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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1983
Page
1
Iowa faced a blistering August with near record heat and drought. Des Moines logged 24 days above 90 degrees and eight above 100, matching 1936 records, with a peak of 108 on August 16. Cedar Rapids saw 18 days above 90. Weather coverage notes ongoing drought surveys and implications for agriculture.
Iowa officials welcomed an attorney general opinion affirming districts may punish or expel students for bus misbehavior. Superintendent Robert Benton said the ruling clarifies authority already exercised and will guide districts in setting rules and procedures for riders.
A witty line defines middle age as the shift from youth folly to old fool status. The sentiment plays on the aging process with a light humorous twist. Copyright information follows the joke.
About 10 000 Lebanese troops with tanks and artillery swept into West Beirut in three columns and seized key Muslim sector neighborhoods after house to house fighting with Druse and Shiite militiamen. Casualties included 18 civilians killed and 49 wounded while 21 soldiers died and 87 wounded.
New York City suburbs Nassau and Suffolk counties top the 1982 buying power list, replacing San Jose as the nation’s strongest market. Cedar Rapids ranked 36th with a median buying income of 26 304 dollars, while Nassau Suffolk posted 35 148 and Lake County Illinois rose to second with 32 901.
The fragment lists three numbers 27,489 27,408 27,285 tied to top 50 areas buying power. No names or dates appear.
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