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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1981
Page
3
Mayor Kenneth Gibson declared a state of emergency after vandals opened a water valve spilling over 50 million gallons and breaking aqueduct pipes. No injuries or serious home damage reported in Pequannock as repair work could take four to six weeks.
The Reagan administration will discuss appointing a new special negotiator for the stalled Arab-Israeli peace process with Israel and Egypt. Philip Habib, Reagan's Mideast envoy, left Washington to return to the Middle East for the next stage of his mission amid the Syrian missile crisis.
Ron Reagan the sole 23 year old dancer was forced to delay his Tuesday night performance with the Joffrey company because of back spasms from moving furniture in his New York apartment festival officials said. A Florida educator offers a novel loan recovery plan: repossess the debtor s college degree.
East Iowa reports the University of Iowa students who rented a university van and joined pro abortion activities in Omaha will face no disciplinary action. Marion City Manager Carl Ramey said the city may seek extra Social Security refunds for payments since 1953 by the city police and firefighters.
Cedar Rapids voters face a petition opposing Hayes Elementary School demolition filed with the state Department of Public Instruction. A separate legal matter orders a man to build a berm around a Dry Creek floodway project while allowing continued construction on his other home.
A two story house at 600 I Ave NW Cedar Rapids was gutted by a late night fire. Neighbors report Herbie Griffin outside as firefighters arrived. Lonnie Sigler 24 said he called police and fire and tackled Griffin as he tried to reenter the home. Police investigate cause.
Linn County Board of Supervisors gave builders 60 days to fix a leaking roof at the Linn County Care Facility built in 1976. If unrepaired, the county may seek a new roof at the builders’ expense. Attending were architect Leo C. Peiffer and contractors to assess leaks, with tests planned to locate design or workmanship flaws and discussions of potential lawsuits.
In Belfast the Maze prison announced IRA hunger striker Joe McDonnell died on the 61st day of his fast. McDonnell, 30, was the fifth imprisoned IRA member to die since the hunger strike began on March 1 as guerrillas demand political prisoner status.
Sheila Holzworth, 19, blind since age 10, part of a mount Rainier ascent by 11 climbers honored by White House. She plans to tell President Reagan she is Bud Walsh's granddaughter and wore a jelly bean necklace during the meeting. The Cedar Rapids area climber is a Central College sophomore and helped run hunting-dog field trials.
On this date in 1835 the Liberty Bell cracked while rung for the funeral of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall in Philadelphia.
Weather report notes a heat wave across the High Plains with readings above 100 degrees from North Dakota to southern Colorado. Dickinson North Dakota hit 109, Williston and Denver set records, Cheyenne reached 95 and Denver 99. A cold front from the north ends the hot spell by midweek.
Extreme temperatures swept the region with a record low of 31 degrees observed in Lakeview Oregon and a scorching high of 114 degrees reported in Bullhead City Arizona. Weather officials warn of continued instability as thermometers swing across the desert Southwest.
Energy specialist Pat Huelman from Iowa State University outlines natural ventilation strategies to cool homes at low cost. Use inlet and outlet to move air, employ attic exhaust for rising heat, draw cool air from shaded sides, and flush heat with cooler night air for longer relief the next day.
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