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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1983
Page
3
Six U.S. Marines wounded in the Beirut attack arrived at Camp Lejeune North Carolina on Saturday. One soldier shouted to reporters that he felt great. In Delaware the first 15 bodies of U S servicemen killed in the bombing arrived at Dover Air Force Base and a ceremony was held in a hangar.
The Friend of the Court office in Linn County assists taxpayers and divorced parents by securing child support for children in about 9,000 families. The program is portrayed as an ally to both taxpayers and children in divorce cases.
HAVE Inc a non profit work activity center in Monticello for the handicapped operates a sorting service employing 18 of the county's handicapped adults. The town sees empty cans and bottles at HAVE locations as a recurring scene. Page reference Jones County 24A. Two 17 year olds seniors at Solon High School from Japan and West Germany have formed broad networks and new family ties.
A University of Iowa researcher argues educators should be removed from school closing decisions citing last year’s Wilson Junior High controversy. The piece appears in Report Card, page 28A.
Volunteers are sought to transport and serve seniors at a planned free Thanksgiving meal for the elderly. Organizers have location and funding secured and call for community helpers to support the event.
Six of seven Democratic presidential hopefuls questioned Reagan's Grenada invasion at the New Hampshire Democratic convention. Most criticized the action, while Reubin Askew supported it. Front runners Mondale and Glenn hedged on the decision amid broader critiques of U.S. foreign policy in Lebanon and Central America.
The Gazette reminds readers to turn clocks back to Central Standard Time at 2 a.m. and notes an article on time standards on page 160. It also corrects TV Vision headings for Oct 29 to Nov 4, stating only the dates are incorrect while daily program descriptions remain accurate.
The Gazette announces new delivery rates starting today with a seven day carrier price of 2.25 and a daily single copy price of 30 cents except Sundays at 1. Carriers will collect the new rates at week’s end and prepaid subscribers won’t be charged the difference. Increased production and distribution costs drive the change. Readers are thanked and assured added value for subscribers.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Reagan’s address swaying public opinion, boosting approval of his Lebanon handling and of the Grenada invasion. Yet disagreements persist on Marines’ mission success and the need for Congress to curb troop use, with growing calls for more legislative input. Movement mostly from those who saw the president’s speech.
President Reagan urged Moscow to negotiate seriously on medium range missiles in Geneva as U S deployments near. He said all elements for a mutually advantageous deal are on the table while Andropov floated new proposals and Europe awaits NATO moves to remove 1400 short range weapons.
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