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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1982
Page
3
Nations eye Reagan visit as 24 hour trip stirs political passions in a polarized region. Officials weigh motives and the impact will depend on Central American interpretations of his visit. Also noted is passage of hotel tax boosting Iowa City Coralville convention budget from 20,000 to 143,500 for 1983.
Richard M. Ringoen, president then chief executive of Ball Corp., says some businesses are dirty while his firm avoids them. Meanwhile the Agriculture Council of America plans Agriculture Day for March 21 with an IQ test to highlight the industry. Three 4-H members from The Gazette area win $1000 scholarships at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago.
Tourists at Arlington National Cemetery discovered a severely burned man’s body near President Kennedy’s grave beside the eternal flame. Authorities say the man, aged 25 to 30, died in the early hours and autopsy will determine cause and time of death.
Three children died in a Chicago apartment fire blamed on careless smoking materials. A 6-year-old girl in Evanston died from a pre dawn fire caused by a malfunctioning electrical outlet. Twin sisters Veronica and Kerencia Brown and their brother Larry perished trapped in their bedroom as firefighters broke through a nailed door. Their mother and a man escaped unharmed.
At the National League of Cities convention in Los Angeles, 4,000 delegates from over 1,000 cities urged President Reagan not to abandon urban areas during a severe recession. Mayors voiced concern over unemployment, aging infrastructure, and funding, backing a public works program and continued revenue sharing despite New Federalism.
Did you know Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden died in 1632 while leading battle against Austria. Also King George I of Greece was assassinated in 1913, marking pivotal royal grim events.
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