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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1981
Page
3
Police said a 4 year old Tennessee girl named Joane Heck was beaten and locked in a dark cellar with rats and spiders for 12 hours after failing to recite ABCs. She remained in stable condition at a youth shelter.
Pollen count at University of Iowa College of Medicine and readings at C R airport cover 24 hours ending 11 am and 7 pm respectively. Yesterday's high was 75 and low 46 with no precipitation. Record high 98 in 1931 and record low 37 in 1976. Extended forecast shows fair, mild conditions Saturday through Monday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
The Citizens' Housing Code Review Committee has two weeks to finish a rewrite of the new Cedar Rapids housing code. The panel's recommendations will go to the City Council in two weeks after months of meetings.
National temperature extremes report a low of 29 degrees at Sault Sainte Marie Michigan and a high of 108 degrees at Imperial California and Palm Springs California on Wednesday.
The upper Midwest posted new heat records on Wednesday with International Falls Minnesota at 83 degrees, Marquette Michigan 78, Missoula Montana 92, Sheridan Wyoming 93, and Williston North Dakota 97, all records. El Paso Texas reached 71 degrees tying its 1976 coldest high.
Waukon city attorney asks the Iowa Civil Rights Commission to drop complaints by Ron and Ida Jenkins against the city and Police Chief Tom Stone. The couple, who are black, say a motel room door was broken in during a summer incident while locals watched. The commission is also sued over a motel operator Wilbur Marti. Local officials argue the statutes do not cover municipalities or public employees.
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Voters in Hiawatha will decide on November 3 whether to issue 745000 dollars in bonds to fund a new city hall and library following action by the City Council on Wednesday night. A 15 percent across the board raise is sought by Marion firefighters as they begin this year's collective bargaining. Iowa consumers hurt by defective Fedders systems will have their complaints heard in district court. Directors of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co and the Des Moines Register and Tribune Co have agreed in principle to merge.
Rep. Stephen Rapp proposes a statewide bond issue to fund construction of a new maximum security prison following last week’s disturbance at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. The item appears on page 58 while other brief items note a Marion-Prairie football highlight, Jimmy Piersall trouble, a New York Stock Exchange blackout, a Cedar Rapids company’s largest shipment, and a picture on page 5C.
Linn Supervisors depart at 7 a.m. for road tours while examinations for ducted air hydronics contractors occur at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall basement. Various boards including Linn Health Services Advisory Committee and Linn County Zoning Review meet through 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. sessions. متعدد events at Coe College, Kirkwood, and University of Iowa venues are listed with times and topics.
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