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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1981
Page
2
Obituaries report Kenneth B Boyse 64 of Marion, John Abraham 97 of Cedar Rapids area, and multiple others in varied towns. Details list births, marriages, military service, survivors, funeral times, burial places, and aiding organizations. Additional notices include public services for Henry Grady and numerous regional obituaries with dates and venues.
Iowa Commerce Commission held a hearing in Waukon as Dairyland Power Cooperative and Interstate Power push a Genoa Wisconsin to Lansing Iowa 161 KV interconnector. Residents cite impact on Iowa land and question who benefits while officials argue it will relieve outages and improve Lansing's generator capacity.
Fairbank Police began a probe after a Garwin woman alleged Tama County assistant attorney Brian Spaeth offered payment to engage in sexual acts. DCI agents arrested Spaeth on a solicitation charge. a preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 13 in Toledo Magistrate Court.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription details including carrier and mail rates for Morning Editions and Sunday editions. It notes carrier service limits and exclusivity of AP news republication, with USPS designation and city address.
Paris reports Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy sent troops and armored vehicles to Chad to support President Weddeye in a bid to merge the two nations. French ministers confirmed logistic support including ammunition as fighting raged in N Djamena with Libyan forces based in Chad for a year.
Thomas and Lucy Arnold seek the return of Buddy, a small black cairn terrier type dog who vanished Oct 10 beside the ice machine at Anchor Industries in Marion. The couple offer a 100 reward and fear they must leave for Rockford, Illinois, soon without their dog. Police and shelters were notified. calls urged to Anchor Industries.
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute halted the 1978 trial of propanolol known as Inderal after finding it markedly cut heart attack deaths among 2100 survivors vs 2100 placebo patients. The study spanned 31 centers in the US and Canada and could affect about 850000 yearly survivors.
On page 1A spending rose by 1.4 billion due to lower loan repayments and higher loan volumes. The Farmers Home Administration spent 700 million more from lower asset sales to the Federal Financing Bank. Energy Department outlays increased 900 million mainly for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve amid cheap oil. Medicare rose 900 million, Medicaid up 400 million due to policy gaps and health costs. Highway outlays grew 800 million from higher contractor payments. IMF outlays up 400 million due to dollar strength. Offsetting good news noted.
The Defense Department operating costs dropped by 1.9 billion due to lower fuel and foreign exchange costs. Education spending was cut by 400 million after late appropriations action. Interest on the public debt was 900 million under expectations in July. Foreign military assistance ran 300 million under projection as foreign governments repaid loans faster.
Steven Freyermuth, 19, of Muscatine died when his car left a Scott County road near Davenport on Tuesday. The sheriff said he apparently lost control on a curve in the one car crash.
Clint Watson 28 listed at Allison Hotel was charged with first degree burglary after being found inside a locked second story apartment at 1402 Fifth Ave SE around 9 pm. He had a broken leg in a cast and used a ladder to enter through a window then fled the scene with a gun threat reported.
Vital statistics list two births to Linda Thimsen and Mary DeSotel with addresses in Marion and Cedar Rapids, plus another birth to James Young and Teresa Herbert of Cedar Rapids. Also noted are several local incidents: a wiring short on southbound 1 380, a mistaken alarm on Old Orchard Road NE, medical emergency at Edgewood Road NW, a gas flush at First Avenue and Sixth Street West, and a needless call at 29th Street and Eastern Avenue NE.
Tip of the Day advises travelers carrying medicines to keep them in original containers with drug, doctor, and pharmacy details to avoid delays. Customs officers are trained to spot unmarked drugs, and clear labeling helps prevent travel holdups.
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