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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1980
Page
5
Des Moines postal clerk Robert McLaughlin, suspended a week for disrupting a training on mail sort angles, turned down a Tonight show appearance. He feared tar and feathers and losing his job, after a call from Carson show staff drew media attention.
Linn County Engineer Jerry Nelson told the county board that fiscal year 1981-82 funding for the Secondary Roads Department is unclear as gasoline tax revenues, a primary planning factor, could rise or fall. Supervisors estimate a 7 percent tax boost but only 2.5 percent total road revenue, risking a possible $180000 overrun and prompting potential salary and service cuts.
Marion community listings detail Friday Headstart at 9 a.m. and a slate of senior citizen activities. The notice lists daily senior programs, dance lessons, headstart, open gym, and learning center hours, plus optometrist hours and advertising deadlines. It cites a George O'Brien Optometrist office phone and a Fredericksburg quote from Robert E. Lee.
Des Moines reports a dairy executive states 12,000 dairy farmers have been replaced by imitation creams. He cites 3.1 percent of milk used in half and half and creams, with potential $475 million annual loss at $12.80 per hundredweight. He warns three new cheese lines loom and urges Real Seal branding to protect real dairy products. Don Voelker of Ames urges herd culls to avoid oversupply.
Farmers across the Midwest monitor volatile grain futures amid a rebound after a steep drop. Traders cite rising interest rates and fear of conflict in Eastern Europe as key drivers, with officials calling for rate cuts while optimists see a short-lived downturn ending.
Frank and Mrs. Bartling ask the Marion Park Board to allocate unused city land for a bicycle motocross track. They say they would maintain the site five acres in size, with adult supervision, no motorized vehicles, practice on Wednesdays and Sundays, and races twice a month.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines ownership and publication details from 1883 including The Gazette Company and Synge v gt Third A to Bonds Iowa. It references subscription terms, carrier service areas, and exclusive AP news rights for republication.
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