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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1983
Page
8
Iowa House halted action on a bill reorganizing the court system to preserve elected clerks of court. Lawmakers voted to maintain the tradition and keep clerks of court elected, ending progress on the measure.
The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission approved buying 68 portable scales for trucks at nearly 300000. The move targets truckers who have been avoiding weigh stations and will deploy in about a month.
The Williamsburg City Council agreed to back HACAP efforts to establish a service center in the city without funding. An HACAP official said he met with senior citizens Monday about relocating the Parnell HACAP center to Williamsburg.
Neil Speer of Marion shifts from data avoidance to compiling local drunk driving arrest stats after his own arrest. The report notes interest in days and times of arrests as the dataset expands across the city.
Wayne Murdock proposes Linn County Regional Planning Commission add to June agenda the issue of opening the 42nd Street NE interchange on I-380. IDOT doubts Highway 100 can be finished and opened by year end. Metro-Iowa page 10A.
Postmaster General William Bolger addressed 300 Iowa postmasters at the Cedar Rapids state convention urging continued productivity gains and more automation to control future postal rate increases. The remarks appeared in a Metro-Iowa digest noting Iowa’s Peach Bowl coverage and University of Iowa athletic department earnings.
The article notes approximately 68000 dollars from the Hawkeye football team trip to the Peach Bowl on December 31 and about 49000 dollars from the Hawkeye basketball team’s NCAA tournament appearance. It also mentions Cedar Rapids Reds manager Bruce Kimm saying the team can compete and opens the 1983 season against Clinton at Memorial Stadium. Automakers expected to report first quarter profits for the first time since 1979.
Ozark Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding setting a rate structure for a proposed Cedar Rapids terminal. Other carriers have until Friday to sign as lawsuits over bond financing continue. A specialPlanning session of the Airport Commission is planned for 1:30 this afternoon to discuss possible tentative steps and structural sketches.
In Toms River a 16 pound 6 ounce baby boy named Kevin Roberts Clark arrived healthy at Community Memorial Hospital. He measures 25 inches long and wears clothes for 9 month olds. His mother Patricia Clark notes nurses help with him and predicts he may grow into a football player.
The Census Bureau reports 44.5 percent of 210 million Americans five and older moved in 1975 80. Net migration shifted from the Northeast and North Central to the South and West, with Florida Texas and Washington gaining while New York Illinois and Ohio lost residents.
The Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues for 9.20 four weeks or 95.00 for 52 weeks with 125.00 for 52 weeks to other states and territories. no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
In Millville Iowa population about 50 residents vote 5 to 3 against a 25 year non exclusive franchise for Northwestern Bell. The town fears reduced competition and higher rates though Bell provides service now. Graf Iowa faces a May vote after a December rejection.
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