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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1987
Page
2
A reflective piece on Iowa’s Capitol describes strict late night loitering rules and a tour experience story. It notes the security crackdown targets general loiterers, while the building’s interior preserves its historic charm and the public can still visit parts of the Capitol.
Des Moines reports that signs reading men working are being removed as sexist. Replacements will say construction ahead or hard hat. State officials note the removal follows a memo from the General Services Department and IDOT data showing 47 women among 814 maintenance workers.
Ivan D. Ivanov deputy chairman of the Foreign Economic Commission will lead the Soviet delegation at a Aug. 28 trade conference in Cedar Rapids. The event "New Opportunities in US Soviet Trade" is hosted by Gov. Terry Branstad with aims to boost farm commodity sales and broaden direct business ties between American firms and Soviet buyers.
Rep Patricia Schroeder of Denver told 40 in Cedar Rapids she may run for president pending fundraising and reception to ideas. She reported over 600000 pledged and 200000 in bank, pledges split evenly by gender, and outlined plans to curb the national debt, push defense burden sharing, reduce the Pentagon budget, and rebalance taxes to aid the middle class. Albert Gore Sr. attended but spoke briefly with attendees.
Gunmen bound two workers at Mastbergen Jewelry as the store opened at 9 30 am. One robber chased Sheldon Police Chief Bill Van Rennes through downtown after waving a pistol at him and forcing him to the ground before fleeing. Authorities from the Iowa State Patrol and O'Brien County Sheriff's Department assisted.
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