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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1983
Page
3
The Solidarity underground urges a boycott of public transport and other protests in Poland to mark the union’s third anniversary on August 31 and denounces the lifting of martial law as a government propaganda gesture. Actress Carolyn Jones dies after long cancer fight.
The Wapsipinicon and Cedar river areas brim with hundreds of seasonal houses. County officials must decide if these structures should meet zoning and housing regulations, affecting their future.
Alvin Toffler writes about his experiences in the workplace and his views on the economy information revolution productivity and social change in Previews Premises. Robert and Esther Armstrong visited Northern Ireland last month and witnessed violence but also hospitality and Belfast’s annual celebration, a Cedar Rapids couple reported.
Bowie Kuhn told major league owners to find another person for the job as he faces an uphill battle to succeed himself. The note appears in the sports section with other city and market items mentioned.
Car sales grew nearly 40 percent in the previous month from July a year earlier, yet analysts expect August to differ as inventories are now much lower than last year. Iowa official seeks USDA approval for early grazing on idle land damaged by heat and drought.
Rep Cooper Evans says hot weather and a strong response to the 1983 payment-in-kind program will remove the need for PIK next year. Feed grain crop now seen at 4.5 to 5 billion bushels, USDA had forecast about 6.2 billion. Farm page 8C.
Mary Moran a 33 year old Cedar Rapids native now in Akron gave birth to Emily Teresa a healthy girl weighing 7 pounds 24 ounces. Moran had miscarried a twin in January delaying delivery to its due date six months later. Doctors avoided a dilation and curettage by resting and monitoring the surviving fetus. Moran and her Akron nurse husband face the rare case alongside one previously reported in St Louis Germany 1978 with a similar twin loss.
Solon residents criticize Solon Beef Days as a "tri county drunk" with public urination and rowdy crowds. Sheriff’s Cmdr Doug Edmonds says the event draws 10,000 to 15,000 daily, exceeds town capacity, and requires more officers to prevent fights and chaos.
Corrections note misspelled names Stuart J Jeff Swensson III now Swensson is McKinley Junior High associate principal. An anniversary for Philbert and Lavon Tomas Oxford marks 25 years with a DanceMar Swisher event. Ray Wheeler objects to sidewalk repair costs and city delays. The Gazette pledges corrections for accuracy fairness and completeness.
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