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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1982
Page
3
A red pink meteor with a green head lit the night across the Eastern Seaboard prompting questions about its cause and a flood of police calls reporting UFOs or enemy attack.
A column discusses fans blasting fight songs from cars and the legality of horn use. A Des Moines man says police wave as he toots his horn, while the piece weighs the rules and enforcement across states.
Police officer Michael Brokaw has appealed his five day suspension without pay to Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission claiming no reason was given beyond failing to perform duties. The note appears in Metro on page 7A.
Rumors suggest Paul Bear Bryant, Alabama legend, is prepared to quit coaching. The note appears on sports page 1C and reflects ongoing retirement speculation amid the Bear’s storied career.
At a public hearing in Iowa on proposed Title 19 medical assistance changes to align with federal Medicaid guidelines residents voiced concern that the Department of Social Services will be cutting benefits while maintaining support. A commenter described living on 284 dollars a month.
A Wayne State psychologist reports that infants of mothers who drink two to five cups of caffeine daily show slightly premature gestation and poorer reflexes. Offspring of smokers are smaller and less irritable, though effects are small. Caffeine risk rises with two to four cups daily.
With 30 days to go before the Cedar Rapids Community school board election, candidate David Challed had spent more than any prior candidate. He reported 2000 plus dollars in expenditures and a $40.50 debt, with a $1992.54 personal contribution and major gifts from Armstrong and Kral. Other campaigns filed late and some candidates did not file, while several had modest sums and debts.
Iowa Job Service plans two meetings this week to decide options for the ailing unemployment insurance trust fund. Director Colleen Shearer says a tax increase on employers will likely be part of the solution along with benefit reductions. The fund went broke this summer and is being funded with federal loans.
A Minnesota study of 244 patients at four Univ of Minnesota hospitals found fewer than one third have a seizure recurrence within three years after an initial attack. Only 16 percent recur within one year, 27 percent within three years, challenging clinical expectations.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 1.65 weekly, by mail 8.054 weeks 85.80 52 weeks. Rates for other states 123.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions where carrier service exists.
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