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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1983
Page
3
Cosmos 1402 nosed into the upper atmosphere Saturday night and is expected to plunge toward Earth within about 24 hours. Officials say the satellite could enter the atmosphere sometime in the 24 hours following 11:53 a.m. CST today.
Police investigating Allen Dorfman’s murder begin contacting people listed in his personal phone book. Among those reached are former football players John Hadl John Brodie and Ed Marinaro.
A 30 year old woman masqueraded as elderly to study aging in America. She experienced mugging and cashier insults but found kindness from aged friends, offering a mixed portrait of aging relationships.
Gazette farm editor Al Swegle notes the Reagan administration backs a crop swap to save tax dollars and reduce production. The concept originated with an Iowa farmer nicknamed America's funniest farmer.
About 5,580 Iowa residents die of cancer each year, a rate in line with national figures for 1980. Health page 40 notes the state mortality burden and its alignment with broader U.S. trends.
The space agency plans a first satellite telescope to search for distant stars and celestial objects by their heat. It will be 1000 times more sensitive to heat radiation from distant stars and molecular clouds than prior instruments. Science News, page 14F.
A fugitive since 1980, Leslie Ibsen Rogge leads a four man gang in bank robberies across Washington Oregon Idaho California and New Mexico. The gang wore three piece suits fake facial hair and makeup to appear Latin. Their latest theft was November 19 at a Rainier National Bank in Kent.
The NRC opened an investigation into substandard fraudulently marked steel components used since 1960 in more than 50 companies. Risk cited for primary cooling systems though no immediate health threat found. Ray Miller Inc. of West Caldwell, New Jersey, is named in the case.
Newsweek released a Gallup Organization poll showing President Reagan with a 38 percent approval rating, the lowest since taking office. It surveyed 754 people by telephone January 18–19 with a plus or minus four point margin.
Detroit seeks relief as West Germany begins sending CARE packages and funds to aid the poor amid a recession. Mayor Coleman A. Young reports about 800 dollars in donations and the Emergency Relief Committee logged 1,200 calls for help from Dec 20 through Jan 5, mostly for food. Suzanne Faul and Horst Faul organized 11 CARE packages including anoraks, baby clothes, chocolate, rice and oatmeal to assist Detroit families.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak travels to Washington for talks with President Reagan to urge stronger U.S. pressure on Israel and a clear stance on West Bank settlements and Palestinian rights. Cairo seeks easing of U.S. aid oversight and renewed momentum toward Palestinian autonomy and peace talks with Jordan.
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