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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1983
Page
3
The Linn County Conservation Board delays action on funding a feasibility study for a hydropower plant at Central City dam while consulting its attorney on a proposed agreement with Page Hydro Power Systems Inc, a French firm with Iowa City offices.
The Farm Gadget Show at the Iowa State Fair showcases innovative tools and devices from Iowa farmers. The Mid-Prairie Future Farmers of America Chapter traditionally wins top honors at the event, highlighting regional ingenuity and agricultural skill.
The Housing Authority of Anthony Texas continues a standoff with Mayor Adrian Baca. Disputes drive the board from town hall to sister city Anthony New Mexico. A board member calls Baca the Little Dictator.
Gov. Terry Branstad says Iowa’s Community Betterment Program will be improved not scrapped as interest wanes. The plan drops the annual contest but eyes expanded local government help and volunteer recognition through new workshops and Governor’s Leadership certificates.
Cedar Rapids won the bid to host the 1986 National Rural Letter Carriers Association convention, favored over Boston by 85 percent of 654 voting delegates at Albuquerque. The event in August 1986 is expected to add at least 600000 to the local economy, with more than 2400 attendees this year.
Altoona artist Paul Bridgeford earned 34 700 dollars from selling waterfowl trout and habitat stamps to fund wildlife habitat improvements across Iowa. He won all three 1983 state design contests and presented Governor Branstad with the donation at a news conference.
Samuel T. Wallace is president of St. Luke's Hospital and Cedar Rapids Community Theatre board of directors, not president of St. Luke's auxiliary as reported. The Gazette invites complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections or clarification in this space.
The Democratic Party Compliance Review Commission rejected Ohio’s delegate selection plan for the 1984 primary. The proposal would have let the presidential candidate with the most district votes win all delegates, violating rules that require voting for individual delegates. Other states’ plans from South Dakota to Utah were also rejected. talks continue with Iowa New Hampshire and Maine on early delegate selection.
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