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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1981
Page
3
In Amarillo Texas on Monday crews with pumps battled 5 foot floodwaters soaking neighborhoods. Despite light weekend rainfall the area was saturated by two weeks of heavy rain and about 40 residents were evacuated when a man made lake breached banks flooding apartment complexes and businesses.
Robyn Hopker, three years after starting a photography course in Johnson County, leads as photo editor of The Hawkeye yearbook at the University of Iowa and as a photojournalist for The Index in West Liberty. Her camera clicks fill Page 9A with tens of thousands of images.
The World Solidarity union convention rejected a plan to strip Lech Walesa of power, voting 892 delegates against altering the charter to separate the executive from the national policy commission. The action preserves his chairmanship and leadership structure.
The state Selective Service System invites residents to apply for Linn County's five member board that approves or denies local draft deferments and exemptions. Appointments by President Reagan are expected by early 1982 and members will be on standby for national emergencies.
The psychedelic Bentley once owned by John Lennon sold Monday at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Festival auction in Auburn for 325000 to a Las Vegas surgeon. The blue green yellow exterior and pink purple interior drew keen bidding as part of the classic car sale.
Today the Cedar Rapids City Council meets at 8 30 a m for an informal session in City Hall fourth floor chambers. Linn County supervisors hold a 10 a m regular meeting and an informal session at 2 p m at the Administrative Office Building. Linn Health Services talks at 12 15 p m in the same building. The Title XX Advisory Committee for District X meets at 2 p m at Grant Wood agency 4401 Sixth St SW. Veterans Affairs meets at 3 p m in Health Center room 235. East Central Regional Library board meets at 7 p m in Guaranty Building room 621. Hiawatha Planning and Zoning sets 7 p m at Hiawatha City Hall. Fairfax planning considers the Votroubek addition at 7 p m Fairfax City Hall. Marion planning meets at 7 30 p m City Hall. Zoning amendments discussed. Movies list on page 9B. Herb Graffe lecture at 11 a m Sinclair Auditorium Coe College Public Events Series free.
Washington budget fight returns as Congress meets after a month-long recess with pressure for further cuts. President Reagan aims to calm Wall Street, defend deficit targets, and push contentious 1982 1984 fiscal plans amid defense and social program reviews.
Weather report notes pollen counts at University of Iowa and various readings from C R airport. Flood threat remains in southwest region with flash flood watches and recent local showers plus thunderstorms spanning Wisconsin to New Mexico. Hurricane Floyd tracked northeast near Bermuda with 100 mph winds and wide gale extent. Record highs and rainfall totals listed for several cities including Daytona Beach Chicago New Bern and Milwaukee.
National temperatures show a low of 31 degrees at West Yellowstone and a high of 103 degrees in Yuma Arizona. The data reflect nationwide temperature extremes for Monday with notable regional variations.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 announces daily and Sunday publication at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 with subscription rates by carrier and mail for Morning Editions and Sunday editions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
In a late Sunday night accident on County Road Y-13 near Farley, Raymond Scott 19 and his wife Connie 20 died after their car left the road, hit a culvert, and rolled. Passengers Billy Berger 18 and Vaughn Hoffman 19 of Epworth were treated. Scott and Connie were pronounced dead at Mercy Medical Center Dubuque.
Newlyweds Edward and Jacqueline Moon were robbed in two days at the Sheraton Centre in midtown Manhattan. A knife-wielding elevator mugger took the wedding and engagement rings, then a purse vanished from the hotel bar as the couple, from Endicott New York, searched police mug shots for suspects. The hotel offered no compensation beyond not charging for the room.
An Iowa State University extension consumer specialist advises making a list of due bills and calculating available income. If short, consider selling items, negotiating smaller payments, and tracking spending to curb nonessential purchases. Involve the whole family to build responsible budgeting habits.
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