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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1983
Page
4
Government data show consumer prices up 0.4 percent in October, keeping the year’s inflation at a 3.9 percent annual rate. Energy costs fell 0.4 percent helping moderating overall gains while economists foresee steady inflation ahead. Gasoline and natural gas eased, heating oil rose slightly.
Consumer Price Index shows a 0.5 percent monthly rise with beef and veal up 0.9 percent after five months of declines while pork falls 1.5 percent. Fresh vegetables gain 4.3 percent and fruit 0.9 percent amid cold spring conditions. If 0.4 percent monthly increase holds for a year, annual inflation would be 5.3 percent.
President Reagan directs 15 million to train and equip Grenada's 350 member Caribbean security force and 15 million for economic development. Total U.S. aid rises to 33.5 million since the Oct. 25 invasion, with further growth expected. Funds shifted under emergency authority bypassing normal approval processes.
In Grenada, Maj. Gen. Jack Farris says a soldier clearing a weapon “made a dumb mistake” and killed a fellow American. An investigation is underway as the U.S. plans to withdraw remaining troops before Christmas.
The Defense Department said in fiscal 1983 the armed forces met all recruiting goals for the third straight year. A record 91 percent of enlistees were high school graduates. Total uniformed service members reached 2.1 million with 780k Army, 557k Navy, 194k Marines, 592k Air Force. Re-enlistment rose in the Navy and Air Force, while the Army’s rate fell to 64 percent as it sought more educated recruits.
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