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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1983
Page
3
The Navy faces funding shortfalls after years of underinvestment, with the General Accounting Office saying funds went to non-essentials rather than maintenance fuel ammunition and support gear. Both sides agree readiness is not adequate.
Cedar Rapids police set off explosives on a dome over tanks at the old water pollution plant as an experiment. The dome did not collapse. officials plan a second test. Page 8A Cedar Rapids.
Firefighters at four of Cedar Rapids nine stations rarely slide the old pole now. Answering alarms often means stairs for safety and to keep hands free. Some crews still use it at night or for tours, but injuries and habit shift favor the stairs. The new Central Fire Station may keep a decorative pole as history.
Cedar Rapids police investigate missing funds from Linn County Welfare Rights after chair Fred Barrick his wife and secretary Luann Streeter move from 407 Ninth Ave SW. Only 3.39 remains. ledgers torn. DHS seeks books. three officers face disorderly conduct charges from a November DHS incident. Virginia Robertson remains involved.
Rep. Tom Tauke urges Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker to reappoint Mary Louise Smith to another term on the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Smith, Des Moines, former Republican national chairwoman and former vice chair, was not named by Reagan among the four new appointees. Tauke emphasizes Smith's experience and integrity for the commission.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces its establishment in 1883 by The Gazette Company and lists publication at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription rates for carrier and mail editions. It notes second class postage and regions served though some text appears cut. The Associated Press is also mentioned with exclusive use rights.
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