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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1982
Page
3
Trustees warned Congress that the Social Security system could exhaust cash to pay old age benefits by July 1983 if lawmakers fail to act. They also said the three trust funds would show red ink earlier than forecast, even when combined.
Poland's martial law courts sentenced a coal miner to three years in prison and another to eight months for quitting work. The lighter sentence applied because he was under 21. Officials said militarization imposes harsh penalties for lateness and unauthorized absences as coal output rose in Q1.
The Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau starts a month long Smile campaign during April. Ambassadors will seek 50 friendly Cedar Rapids residents from various service roles to award prizes, culminating in a Hawaii trip worth $2,000.
Des Moines Senator Ray Taylor apologized to colleagues for his ties to Bob Jones Jr who made anti Catholic and anti black statements at a rally. Taylor said listeners were not motivated by hatred and he disavowed the remarks while defending free speech. Rep Ralph Rosenberg praised the prompt response and reaffirmed intolerance of bigotry.
Charles Colson once Nixon aide and Watergate figure will meet inmates at the Iowa Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. He will discuss his prison fellowship program after addressing the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Des Moines that morning.
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