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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1983

Page

13

State liquor panel weighs moratorium on super sales

Iowa council members debate suspending “super sales” of Black Velvet and Jim Beam as a moratorium, amid claims discounts do not boost consumption. Gallagher notes monthly distiller discounts rise profits for the state, while public opinion appears mixed. Night owl stores attract customers, with 95,465 buyers spending 752263 dollars April through September.

Black Velvet Gallagher Jim Beam Task Force Branstad Ina Hansen Iowa Falls Charese Yanney Sioux City Bennett Gordon Des Moines Night Owl Iowa City Center Point Road NE Cedar Rapids

Weather report forecasts varied conditions across regions

The extended forecast calls for little or no rain Monday to Wednesday with highs in the 60s to 70s and lows in the 40s. Extreme temperatures include 19 at Alamosa and West Yellowstone and 91 at Yuma. Gusty winds affect the Northeast and Great Lakes with gale warnings and 60 mph gusts in Buffalo and Rochester. Showers spread from the eastern Great Lakes to southern New England and from the Pacific Coast to the Great Basin, with highs in the 40s to 50s in the Sure.

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Quake Triggers Narrow Rescue After Panic Across Several States

After a quake, two people sustained minor injuries in Challis and a woman was hospitalized in Mackay. Buildings shook in Montana as plaster cracked at the Federal Building in Butte and a courthouse chimney collapsed in Beaverhead, while Idaho Capitol workers sheltered in basements. Don Finley of the U S Geological Survey notes the last earthquake fatalities were in Hawaii from a 7.2 quake and a tsunami on November 29, 1975.

Mackay Idaho Challis Federal Butte, Mont Beaverhead County Mont Idaho Capitol Don Finley U.S. Geological Survey Reston Hawaii

Grenada Invasion: Grenadian Resistance Shrinks After U.S. Action

U S and Caribbean forces report Grenada's defense collapsing with 36 killed and 56 wounded, mostly Cubans. Metcalf notes remaining snipers and guerrilla pockets as Gen Hudson Austin’s whereabouts remain unknown and reports claim a Tass account of damage to the Soviet Embassy.

U.S Metcalf Tass Grenadian St. George’s

Paratrooper Sent Back After Grenada Fighting Injury

Kevin Carlisle, 21, of Indianola, injured during combat on Grenada, treated in Puerto Rico, and returned to Grenada. Carlisle serves as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Kevin Carlisle Indianola Grenada Puerto Rico Carlisle 82Nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg North Carolina

Iowa mother learns son served in Grenada without notice

Mrs. Sharon McElmeel of 3000 North Center Point Road says her son Michael, a 1/325 infantryman in the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, returned from Grenada before she knew he had gone. He described combat and many casualties, with his unit being voluntary and pulled back last night. He expects to move to the Sinai Peninsula in February.

Sharon McElmeel Grenada Sinai Peninsula Michael United States

U.S. weighs waiving evacuation charges for Grenada students

The State Department said it is considering not charging U.S. nationals evacuated from Grenada for transport costs. Officials noted the Grenada evacuation case is unusual and no decision has been made. Earlier, evacuees were told a military airlift would take them to Charleston, South Carolina.

David Lynch Wee Washington State Department U.S Grenada St. George’s Charleston S.C

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