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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1983
Page
3
The national crime syndicate once imposed a 15 year hiring freeze as 2 000 initiated members and 20 000 associates in 25 families are overseen by a commission. Director William Webster testified that the FBI has helped convict 350 Mafia members.
Dennis Prouty, 38, Iowa legislative fiscal director, provides a long run forecast of the state economy two percent years ahead. The piece appears on page 15A of The Gazette.
FAA tape shows controllers warned the private Beechcraft BB-55 that two F-4C jets were tailing it before a mid air collision southeast of Jacksonville North Carolina. Virginia attorney Henry H Tiffany led the Beechcraft toward Norfolk while poor weather pushed him into restricted air space.
Former Freedom Rider James Peck, now 68 and hospitalized after a stroke, sues the FBI for condoning a 1961 Birmingham Klan assault on desegregation activists. Peck seeks $100,000 in damages in a Manhattan federal case that accuses officials of failing to prevent violence despite knowledge of the attack.
AP reports hydrogen leak delaying the shuttle Challenger maiden flight was traced to a crack in the combustion manifold of engine No 1 at Kennedy Space Center. Spokesmen say the 3/4 inch crack explains December test findings and a 20 second test firing this week. Officials will decide next week on a new launch date.
About 100000 independent truckers, including nearly 500 of Iowa's 600 member ITA, met to plan a nationwide strike starting 1 01 a m CST Monday. ITA secretary Joy Fitzgerald said the action aims to protest taxes and press Congress to modify highway funding concerns. Elizabeth Dole argued truckers still pay well below their fair share and emphasized road repairs boost productivity.
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