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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1982
Page
4
An AMA report cites five year after spill that 97 percent of Michigan residents carry PBB. The 1973 contamination study used 1978 tests.
The piece notes that extreme couponing cuts grocery bills but adds expenses like 20 cent mail-in stamps and travel fuel. It argues these hidden costs can shame cash buyers and urges awareness of all charges when calculating savings.
The Iowa Senate voted 27 to 22 to make permanent a 5 cent per pack cigarette tax increase from a year ago, despite objections that it harms free enterprise. Don Caspers named Witwer Senior Center executive director after serving as a former Methodist minister. In Marion, two Grady proposals to ease police tensions failed for lack of seconds at the City Council meeting.
Norand Corp receives a contract to place a locally made computer system in more than 500 restaurants of a single chain. Banks of Iowa stockholders approve acquisition by a Minnesota holding company if it becomes legal. Farm page notes federal acreage program prompts farmer signup.
Article notes under Cedar Rapids Housing Inspection Services that all residential rental property owners must register even if their units meet code. Metro, page 9A.
Former Iowa basketball player Steve Krafcisin is named director of activities at the Fort Madison state penitentiary, effective April 26, reflecting a shift from athletics to prison recreation work.
Senate leaders predict the Reagan tuition tax credit will not reach the floor this election year, with Dole and Cranston citing time and budget pressures. Education groups and critics warn it could affect public schools and widen inequality, while officials defend a modest five year cost and possible private school relief.
Lolly Knutsen a school bus driver mourns after learning eight year old Shannah Wicklund her student passenger was killed along with Shannahs mother and a neighbor. The trio were found Wednesday night in the Wicklund home in Clearview Washington.
Howard Simpson and Linda Pelzer, Gazette Young Columbus winners, prepare for a 10 day tour. Simpson faced a delayed Chicago passport rejection due to a lighting issue and a lost photo, but a rapid aid by Congressman Tauke's office recovered the document. Pelzer travels smoothly to Parade Magazine in New York.
St. Luke's Hospital will announce a $4 million expansion at a 9 a.m. news conference led by Charles E. Burd. The project adds an outpatient surgery center as part of a 1980 remodeling effort. Currently 30 percent of St. Luke's surgeries are outpatient and 10 to 15 per day. projected to 20 to 25 by 1985.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette date back information lists the paper’s origin 1883 address 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and postage details. It also notes carrier and mail subscription prices and regions served with separate rates and terms.
The University of Iowa liberal arts college boosts minimum grade averages for freshmen to 1.6 from 1.5 and for sophomores to 1.75, juniors to 1.9, seniors to 2.0, and unclassified students to 2.0, with a 2.0 GPA required for graduation. Phase-in starts this summer, full effect by 1986, affecting about a small number of students.
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