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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1983
Page
4
An 86-year-old grandfather his daughter and grandson from Brockton Massachusetts were charged with selling marijuana police said the family says the sales were to supplement Social Security income.
The Iowa City City Council, without a formal vote, unanimously decided not to raise the parking meter fine from two to three dollars. The issue centers on revenue from violations and resident burdens amid a metro-area parking struggle.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared she will deploy new U S nuclear cruise missiles this year to counter Soviet buildup despite rising public opposition. She called herself the true disarmer and said the missiles are vital to Britain's defense.
Maureen Dean, wife of John Dean, says Watergate might have been avoided if Nixon had spoken more with his wife. This remark appears in People on page 4A.
A quirky feature notes Montezuma High School boys basketball free throws cost 10 cents per attempt with a dime added to the scorer if made. The piece appears in Ramblin with Rasdal on page 9A. It contrasts with NFL playoff wins by Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins on page 1B.
Iowa and Iowa State participated in a large mat meet Saturday night and observers expect the next clash between the two rivals to be even more impressive. Deregulation is changing the financial marketplace offering savers more vehicles to compare.
A Sunday snowstorm dumped up to 2 inches per hour across Maine and carried near 2 feet in parts of New York state. Two people died, Albany recorded 23 inches, and New Hampshire Rhode Island events saw cancellations as warnings lingered.
The Justice Department reports state and federal prison inmates rose 11 055 in Q3 1982 to a record 405 371. Federal prisoners totaled 29 403. Growth tied to mandatory sentences and tighter parole, with higher female inmate growth at 4 2 percent.
Verity Gill of Bakersfield buys a 1 million policy with Cal Kern to cover the Bakersfield metro area against property damage if Cosmos 1402 crashes nearby. The policy excludes radiation poisoning. insurer says odds are about 20 million to one. Vice Mayor Barton says the stunt at least sparks local interest.
The elderly Aubrey LeHaye, former Guaranty Bank president, was abducted from his Mamou home on Jan 6 and found dead in Bayou Nezpique near Reddell. A ransom demand followed the kidnapping, and a nationwide search had failed to locate him before authorities recovered the body and prepared for autopsy.
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