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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1982
Page
3
Two Haitian women died when a freighter capsized in rough Atlantic waters off Florida. Six survivors reached shore as search teams halted for two more missing due to 10 foot waves strong winds and poor visibility.
Eleven days of violence in occupied territories prompt anticipated protests on Land Day. Arab villages strike as three marches are planned to honor the 1976 deaths of six Israeli Arabs and to protest West Bank expropriation policies.
Opinion speculates on a heavyweight radio duel as Iowa lawmaker pushes federal action to pit WHO sportscaster Jim Zabel against Fidel Castro for 1040 on the AM band. Marion City Council to discuss temporary beer permit for St Joseph's Fun Days as parishioners seek removal of beer tent.
A Cedar Rapids Fire Department lieutenant seeks to have the current captain’s promotional list ruled invalid and demands a new oral examination. The protest targets the selection process and its fairness, highlighting concerns over the promotion test.
A 46 year old inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison filed a petition for post conviction relief in Tama County District Court challenging the state of Iowa’s detention as illegal Eastern Iowa page 9C.
Gov. Robert Ray endorses ad hoc committee’s plan to use a 5.1 million gift from the Des Moines paying contractor G.G. Herrick to fund a new state historical building. Ray calls the project an excellent choice and notes financing has been hard to secure.
North Carolina defeats Georgetown 63 62 to claim the championship in a dramatic finish. Michael Jordan hits a 17 foot jumper with 15 seconds left to seal the win for Coach Dean Smith.
Sales observers say Iowa figures are no match for records set earlier this winter at the 50th anniversary Houston Livestock Exposition. Farm News reports on page 80 noting Texas took the lead in livestock sales.
On a Cedar Rapids street corner a 20 cent gap exists between Al Dalziel's DX and a rival self serve station. Dalziel explains the DTW price structure and how branded dealers jobbers and spot buyers pay different rates. He notes pending Small Business Motor Fuel Market Preservation Act could equalize prices.
A runaway gasoline truck exploded after colliding with a gravel truck during rush hour in Houston. The fire buckled a freeway overpass and a police officer issuing a traffic ticket was killed at the scene.
Cliff Runyan of Marengo and his two sons Brian and Richard were rescued after spending a freezing night in swampy river backwaters when a Cedar Rapids helicopter reached them at 6:30 a.m. Rescue pilot Armand Fuller and patrolman Robert Goldsberry landed the craft in a small clearing and transported the family to hospital.
In Gainesville Florida prosecutors drop aggravated assault charges against Nancy Jo Burch six after her parents choose a juvenile court arbitrator over a jury. The boy involved will be tried separately. Restitution and medical bills may be addressed in arbitration.
County Recorder Pat Kane notes rising contract forfeitures alongside mortgage foreclosures. He cites 74 forfeitures in 1978, 64 in 1979, 107 in 1980, 146 in 1981, and 42 by 1982 week. Last week the office recorded 18 mortgage foreclosures in one day.
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