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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1982
Page
7
Midnight wind calm. Sun sets tonight at 4 58 and rises Thursday at 7 33. Year ago today high 36 low 18 with no precipitation. Record high 7 1961 and record low 26 1912. Extended forecast partly cloudy Friday with a chance of snow Saturday into Sunday. Highs in the 20s Friday and 5 to 15 Saturday and Sunday. Lows around 5 Friday and 5 to 15 below by Sunday.
National records show the low of 36 degrees at Old Forge New York and a high of 71 degrees at Thermal and Imperial California. Weather notes highlight varied conditions across regions with mild warmth in parts of the West and cooler air in the Northeast.
Road condition reports are available at the following numbers, which are not toll free. This notice lists non toll free contact options for motorists seeking current roadway status.
An ice storm affected the central Gulf Coast on Tuesday causing road closures in Alabama and widespread ice accumulations in Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi. Pine Bluff and Little Rock measured heavy snow and ice while Memphis and Jackson reported snow. Forecast calls for freezing rain from Texas to the Tennessee Valley and widespread cold highs across the region with rain along the Gulf Coast and coast of the Carolinas.
The Lassens tell of adopting Amy and Andy after a long, anxious wait of 18 months. The children, previously in Guatemala, flew via Central America to New Orleans then to Cedar Rapids to clear customs. Ligia will attend Dysart-Genese Community Schools, Walter starts next year.
Ray outlines a broad tax package to raise funds for child abuse programs and state needs. It includes $5 to $8.2 million yearly from fees and taxes, expansion of sales tax to interstate calls, higher gasohol tax, windfall tax deductions limits, reduced corporate deductions, insurance fee increases, and a shift to semi monthly tax remittances for large collectors. Projections show year end balances of about $26.5 million on June 30 and $29.9 million by 1983.
Greene planned to expedite judicial matters that need to be tied up, reducing a very complicated situation. Wagner said they are glad Greene is helping unravel all this.
Brown said he regrets teaching but will defer to the presidency at Coe College. He aims to listen to veterans at the college, continue momentum from predecessor Nussbaum, and seek broad support to emphasize Coe’s liberal arts contribution while guiding enrollment of 1426. He previously taught at Stanford and led Lewis and Clark as provost.
Daily water use totals 3170 billion gallons through pipes turbines and irrigation systems meeting homes factories farms and power plants. The amount equals about eight times the Mississippi River's average daily flow.
George Saunders of AT&T and Gerald Connell of the Justice Department say both sides will decide next steps after a seven year dispute ends with a settlement. Judge Vincent Biunno approved the deal allowing AT&T to sell 22 local operating companies and enter lucrative computer fields previously barred. Greene refuses to dismiss yet, demanding Tunney Act review to ensure public interest.
Poland’s Czyrek meets Soviet leaders in Moscow amid Poland’s martial law. Talks focus on Poland’s weakened Communist Party and economic matters as Gromyko pledges Soviet support. Both sides describe talks as cordial and marked by mutual understanding while Poland denounces Western hostility.
City meetings include Cedar Rapids City Council regular session at City Hall and Linn Board of Social Services at Executive Plaza, plus Hiawatha City Council. Coe College faculty ensemble SOMA performs new music at Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium. Ski-Klatch meets at Indian Creek Nature Center. Student-Spouse event at Stuart Hall, Coe College, and a noon Doors in Turner Alley at Cedar Rapids Art Center. Movies listed on page 19A.
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