04 Jul 1981
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1981
Page
1
In Brooklyn a rear end collision on the No 2 line left motorman Jessie Cole dead and about 100 passengers injured. Officials cited 1918 signal lights out during repairs, marking a failing transit system amid a fare rise to 75 cents.
Dale Kueter notes an upbeat U.S. News analysis praising democracy and American living standards while acknowledging national problems. He highlights Iowa’s efforts, literacy, rural values, and civic life from Cedar Rapids, where band concerts, courteous transit, and clean air mark a steadier community. Page 2A continues.
The Reagan administration considers returning Guantanamo Bay to Cuba to shed an obsolete facility and remove the Cuban exile problem in the United States. Plan involves moving exiles from Fort Chaffee and Atlanta to Guantanamo before handing the base to Castro, with a legal review to follow.
A gardener files a complaint about pests that resist infestation, noting that the only things bugs do not eat are people and copyright issues.
Joyful reunion occurs in Lisbon as Annette Dockery of New Zealand and Adrienne Sissel of Marion finally meet after decades of correspondence. The pair, now living in Sioux City, recall their shared dream to travel and teach abroad, with the Dockerys staying with the Sissels through mid July.
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