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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1982
Page
3
California declares victory in its two year 95 million effort to eradicate Mediterranean fruit fly. The project director said recent finds should have been detected earlier as aerial spraying ends on Thursday.
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Dave Nagle accuses U S Senator Roger Jepsen of hypocrisy over a $736 400 gym built for senators. Jepsen’s spokesman calls the vote procedural as state news notes coverage on page 8C.
Terry Bush stages a wild west show in the Amana Colonies through Sept 5 and plans a larger Omaha production next spring to mark the 100th anniversary of Buffalo Bill's first wild west show there on May 19, 1883.
Linn County could save up to 4000 dollars annually by directing Community Mental Health Center patients to a single designated pharmacy. The plan received a green light after the state pharmacy board secretary said the move is permissible.
More than 2 600 bicyclists will converge on Cedar Rapids Sunday for the 11th annual MNB Great Bike Races. Entries come from Cedar Rapids Marion Iowa City and more than two dozen communities from Oelwein to the north Dubuque and the Quad Cities to the east Ames to the west and Amana to the south. UNI starts football practice at Northern Iowa in a low key approach.
President Reagan appeared to back the idea of honoring grain export contracts during a Iowa visit, while the administration opposed codifying the concept into law. Farm leaders reacted strongly, indicating sharp disagreement over the policy.
St Luke's Hospital will cut its emergency room base charge from 38 to 25 for certain minor cases starting August 15. Mercy Hospital will reduce its ER base fee from 32 to 22 beginning September 1 as part of ongoing cost reductions amid economic pressure and lower ER volumes.
In Linn County Iowa Steven Grant testified that two flashes from the Kinzenbaw direction matched shots landing near Danita Straw who died from multiple gunshot wounds. Grant said he saw no struggle as Kinzenbaw denies, claiming an accidental shooting while attempting to take the gun.
Concerned Parents and Friends endorsed Mary Ann Kucera Lauree Gerber and David Challed for school board seats noting they back neighborhood schools. Gerber is director District 2 incumbent, Kucera director District 3, Challed the sole at large candidate. The group met at Asbury United Methodist Church with about 40 to 60 attendees.
Nine year old Jack Poohl woke at a sitter’s in Cedar Rapids and rode a Yellow Cab to Marion confessing he had no money but would mow lawns to pay. Driver Bill Clayton delivered him to his sister’s home after learning the boy’s origin and Annie Brown praised the act as a rare shows of kindness amid concerns over kidnapping. In closing note a 1930 speed record by Captain Frank Hawkes was mentioned with Los Angeles to New York flight time two hours and twenty five minutes.
Alfred Hitchcock, famed master of suspense in cinema, is described as born in 1899. The note highlights his enduring influence on mystery and thriller films through decades of work and iconic titles.
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