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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1982
Page
8
At midnight wind direction variable and velocity 6 mph. Sun sets tonight at 8 43 and rises Tuesday at 5 30. Year ago today high 91 low 77 with 0 11 inches precipitation. Record high 98 set in 1897 and record low 39 in 1933. Extended forecast mild with little or no precipitation Wednesday through Friday. highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
National temperature extremes report lows on Sunday reaching 37 degrees at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan while highs soar to 103 degrees in Havasu City Buckeye and Gila Bend Arizona indicating sharp regional weather contrasts.
Thunderstorms drenched the central and eastern Gulf Coast into the Southeast while Nebraska saw heavy rain. A tornado killed a car driver in Zebulon North Carolina and another touched down near Miami Florida. Hail damaged cars in Niceville and Jacksonville area with various sizes reported. Severe watches stretched over the western plains and Montana warned of flash floods as temps climbed into 80s and 90s.
Treasury data show bracket creep raises taxes as inflation pushes earners into higher brackets. For a one earner family of four with 1982 median income, income taxes drop by 289 thanks to the 1981 tax cut but higher Social Security taxes and bracket creep leave a net increase of 127 after adjustments.
Today features a crowded agenda with Linn County Supervisors canvassing primary results in the morning, Cedar Rapids and Marion boards holding meetings on education budgets and policies, and city councils debating parking ramp scope and ordinances. Additional sessions cover library, health board, and conservation topics.
Israeli air and ground offensives push toward Beirut as cease fire collapses, with Syria and Israel trading major battles. U S envoy Habib met Israeli officials while Haig urged withdrawal of foreign forces and Pope John Paul II appealed for peace and aid to Lebanon.
Wounded lie in schools and halls as water shortages and decaying corpses overwhelm Beirut. Hospitals struggle with staffing and morgues overflow, while doctors plead for help and a mass grave marks a child victim amid ongoing Israeli attacks.
Prince Abdul lah named crown prince and commander of the national guard while Fahd elevates Sultan to third in line. The ruling group hews to continuity as ministers remain, with Egypt and Saudi ties warming amid Khaled's death. Mubarak vows condolences and Cairo-Riyadh relations look to mend.
Reports describe Stanley’s status as a last Argentine refuge under British siege with troops surrounding the town. Mount Longdon sees nine hours of furious fighting with mortars and tracer fire. Casualties mount as Britain calls Tuesday the blackest day, with ships Sir Galahad Sir Tristram and Galmorgan suffering losses, while a two block safe area for civilians is agreed.
Two 18 year olds Finus Atwood and Craig Bowerbank both of Burlington were arrested in Jackson ville Illinois and charged with first degree murder after the submerged body of 19 year old Terry Vaughn was found June 7 in a rock quarry pond near Burlington wrapped in a blanket and tied to cement blocks.
The education page runs each Thursday during the school year with items due by Wednesday noon. Typed releases go to Christie Wallace Gazette education writer in Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
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