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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1981
Page
3
Secretary Weinberger told Congress planned defense cuts total 13 billion dollars over three years, including retiring Titan intercontinental missiles, reducing an Army division to skeleton status, and striking 29 Navy ships. A separate account notes an ambush on U S advisers in Honduras wounding two.
Informal Linn Supervisors meeting at 10 a.m. Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission at 4 p.m. Candidates for Cedar Rapids parks commissioner speak at 7 30 p.m. Indian Creek Nature Center. Recitals and concerts include Chopin Preludes at Coe College 11 a.m. and American String Quartet at Hancher 8 p.m. plus gospel and theater performances at Paramount Theatre Old Creamery Studio Theater and Luther Decorah. Rodeo at Waterloo grounds. Tickets vary by event.
Wind direction not specified but velocity 6 mph reported at midnight. Sun sets tonight at 7 01 and rises Friday at 6 57. Year ago today high 64 low 42 with trace precipitation. Record high today 92 in 1920 and record low 32 in 1942.
The Public, Professional and Maintenance Employees Local Union 2003 seeks 20 to 33 percent wage boosts for Linn County Sheriff's Department staff. Top deputies would rise to 80 percent of the sheriff salary, with sergeants and detectives advancing to 83–85 percent, plus expanded benefits and new overtime rules.
The extended forecast calls for scattered showers Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday and Monday look mostly fair with highs in the 60s to 70s and lows in the mid-40s to low 50s.
The daily forecast shows a warm and cool spread with high temperatures reaching into the upper 70s and a low dipping into the mid 40s. Precipitation is expected to be light to moderate with several tenths of an inch possible.
National temperature extremes list a low of 22 degrees at Battle Mountain Nevada and a high of 100 degrees at Yuma City Arizona as Wednesday’s weather records.
A low off the New England coast maintains rain over the North Atlantic States with over four inches in southwest Maine. Thunderstorms dot extreme southern Florida while most of the Gulf Coast to the lower Ohio Valley and Virginias stay clear. Cool in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Scattered thundershowers stretch from the southern Rockies through the Central Plains to the upper Mississippi Valley and the Southern Plateau.
Iowans testify before the Hunt Commission on moving Iowa’s first caucuses from January to March. Twenty five leaders officials and groups are slated to speak as the commission considers a three month window for delegate selections. Iowa officials warn against cutting the process and emphasize maintaining party influence and farmer access to candidates.
Los Angeles reports the death of Harry Warren a famed motion picture composer and three time Academy Award winner. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced his death at age 87.
The article notes poor nutrition in seniors often due to dulled taste buds. It suggests easy to digest seasonings like oregano dill cinnamon ginger allspice vinegar minced onion or lemon while avoiding salt to help reduce high blood pressure.
On this date in 1976 Ian Smith the Rhodesian prime minister accepted a plan proposing an immediate biracial regime and black majority rule within two years, outlining a shift toward multiracial governance.
Ford announces two new 1982 models today the Escort four door hatchback and the Granada station wagon. The Granada marks the nameplate debut offering about 74 cubic feet of cargo space and an all new optional V six engine for better fuel economy displayed at Bob Zimmermann Ford Cedar Rapids.
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