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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1981
Page
3
Across the pages are items on a veteran benefits leader visiting Cedar Rapids, a theatre comeback by Connie Francis, a fire in Miami killing three, sports milestones for Cedar Rapids Prairie, and national politics including Stockman’s credibility and farm embargo talks.
Four crewmen led by Ben Abruzzo complete a 5980 mile Pacific crossing from Nagashima Japan to a northern California ridge in 84 hours. The Double Eagle V flew 71 mph but encountered heavy drag in a late storm. They were evacuated by helicopter after a rugged overnight stay.
The Iowa Commerce Commission, after consumer group criticism, loosened the scope of winter shutoff protections. The rules ban disconnections for low income customers eligible for federal aid and for those on reasonable repayment plans if temperatures fall below 20 degrees, with protections ending once paid plans are established.
A Cedar Rapids suit argues Iowa's policy denying rehabilitative and related day care to hundreds of elderly and handicapped adults receiving 24 hour inpatient care violates Title 20 funding rules. Plaintiff Daryl Jean Plummer alleges deterioration after services were cut on April 27. Defendants include Gov. Robert Ray and state officials.
Gasohol sales in Iowa reached a record high in October with 17 million gallons, 18 percent above September. Through the year sales are 10 percent ahead of 1980, and since 1978 the program has used over 14 million bushels of corn to produce 361 million gallons of gasohol. Ballots will be mailed November 25 to decide extending the checkoff program with a December 7 deadline and passage by 51 percent.
A decade ago a series of weekend crashes on Iowa roads claimed 12 lives across multiple counties. Investigations noted severe weather and high speed as common factors.
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