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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1982
Page
6
Extended forecast shows a chance of thunder showers Thursday with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s and overnight lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. National extremes list a low of 33 at Marquette Michigan and a high of 112 at Bullhead City Arizona. Today's travel forecast calls for a high of 75 and a low of 51.
Heavy rains persisted across the central and southern plains into the Mississippi Valley and Gulf coast states. Tornadoes were reported near Torrington Wyoming and Scottsbluff Nebraska with significant damage in Pasadena Texas. Two inches of rain fell in under an hour at Huntsville Alabama and near Beaumont Texas. Shickley Nebraska logged three inches and street flooding. Flash flood warnings were issued in southeast Nebraska and northwest Missouri.
Eight persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Friday and early Saturday. Names include Dale A. Turner, Curtis L. Madison, Robert L. Dryer, Merle D. Renken, Kevin D. McCormick, Dale E. Broadwater, William C. Clinton, and Russell R. Starks, with additional traffic offenses listed for several suspects.
A 37 year old woman Beverly J Bell of Tower Terrace Mobile Home Park was charged with assault after allegedly pushing camerawoman Rita Frantzen of KCRG who was filming a fire at Bell's mobile home. Firefighters confined flames to a bed. Lonnie Bell was treated at Mercy Hospital detox center.
Secretary-designate Shultz and President Reagan discuss issues for over two hours at Camp David. He moves to quick transition plans with Clark and Meese, with State Department briefings and courtesy calls to lawmakers ahead of a July fourth confirmation push.
The Democratic Party conference in California advances a consensus on arms control urging Reagan and Brezhnev to meet soon while debating nuclear freeze options. Brown endorses Cranston for president as seven committees draft positions on defense economy and foreign policy amid internal unity gestures.
Amid mounting Lebanon violence Israel moves troops toward Beirut while a new U.N. push seeks withdrawal. Haig resigns after a White House statement on Beirut stirs frustration. Arab ministers drill for unified response as U.N. debates sanctions and PLO disarmament.
A NASA official predicted the shuttle would launch on time tomorrow though past flights ran late. Captain Donald Greene cited a 20 percent rain chance and afternoon liftoff risk from thunderstorms at Cape Canaveral. Astronauts Mattingly and Hartsfield practiced landings ahead of Edwards AFB July Fourth mission.
Petrick was named to the Education Committee. The 43rd District includes Mount Vernon Lisbon Franklin Col lege Putnam Fairfax townships in Linn County and Cass Linn Center Dayton Fairfield Farming ton Fremont Inland Iowa Rochester Sugar Creek Massillon Pioneer Red Oak Springdale Gower Springfield Cedar County Mechanicsville Tipton wards 1 2 3.
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