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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1982
Page
1
Gazette report shows rising demand for Foundation 2 Runaway Shelter youth counseling as the weak economy drives family stress. Counselors note more cases involve both shelter residents and nonresidents, with 119 youths counseled in 1981 versus 88 in 1980 and 35 in 1979.
British ships shelled Argentine positions around Port Stanley as UK and Argentina press for a peaceful solution. Prime Minister Thatcher and UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar warn this week is decisive, while Argentina cites intransigence. EU ministers extend sanctions briefly amid mixed support for a longer embargo.
A UPI summary of the Social Security Bulletin notes AFDC recipients in 1979 averaged 2.1 children per family, with smaller households and younger, better educated parents. Since then the program grew to 11.1 million recipients and monthly payments rose to 1.1 billion, split between federal and state levels.
Republicans roll out a 1.7 million media campaign using Carter and O’Neill look-alikes in a TV spot. The reading of a last will and testament blames Democrats for the economic troubles and leaves a recession to Ronald Reagan and the Republicans in Congress.
A playful quip warns that nostalgia should be avoided until certainty that the past will not return, delivering a light hearted reflection on memory and time.
The Supreme Court will decide if a suspected drunk driver’s refusal to take a sobriety test can be used as evidence of guilt. The case from South Dakota reflects a split among states on this constitutional issue amid push to curb drunken driving.
Iowa officials expect a favorable ruling as the U S Supreme Court agrees to hear a South Dakota case on using a driver's refusal to take a chemical test as evidence. The issue could affect Iowa’s law which mirrors that practice though the state has moved administrative license actions separate from court action. Gov Ray signed a tougher drunk driving law to take effect July 1.
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