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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1982
Page
3
The Dominican Republic heads to the polls to elect a new president as a wiretapping scandal and political violence have left five dead and hundreds hurt. The event marks a tense campaign period observed globally.
A congressional coalition report says Iowa will receive only 79 cents back from each federal tax dollar. For fiscal 1980 the state got 1.4 billion dollars less from the U S government than taxes paid to Uncle Sam.
AP correspondent Hugh Mulligan revisits Biafra to assess ongoing changes since the famine relief airlifts. The report traces the country’s postwar struggles and the lingering impact of conflict on its people.
A Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Johnson County pairs 101 children from single parent homes with a mentor for one on one guidance. A volunteer calls it an invisible effort that quietly benefits youths.
A 42 year old Cedar Rapids resident who averaged 100 miles weekly last year reveals how he structures his training. The piece appears in Sports on page 7C and outlines practical tips for maintaining a balanced program.
The U S Postal Service launches a direct mail campaign to lure businesses to compare Express Mail prices with private delivery costs. The Viking Ships Exhibition by Salon artist Alfert Wilke opens today at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art with a 12:45 p.m. lecture, kicking off National Museum Week in Cedar Rapids Arts Leisure.
Secretary of State Haig called his talks with Greece's Papandreou extremely constructive while the premier said no problem was solved. Security was tight at Athens airport as Haig began a two day visit after talks in Ankara. The leaders offered few details on four US bases or Turkey arms modernization though Haig said progress was made on key topics.
Five crewmen were arrested by an FBI boarding party after the captain reported his first officer Daljit Soberoi stabbed and thrown overboard on the 508 foot Panamanian vessel Evergreen anchored off the Mississippi River. The ship was en route from Italy to Galveston with steel pipe.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists its address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with daily and Sunday editions. Subscription rates show carrier delivery at 1 65 per week and mail options for 7 issues per week at 8 054 weeks 85 80 52 weeks with higher rates for out of state.
An Amtrak tunnel south of Baltimore was closed indefinitely after inspectors heard ground cracking above it. Four houses above the 1.4 mile tunnel were in danger, prompting evacuations. Trains were routed by bus and shuttle services while work to reopen the tunnel began with reduced speeds expected for others.
Ten people including seven children died when a Baltimore row house burned after electricity was cut for an $808 bill. The blaze began on a living room sofa where 7 month old Mia McGriff slept, as candles and kerosene lamps provided light. Fire investigators say most victims could not escape as flames climbed to the second floor. Delores Williams and her husband James Williams perished with three of their children. Doris McGriff lost three of her own relatives in the blaze. Charles Franklin of Baltimore Gas & Electric noted service was shut off mid day Friday despite prior notices and winter protections. The community mourns a disaster described by neighbors as preventable and a national disgrace.
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