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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1983
Page
3
Lowan from East Iowa, Shellie Wilson of Ryan, among seven nationwide grant recipients for liver research. Wilson, a University of Dubuque junior, defies the usual graduate or medical student award pattern.
The government raises the rate on Treasury bills in the latest weekly auction and confirms increases for three and six month savers certificates. Iowa farm leaders welcome USDA approval allowing grazing on land under the payment in kind program, advancing the start date for crop swap acres by three weeks.
Migrant farmworkers who marched from Ohio to protest low wages at tomato farms were rebuffed by Campbell Soup Co officials who said there is nothing they can do about farm conditions. The incident highlights labor tensions in agricultural sourcing.
A 50 ton suspended ceiling collapsed at Journal Square PATH station just after 9 am injuring eight and killing two men. Three workers were on the slab when it fell. buses replaced service for about 28 000 daily riders. A correctional officer described chaotic scenes as emergency crews freed victims.
Steven A. Tolbert, 23, son of slain Liberian president Tolbert, was arrested in Mount Vernon for alleged drunk driving on Friday and again Sunday. Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard sought prosecution, while a State Department official said Tolbert lacks immunity. Tolbert faces up to a year in jail and fines up to $1000 per offense.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates are $1.95 weekly by carrier and $9.20 for 7 issues by mail, $95 for 52 weeks locally with higher rates for other states.
On this date in 1969 three men and two women including actress Sharon Tate were found slain at a secluded home near Beverly Hills California. The grisly killings drew widespread attention and were linked to the Manson family.
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