cornell athletic director Barron Bremner, also wrestling coach, has stepped aside.
On Tuesday the prime interest rate fell to 16 percent and durable goods orders slipped 1 percent signaling potential recession. This brief on Money page 5B outlines the mixed signals from the market.
Congressional investigators described commodities fraud as a 200 million per year floating crap game that evades enforcement by the federal regulator. The report, from Farm News, notes the scale and evasive methods used by traders.
The Harnischfeger plant in Cedar Rapids will operate on a single shift after layoff notices sent to about 100 production workers and 30 office staff. Total employment will fall to about 600, down from a peak of 1,350, with ongoing cuts tied to a worldwide recession in construction and weak crane orders.
After years of delays the pedestrian overpass at First Avenue East and 27th Street will move forward. bids open around May 1 construction should start by Aug 1 and finish by Nov 15 with $200000 total cost and 75 percent federal funding approved by IDOT and local officials.
In Toronto Ephraim Blum is ordered to pay his mother Paula Blum 270 per month for life and cover 1000 in legal fees under the Family Law Reform Act. The case marks the first time a child was compelled to support a parent after turning 18.
U S attorney James H. Reynolds of the Northern District of Iowa said he may resign before a successor is named and is exploring new roles including city attorney in his Dubuque hometown. Reynolds, appointed by President Carter in 1977, remains in office while Senate action stalls on Evan Hultman’s nomination with Orrin Hatch opposing.
Thirty years ago a houseboat carrying a fisherman's wife drifted adrift in the Gulf of Mexico. Rescue efforts were mounted as the vessel floated unattended, prompting Coast Guard coordination and searches along the shoreline and near Gulf waters.
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