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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1983
Page
5
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said the United States could consider a temporary plan to reduce nuclear missiles in Europe if the Soviet Union commits to continuing negotiations on broader disarmament. The remarks were reported on the World page 4A.
A conference speaker asserts the traditional corporate structure is outdated and dangerous, proposing family-based models instead of the masculine image. The remark appears in People on page 13A.
Federal census workers knock on Ocean Grove doors asking about farm size crops and livestock though the small Jersey shore town has neither fields nor livestock. Residents call the effort senseless and pointless. The note appears in Nation section 4A.
The John Belushi death case features a new legal wrinkle that allows murder charges against a person who supplied drugs that led to an overdose death. The Nation notes the evolving doctrine and its implications for prosecutors.
The board of trustees directs staff to prepare a report on how a proposed funding formula would affect services across 81 public libraries in 13 Eastern Iowa counties. The note appears in East Iowa on page 78.
Notable actors and athletes including Elizabeth Taylor Jane Fonda Bob Hope Muhammad Ali Arthur Ashe and Roberto Clemente are described as creating their own foreign service risking careers and personal safety amid government scrutiny on page 7B of Nation.
Paris reports show leftist parties securing a nationwide majority in runoff municipal elections with an 80 percent turnout. The Socialist Communist alliance maintained gains, while Paris elected Jacques Chirac as mayor, enhancing his presidential prospects in 1988.
The article notes Hu Yaobang praising Karl Marx as the world's most outstanding intellectual at a Beijing broadcast while Moscow hosts a subdued commemoration of Marx's 100th death anniversary. In Trier, West Germany, officials hail Marx as a pivotal historian, with broader references to Marxist influence worldwide.
Three people die in Iowa auto crashes over the weekend. Anne Christine Lauerman 19 of Waukon dies after colliding with a sheriff's car while driving south on County Road X-16. Passengers Chris Pare 23 and deputy Leslie Nevermann 36 are injured or treated. Separate accidents claim Ricky Lee Anderson 24 near Brayton and Cleo Hendrickson 30 in Davenport.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include Carrier $1.95 per week and mail options Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues for $9.20 four weeks or $95 for 52 weeks. Areas with Gazette carrier service do not accept mail subscriptions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Nick Civella longtime Kansas City crime family head died at 70 from cancer complications at Menorah Medical Center He had been paroled Feb 28 1984 for ill health and faced ongoing federal charges over gambling receipts skimming Las Vegas and other corruption cases His death ends a career tied to wiretaps and bribery attempts and linked to notable figures in Chicago and U S politics
A 16 country Gallup survey reported by the Sunday Times shows Americans ranking high in happiness and belief in heaven. Danes and Swedes also rate highly. Italians, Japanese and Spaniards less so. Americans show strong national pride and religiosity with 95 percent believing in God and 84 percent in heaven.
Cedar Rapids police will stop and ticket drivers without new plates or stickers after midnight. Fines total 28 dollars, consisting of 20 dollars fine plus 8 dollars court costs.
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