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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1982
Page
3
A researcher said on Wednesday that women who are overweight in the upper body have a higher risk of undiagnosed diabetes and should be tested. The report appears on Nation page 6B.
Denis Thatcher traveled to Algeria on Wednesday to help search for his son Mark, 28, who disappeared five days earlier during an auto race through the Sahara World. The widow of Anwar Sadat says the Egyptian leader had premonitions of his death but did not take precautions.
Set aside proposals to bolster grain prices loom as farmers face weak purchasing power. The federal government weighs two acreage set aside options for feed grains while farmers seek clarity before next year’s crop commitments. Linn County auditor Kopel to file claim for replacement of voting machines damaged in a December fire. City Council approves first contract with a bargaining unit in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids page 9A. Linn County page 9C.
After a Wednesday night vote the City Council agreed to have police serve notices to residents who do not clear sidewalks following snowfall in Hiawatha Linn County page 9A.
A 35 year old New York City woman and her lawyer husband frustrated after five years of waiting for an adoption agency turn to an Iowa newspaper for assistance. The appeal is highlighted in the Iowa News on page 7A.
Kirkwood Community College will run a six hour moped safety education course now required before a resident under age 16 can be licensed to operate a moped. The program appears on page 5B under Education.
Iowa meets Minnesota in a key basketball clash as both teams eye regional bragging rights. Aaron and Robinson honored with baseball's top award are noted in sports coverage on page 1C.
The Iowa Commerce Commission is drafting new rules that could raise the price for home and business telephone installations in Iowa. The article notes potential increases and analyzes implications for residents and local enterprises.
In his Condition of the State address to the Iowa Legislature, Gov. Robert Ray emphasizes two priorities for Eastern Iowa: soil loans and land use. The Farm page 8C notes the focus on supporting farmers and sustainable development.
American Heritage reports Franklin D. Roosevelt used a hidden desk microphone connected to a basement recording machine in 1940. Fourteen news conferences and seven or eight conversations captured discussions on Japan, military integration, and Willkie’s rumored affair, later transferred to phonograph discs and stored at Hyde Park.
London faced widespread traffic jams up to seven miles long as a 48 hour national rail strike and bitter winter weather disrupted travel. ASLEF warned of repeats and possible indefinite stoppage, while motorists improvised with cars buses and even roller skates.
Des Moines Iowa senator Richard Ramsey proposes a ballot based veto on liquor licenses to supersede the Liquor Control Department. The plan would let voters at the next general election decide whether a tavern receives a license, citing Weldon as a case where local denial faced state override.
Linn County will not pay employees when offices close for bad weather. About 500 workers must use personal days or vacation time for a Monday closure. The rule stems from a negotiated contract with the union, dating to 1975 76, aimed at avoiding Good Friday favoritism and weather closures. Supervisor Jean Oxley notes weather closures are avoided when possible.
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