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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1981
Page
3
The Nation reports doctors note that intense running raises a natural narcotic like substance in blood, potentially explaining the so called runner’s high and suggesting daily running may be addictive. Runners may feel unsettled if a day is skipped, possibly indicating withdrawal.
World famous Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, age 57, underwent a four hour quadruple bypass at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and was reported doing very well. Page 9B.
Weather data show pollen counts at University of College of Medicine for 24 hours to 11 a.m. and readings at CR airport to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Barometer at midnight 29.88 falling, humidity 90 percent, wind calm, sunset 7:37, sunrise 6:35. Extended forecast calls for sunny mild days Saturday through Monday with highs mid 70s and lows mid 40s to mid 50s.
A weather brief notes a cool Wednesday low of 33 at Burns Oregon and a blistering high of 106 at Yuma Arizona Blythe Needles and Imperial California. The report highlights unusual temperature contrasts across multiple Western locations with potential heat advisories.
Widespread storms stretched from the Gulf Coast through the Ohio Valley into the lower Great Lakes with flash flooding in Little Rock Arkansas housing project and four inches of rain in Cambria County Pennsylvania. A second storm band extended from northeast Utah to central Nebraska while thundershowers touched Arizona and southern Florida. A tornado was reported near Cheyenne Wyoming with two more in southeast Texas. Tropical Storm Emily stayed northeast of Bermuda as frost was forecast for eastern Idaho. Heavy rainfall amounts included 1.25 inches in Little Rock and 1.05 in Bowling Green Kentucky.
Hurricane David, a powerful storm of the century, swept from the Caribbean to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on this date in 1979. The hurricane left over a thousand dead and caused billions of dollars in damage across affected regions.
Fairfax City Council meets at City Hall to hear progress on creek bank brush clearance and the sewer project. A 4 p.m. Metro Coordinating Committee session also at City Hall.
A candidates night is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Prairie High School Little Theater featuring local college community contenders.
Linn County Treasurer James Hennessey announces first half 1981 82 property taxes due Sept 30 and extended Oct 31 deadline for elderly and disabled tax credit filings. Payments may be mailed or delivered to 930 First St SW with postmark by Sept 30, 1981. 1 percent monthly penalty begins Oct 1.
Fall brings house plants indoors after summer outdoors. Check for insects before reentry and wash with water or spray insecticide as needed. Trim excess growth and re pot when roots crowd drainage holes to reestablish manageable size.
About a dozen residents urged Cedar Rapids City Council to declare Alias Smith & Jones Saloon a public nuisance and revoke its liquor license. They presented letters alleging harassment, public urination, loud music, damaged property, and parking problems near 835 Center Point Road NE. The bar owner disputes the claims, calling patrons a "really nice bunch of kids," and says there has been no outside noise. The Safety Commissioner will review the case and refer to the police for findings, with a possible public hearing and state license action if warranted.
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