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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1981
Page
15
The airport reports 167.26 inches and Marion 195.23 inches for rainfall in 1981, while Frye links higher urban rainfall to heat islands and wind effects. Waite notes differing normals, with The Gazette using a 30 year standard and Frye citing the Climatic Atlas, sparking debate on accuracy.
Private forecaster Conrad Leslie notes a record 7.94 billion bushel national corn crop with 107.1 bushels per acre and Iowa 1.714 billion with 127 per acre. Soybeans rise to 2.089 billion bushels, 31.2 per acre nationally, while Illinois leads soybeans at 356.8 million bushels. Trade reacts mildly with some bearish soybean sentiment and hopes for lower interest rates and Soviet purchases.
Highlanders rector Bruce Liberati left Iowa for Pittsburgh and the group now numbers 25 with 70 at peak. Isaacs explains lack of university funding, worn instruments and expensive uniforms threaten the Highlanders’ future. They plan Homecoming participation and hope to grow to 45 or more as grants or gifts are sought.
Postville City Council hires Eardman Engineering of Decorah to survey adjoining lots east of Memorial Hall for a proposed new fire station. Survey requested by Lynnes and Gray of Decorah architects.
Gaylord E. Strand a 40 year old Atkins resident was listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after his motorcycle was struck at the Williams Boulevard and 10th Avenue SW intersection by a car driven by Miriam A. Mishal a 16 year old from 3631 First Ave SW Mishal ran a stop sign police reports said and is charged with entering a stop intersection Strand suffered multiple lacerations abrasions and a possible back injury and was taken to Mercy Hospital by Area Ambulance.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list carrier weekly and mail options with 7 issues weekly price and 52 week terms. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
A vil lage in the Algerian Sahara named Blidet Amor is described as constructed entirely of dried mud and would dissolve in rain. The text notes caravans of yaks in the Hima layas steered by rocks, and an increase in unmarried persons of the opposite sex sharing living quarters since 1970.
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