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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1981
Page
3
Western support for Arab oil powers prompts Shamir to say Israel may reassess concessions while a White House official reaffirms U S commitment to Camp David. The report, part of a broader series, also notes Guatemalan Indians joining leftist insurgency and warning of army attacks.
In Estherville Iowa 350 workers approved concessions at John Morrell and Co to avert a plant shutdown. The deal includes a $2 per hour pay cut higher health insurance contributions four week vacation limit and one year probation for new hires. A 20 percent profit sharing and 2 million in renovations are planned over the next two years.
A Japanese team works with Amtrak to explore profitably running 130 mph Shinkansen style trains in US urban corridors. Possible routes include San Diego to Los Angeles, with Florida Texas and Chicago regions under study. Financing via a $5 million grant faces skepticism over needed government support and rights of way.
In Charlestown Rhode Island volunteers plan a 13 000 dollar house for Ethel Mae Brown widow of long distance runner Tarzan Brown. They note her dire living conditions at a wood heated shack with no running water while Tarzan marathons and a memorial tree honor his name. Labor and materials would be donated as funds are raised.
Nathan Soukup, a 26-year-old Wilson Foods employee, may join the Alburnett City Council after Linn County canvasses Tuesday's results. He won four write-in votes for a two-year unexpired term, the lone vote for the vacant seat, amid election apathy in the town of 418. Soukup may later seek the school board. A 1963 coal mine explosion in Umuta, Japan killed 452 miners and injured 450 others.
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