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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1983
Page
3
Salvadoran Col. Sigifredo Ochoa Perez abruptly ended his six day rebellion after flying to the capital to see his injured wife reportedly hurt in a car crash. He gave few details of his decision.
A Cedar Rapids man who took a handgun from an off duty officer during a Tuesday morning struggle will not face an immediate assault charge. Linn County attorney says the case is under review.
Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by wide margins in the annual voting. Robinson became the 14th player to be named in his first year of eligibility.
President Reagan nominated former Rep. Margaret Heckler to head the Health and Human Services Department after Richard Schweiker resigned to become president of the American Council of Life Insurance. Heckler, 51, would be the administration’s second female Cabinet secretary, with an $80 100 annual salary. She joins Elizabeth Dole in the Cabinet as the first wave of changes this week.
Gov Bill Janklow suggests renaming the upper Missouri as WyMonDak River to reflect Wyoming Montana and the Dakotas and claim river water rights He plans a legislative bill amid protests over Missouri River water sales to ETSI Inc for a coal slurry line drawing objections from downstream states.
An anonymous call warned of a noon explosion at Clear Creek Community schools in Tiffin Oxford and Cosgrove. Deputies searched campuses but found no device as Superintendent Jon Baker linked the threat to a prior expulsion of three Oxford students for vandalism and burglary.
The Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage. Subscriptions priced by carrier and mail with weekly and yearly rates and restrictions on mail in carrier areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
A study by the Iowa Commerce Commission staff finds that Iowa gas and electric executives earned about 10 000 more on average than their counterparts in Illinois Michigan Missouri Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin Nebraska and Kansas. The report notes Iowa executives receive higher salaries with salaries ranging from 81 500 to 287 500 and questions the value of Iowa utility bonus plans for ratepayers.
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