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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1980
Page
1
City Council tabled a long awaited revision before voting at Wednesday session. The piece notes page references for context and related back to school coverage on pages 5 10 11 and 12. Cedar County residents organize a no questions asked emergency food service with from the heart packaging on page 22A.
The Gazette argues that today’s tax issues could be milder if state leaders had preserved Iowa’s large 1979 surplus. The editorial contends politicians squandered a strong fiscal position by overreaching.
The page 8B summary notes fall football schedules for 139 major colleges including the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones. The item highlights the breadth of schedules and key regional teams within the college gridiron landscape.
Universal Engineering and Hammer Mills Inc. have quietly expanded into much larger operations than many realize, signaling a notable shift in local industry and employment.
Trend notes investors and landlords pushing paper recycling in downtown towers. Firms convert wastepaper programs into environmental credits and save disposal costs, signaling growing corporate momentum toward reuse and sustainability.
A plasma collection center close to the University of Iowa attracts about 450 donors each week and processes the plasma into medicines. The operation supports medical manufacturing and uses local donors to sustain production.
Three airliners hijacked to Havana mark the 11th coup in a new U.S. Cuba hijacking wave since June 12, 1979. Cuban refugees voice anger over life in Florida and threaten further acts as authorities tighten security and monitor profiles.
Fort Wayne educator Dr Graciela Beecher says Cuban refugee youths held without parents at Camp McCoy Wisconsin are being hurt threatened and mistreated. Her habeas corpus suit seeks removal of all unaccompanied children to relatives or foster homes and she describes "underground" entry and inconsistent government statements.
Classified pages serve Eastern Iowans with over 100 listings. The Gazette offers local wants, buy sell trade and job ads across pages 1 through 19D for readers seeking goods services or opportunities in the region.
Christie Wallace of The Gazette recounts a seven state bus trip offering observations on schedules comfort and costs. The piece contrasts bus travel with air options and notes practical tips for future travelers.
A humorous note on car buyers feeling ill from price tags on the latest models. The short gag piece uses light irony to poke at consumer sticker shock and the modern auto market.
Des Moines The chief jail inspector Paul Muller estimates the new Iowa standards for jails will require improvements costing five to ten million dollars across city and county facilities. The standards, drafted by lawmakers and officials, set minimum requirements for jail layout services and officer training, with five facility categories A through E and timetables for compliance.
Census data show one parent led households with children growing 80 percent from 11 to 19 percent between 1970 and 1979. Divorce and premarital births drive the rise while widowhood declines. The divorce rate climbed to 5.2 per 1 000 by 1978.
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