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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1982
Page
8
Year ago today high 32 low 23 with trace precipitation. Record high 53 in 1961 and record low 21 in 1910. Extended forecast stays cold with little precipitation Friday through Sunday. Temperatures highs 10s to 20s, lows 15 below zero to single digits.
The day saw sharp temperature contrasts with a Tuesday low of 37 degrees Fahrenheit in Glasgow Montana and a Tuesday high of 81 degrees Fahrenheit in McAllen Texas.
Central coast and foothill regions of California faced as much as 15 inches of rain in 24 hours with 8 to 10 inches in Sierra foothills causing record flooding and mudslides around the Bay Area. Snow fell across Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and northern New Mexico with 18 inches in Utah ski resorts and 9 to 10 inches in Utah valleys.
Today schedule lists a 9 a.m. Cedar Rapids City Council regular session at City Hall with a public hearing on Brucemore rezoning and first reading of a motor vehicle noise ordinance. Also 3 p.m. Kirkwood Faculty Association contract proposal to bargaining team. 7 p.m. Hiawatha City Council to elect city officers and approve police and fire chief appointees. Mount Vernon Planning and Zoning Commission to select chair and vice chair and discuss 1981 zoning ordinance publication plans.
Arlyn Danker a Minden farmer and Republican said he will seek the U S House seat in Iowa fifth district challenging incumbent Tom Harkin. The district was redrawn in last year’s reapportionment and Harkin has not formally announced plans though a source says he is likely to run.
Storms battered the West with 1 million dollars in highway damage and statewide emergencies declared in five California counties by Gov. Edmund Brown. Over 100 000 homes and businesses lost power while fresh snow across multiple states shut schools and highways. Avalanche warnings rose in Colorado as two feet fell. The Milwaukee Blood Center urged donors as supplies ran low. Nevada Lake Tahoe reported up to 14 feet of snow, eight feet in 36 hours, prompting ski resorts to close a year after opening.
State official Mosher warned November revenue growth around 6 percent in the coming months, with farm price declines and rising costs squeezing farm profits and tax receipts. He noted December personal income taxes surged 21.7 percent but warned the pace would not sustain, while sales tax rose only 3.8 percent. Real sales were shrinking as inflation adjusted figures show goods failing to move.
Western news organizations monitor official media and travelers to piece together Poland reports as censored dispatches limit confirmation. A scheduled June trip for Western correspondents to Poznan was canceled by the Foreign Ministry, hindering access to about 25 journalists.
The report notes gradual decontrol of natural gas under a 1978 law and Reagan aims to accelerate it causing higher prices. Fuel oil supplies look adequate for the winter. Residential fuel costs rise by about two cents a gallon to 1.23 in 1982 from 1.21 in 1981. Domestic oil output is seen dropping 2 percent to 8.41 million bpd, while oil-price decontrol keeps drilling rigs high. 46,000 wells drilled in Jan-Aug 1981, up 25 percent from 1980.
Iowa lawmakers weigh a creation theory bill after a federal judge in Arkansas ruled the concept violates church state separation. Senator Steve Bisenius dismisses the ruling, while Davenport Republican James Clements says such a mandate is not a priority and prefers focus on reading and writing rather than choosing one creation theory to teach.
The Liberties Union represents more than 20 plaintiffs including Rev. Bill McLean in a challenge to a creation science measure. Arkansas weighs the law amid state Supreme Court action and potential appeal to the Eighth Circuit after Overton's order. Mississippi Senate passes a creation science bill awaiting House action.
Alvarez proposes an asteroid impact near the dinosaurs' end, with iridium-rich dust blocking sunlight for months. A competing view by Dewey McLean cites a prolonged Indian volcanic eruption, lava coverage, and climate warming as the extinction driver.
The article promotes an Individual Retirement Account from DialPlan with tax-free annual investments up to 2000 for individuals 4000 for working couples and 2250 for couples with one non employed spouse. It notes taxes are deferred until withdrawal potentially at age 59 1/2 and advertises fixed maturities and guaranteed rates. It also mentions thrift certificates protected up to 10000 by the Industrial Thrift Guaranty Corporation of Iowa and warns about limitations and non registration under the 1933 act.
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