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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1981
Page
3
About 50 Haitians at a refugee camp south of Miami broke through a barbed-wire fence and fled into Everglades swamps after a stone-throwing protest over detention conditions. By midafternoon all but five had been recaptured by federal officials.
At least 20 people were killed and 50 wounded when a booby trapped car exploded in front of Syria's air force command in a busy Damascus quarter. The driver was shot dead while attempting to flee, Western diplomats said.
The piece notes plans to remove Iowa January caucus and New Hampshire February primary from presidential race calendars. It discusses local opposition to changes, impacts on national campaign dynamics, and mentions related political events across Iowa, including statements by Grassley and discussions on abortion rights, prison modernization, and local infrastructure grants.
Linn County supervisors convene at 10 30 a m with IDOT engineer Robert Henely in the Administrative Office Building conference room. On page 5B the Bourbon Street Affair concert opens at 7 30 p m with Dukes of Dixieland West Des Moines Dixieland Band and Cedar Rapids Symphony at Five Seasons Center Tickets 15 and 10. Old Creamery Theater presents Jesus Christ Superstar at 8 p m with tickets 7 and 6. Conway Twitty and Mel McDaniel headline the Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion at Mount Pleasant with shows at 6 30 and 9 p m. Monticello Federated Garden Club hosts a flower show at the Community Building Monticello from 2 to 5 p m.
The Hawkeye Labor Council calls for a congressional investigation into the Reagan administration over the air controllers strike. Norman Hanson says the president may have bypassed procedures to terminate civil service employees and break the strike. Grassley says federal law on government strikes is self executing. The council sets up a relief fund for PATCO families and plans a fundraising event on Oct. 3. PATCO Local 312 reports some strikers enrolling in college or taking new jobs while airport picketing continues.
A former inmate of the Iowa Men's Reformatory at Anamosa sued in U S District Court seeking 300000 for alleged medical neglect in 1979. Mack Gibson now at Fort Madison prison names Victor Preisser and medical staff, alleging deliberate indifference caused paralysis loss of sight speech seizures and pain. He seeks 100000 actual 100000 punitive plus costs and 100000 against doctors in a second section.
Iowa State University Extension warns against using peanut butter pickle and mayonnaise jars for home canning. These one trip jars may not withstand high temperatures and can break during processing or fail to seal properly, risking improper preservation.
An advertisement for Kale Reader and Adviser offering a coupon option and contact number 377-9073 with service hours from 9 am to 9 pm. The fragment mentions business and health topics and invites inquiries.
Pollen count at University of Iowa College of Medicine reported for the 24 hours ending 11 a.m. Readings at C R airport for 24 hours ending 7 p.m. Thursday show a midnight wind from NE at 5 mph. Sunset 7:36, sunrise 6:36 Saturday. Year ago today high 80, low 64, no precipitation. Record high 105 in 1925, record low 38 in 1974. Extended forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies Sunday through Tuesday with a slight cooling trend. Highs Sunday through Tuesday mid-70s to mid-80s, lows in the 60s. Tuesday high upper 60s to low 70s, lows in the 50s.
National weather report shows a low of 28 degrees at West Yellowstone Montana and a high of 106 degrees at Blythe and Needles California. The record highlights statewide temperature swings with arid regions experiencing extreme heat on Thursday.
Late day and evening showers stretched from the Gulf Coast and southern Appalachians into Pennsylvania, Ohio and southern Michigan with scattered storms across New Mexico to central Colorado and toward Kansas. Heavy rainfall threatened flooding in West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas. Record rains included Mobile 1+ inches in 30 minutes, Pearsall 1.33 inches in an hour, Dailey 2.30 inches, and 1-3 inches across southeast Michigan.
Duane Spriestersbach, acting University of Iowa president, pledges an active tenure until April 1 when James Freedman succeeds Willard Boyd. He urges aggressive fundraising, cites mixed federal support but notes outside funding remains, and asks legislators for $4.5 million to expand teaching time for College of Medicine doctors.
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