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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1982
Page
3
The nation's output fell 3.9 percent in the first quarter, with Commerce Secretary Baldrige saying the economy remains in recession. Also noted are a Chicago burial of grandfather and grandson struck by a car, and other items on page 4A and 5A.
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved unanimously a resolution calling for a worldwide nuclear arms freeze during a Wednesday meeting. Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign members expressed mixed feelings about the decision.
The government opened the door for federally chartered credit unions to pay any amount of interest on savings accounts for their 27 million members. In Cedar Rapids the impact is expected to be limited since only one local credit union holds federal charter status.
A Wednesday hearing in Olin examined water needs for a proposed hog processing plant near Stanwood billed as the nation’s largest. Opponents argued Iowa Beef Processors Inc. cannot obtain a water withdrawal permit since they do not own rent or lease the land for the wells.
Evan Hultman of Waterloo sees his Senate Judiciary confirmation for U.S. attorney post in Iowa’s Northern District pushed to 2 p.m. today. The hearing, chaired by Sen. Strom Thurmond, faces delay amid grand jury probes and allegations over Army medical records.
Dennis J. Whitsell a 35 year old Chelsea veterinarian pleaded guilty to two counts of income tax fraud just before jury selection. He admitted falsifying gross incomes for 1975 and 1976 with about 128 456 and 202 259 reported vs actual 142 363 and 207 262, while a third count was dismissed. The judge will sentence after a pre sentence investigation with each count risking up to three years in prison and a 5000 dollar fine.
One year ago the Reagan administration pledged that its plan to sell AWACS surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia would not jeopardize Israeli security, framing the move as a defensive boost for regional stability.
Two workers were slightly contaminated by airborne radiation on the third floor of the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. One worked for Bechtel Corp. and the other for Allied Health Services. Air samples showed dust-caused contamination. levels rose briefly but returned to normal within 30 minutes. Plant operations continued.
The USS Iowa will be relocated within the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for initial modernization to convert it into a cruise missile carrier. The 45,000 ton battleship, commissioned in 1943, is the second of four Iowa-class ships slated for reactivation, with completion expected in January 1985. The program aims to have the Missouri rejoin in 1986 and the Wisconsin in 1987, while New Jersey undergoes a separate $326 million overhaul in Long Beach.
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