08 Jun 1983
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1983
Page
1
A Volga River cruise ship rammed a railroad bridge near Lenin's birthplace, destroying the top deck where passengers watched a movie. Officials cited 100 plus dead with unverified reports suggesting as many as 200. The Alexander Suvorov was sailing out of the river channel at about 10 p.m. Sunday.
The Wilson Foods gate area remained calm Tuesday after Monday’s arrests in a strike. The United Food and Commercial Workers union reported the company would reinstate some suspended insurance benefits, albeit in reduced form. Union leaders called the move a glimmer of hope while planning a nationwide meeting in Chicago for today.
A Gazette reader letters column reports Iowa residents dislike the proposed slogan "Productivity and Quality" for license plates. IDOT cites 29 public letters in two weeks, 15 urging no slogan, while the Iowa Manufacturers Association found mixed views from its members.
A lighthearted florist window sign teases with a pun about fronds and anemones. The humor plays on garden flowers while avoiding graphic or explicit details.
The United States ordered 21 Nicaraguan diplomats to leave and shut six consulates amid charges of espionage. State Department spokesman Rush Taylor tied the moves to Nicaragua expelling U.S. officials and staging a June 6 against Washington. A Managua briefing showed alleged spy materials, which the Nicaraguan govt denied. The action followed a House vote to end undercover operations in Nicaragua and fund defensive arms interdiction in Central America.
A two vehicle collision at the Highway 151 and 13 junction in Marion killed Charles DeWoody and his wife Mary Coggan on Tuesday afternoon. Driver Robert Cribben, 62, from Oxnard California, faces multiple charges and bond set at 150 dollars each while Helen Eiler 65 of Coggan was treated and admitted in fair condition.
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