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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1982
Page
7
Local Meetings and Arts Events Around Linn County
Today includes the Linn County Board of Supervisors informal session at 10 a.m. and a 3:30 p.m. Veteran Affairs meeting in the Health Center Building. Hiawatha Recreation and Fairfax Library boards meet at 7 p.m. The Linn County Public Health Board convenes at 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. Tickets range 14 to 6 dollars. Art shows: Marjorie Merriman at Luther College and Don Finegan at Mount Mercy through March 19. Student artworks in Cedar Rapids schools on display at Mount Mercy. Movies listed on page 13A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Commission of Veteran Affairs
Hiawatha Recreation Committee
Fairfax Library Board
Fairfax Public Library
Linn County Public Health Board
Linn County Health Department
Marjorie Talle Merriman
Centennial Union Gallery
Luther College
Decorah
Don Finegan
University of Northern Iowa
McAuley Gallery
Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Warde Hall
Weather synopsis and forecast across the United States
A Pacific storm brings gale warnings to two thirds of the West Coast while rain spreads from northwest California to western Washington and Oregon. Southeast drizzle lingers, and clouds stretch from the Tennessee Valley to the South Atlantic Coast. Highs range from 40s to 80s with Florida hitting 70s and 80s. Great Lakes and Northeast stay cool. Monday forecast expects rain or snow in parts of California to Pacific Northwest, light snow in the Great Lakes to northern New England, and warm 70s and 80s in the Southwest deserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Oregon
Carolinas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Atlantic
Kansas
Great Lakes
Florida Peninsula
East Coast
Florida Panhandle
Maryland
Montana
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Nothern
New England
Ohio Valley
U.S
Gulf Coast
Missouri River Valley
North Atlantic Coast States
Three-Continent Hijack Ends After 6,000 Miles
The ordeal crossed Nairobi Jiddah and Athens before landing at Stansted near London after three days. Bunyard says no concessions and the plane refused to depart. Hijackers pressed their demand to overthrow the Tanzanian government during negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kenya
Jiddah
Saudi Arabia
Athens
Greece
Stansted
London
Bunyard
Hijackers on Plane Demand Coffins and Panic During Crisis
A police spokesman described the hijackers as calm for long stretches but easily agitated. The hijack leader panicked when fire trucks arrived on the runway and shouted through the intercom that the plane would be blown up and that 100 coffins were needed.
Pope condemns foreign meddling as El Salvador bishops push elections
A week of combat in El Salvador sees continued heavy fighting since February 22. Pope John Paul II urged an outside halt to interference and backed Salvadoran bishops in calls for elections on March 28 to let the people express their will. He said arms come from abroad but the dead are of the people, appealing from St Peter’s Square to end massacres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul II
el Salvador
St. Peter's Square
John Paul
Salvador
Pope Calls End to Outside Interference in El Salvador
John Paul II urges a communal effort to stop massacres in El Salvador and avoid foreign meddling. He notes daily killings, rising widows and orphans, and hundreds of thousands of refugees seeking safety in mountains and neighboring lands. He止: lacks explicit country blame, but implies U S and Soviet roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Cuba
Nicaragua
John Paul
UAW ratifies three tier auto contracts amid GM talks
The UAW ratifies a three tier system with Ford and Chrysler concessions. GM talks resume with plant closings questioned. Ford pledges jobs, caps layoffs, and funds 70 million to unemployment benefit pool. workers gain no wage increase for 31 months and 26 paid holidays are cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Reagan Budget Slashes Child Welfare Programs Aboard
The administration proposed deep cuts to child welfare and related block grants for fiscal 1983 including a 71 percent reduction to 100 million for the community services block grant and a drop in funded organizations from 1 451 to 220. NASW criticized the cuts while noting data gaps for impact assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASW
Reagan
Congress
Williams task force to wrap up cases after Williams conviction
Georgia investigators plan to decide the status of remaining Williams linked cases this week with public safety officials signaling possible disbanding of the task force. Fulton County Police Chief Chafin says cases will be reevaluated by evidence linking bodies and locations while prosecutors dispute counts of killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Williams
Williams
Cater
Payne
Latonya Wilson
Angel Lanier
Leroy Stynchcombe
Georgia
Binder
Superior Court
Clarence Cooper
Mary Welcome
Robbie Hamrick
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Hamrick
Atlanta Public Safety
Lee Brown
Brown
The
Atlanta Journal
Fulton County Police
Clinton Chafin
Chafin
Fulton County
John Harold Porter
Porter
Lewis Slaton
Jack Mallard
Motorcycle crash injures two near Marion on Highway 13
Two riders were hurt Sunday when a motorcycle collided with a pickup on Highway 13 near Marion. Daniel Moen, 18, of Cedar Rapids, was in good condition at Mercy Hospital. Lisa Barnett, 18, of Cedar Rapids, had minor injuries and was treated and released. The crash occurred at 6 45 p m. Kelly Main, 25, of Lisbon, driven the pickup and was uninjured. Barnett was charged with failure to have control of the motorcycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 13
Marion
Daniel Moen
Route 3
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Lisa Barnett
Grove Court NE
Linn County Sheriffs Department
Kelly Main
Lisbon
Main
Barnett
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Minnesota Orchestra
Hancher Auditorium
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Soviet Union
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MODEL
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