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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1983
Page
4
Washington insiders say President Reagan would likely approve a contingency tax package worth 40 to 50 billion dollars over three years if deficits do not decline. The plan hinges on a trigger tied to 1988 deficit targets and would take effect in fiscal 1986 if needed.
Princess Stephanie of Monaco rests on the snow watching the men’s downhill event at Val d Isere in the French Alps after recovering from her mother Princess Grace’s fatal car crash. Accompanying her are Paul Belmondo and Formula One driver Alain Prost.
The Supreme Court said it will consider reinstating part of the 10.5 million Silkwood family award in the Kerr-McGee suit. The case stems from Karen Silkwood’s 1974 death after exposure to radiation while pursuing a report on a plutonium plant.
Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Schweiker proposed a rule requiring federally funded family planning clinics to notify parents when minors obtain birth control pills diaphragms or intrauterine devices. Planned Parenthood sued to block the rule arguing it would force parental involvement and may deter teens from seeking care. Schweiker defends the move as boosting family communication and protecting minors health with funds from the 1981 budget act.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher tours World War II battle sites on the Falkland Islands and honors fallen soldiers with a wreath. Opposition Labor accuses her of political gain ahead of a possible summer general election.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to rule that President Reagan acted lawfully in ordering EPA head Anne Gorsuch to withhold documents from Congress. Gorsuch faced contempt for refusing to produce papers in the House Public Works Committee probe of Superfund cleanup costs.
An overflow in a gasoline storage tank and a spark from an incinerator 1000 feet away caused a blast at a Texaco tank farm in Newark. Three and a half million gallons of gasoline caught fire, burning for three days. Officials have not yet determined the overflow cause.
A federal trial over who caused the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse was canceled after victims reached a $10 million settlement. The 1981 disaster killed 114 and injured over 200, with other cases in state court unlikely to reach trial. Damages originally sought totaled about $3 billion.
Mutiny by Col. Sigifredo Ochoa Perez in Cabanas prompts Defense Minister Gen. Jose Guillermo Garcia to order his transfer and vows to seek a peaceful solution. Ochoa defies the move and occupies territory, while rival officers warn of danger and a broader crisis as leftist guerrillas resume fighting with casualties reported.
Former NBC president Fred Silverman plans a new nightly show titled Thicke of the Night starring Alan Thicke. The 90 minute program aims to topple Tonight as the late night leader, with Silverman arguing late-night TV is vulnerable.
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