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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1983
Page
9
Ottumwa City Council unanimously refused a permit for Class Action to use the Coliseum saying the show discriminates against male customers. City Attorney notes a local ordinance bans discrimination based on sex and that promoters could reapply with men allowed.
Three dissident Iowa Democrats file suit in federal court challenging the state party’s move to shift the precinct caucuses to February 20, one week earlier than rules. They seek a temporary injunction and argue national party rules were defied threatening seating of Iowa’s delegation.
Walter Mondale's Iowa drive for the February caucuses will shift to a new phase with Joe Trippi taking day to day control and Peter Slone stepping to campaign director. The plan includes adding organizers and full time press, issues, and scheduling staff to boost turnout at about 2,495 caucus sites aiming for 100,000 to 120,000 attendees.
Ernest Foutz, a guard at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, was fired for refusing to carry a gun citing religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. An Iowa Job Service hearing officer ruled the firing violated his right to refuse work and awarded unemployment benefits.
Davenport officials said the $35 million River Tower Plaza plan likely won’t proceed after HUD declined action on a $5.9 million Urban Development Action Grant citing missing information. The project by Phillips Enterprises would rise north of the Blackhawk Hotel. In Chicago a federal jury found Teamsters President Roy Williams and four others guilty of bribery conspiracy and pension fund fraud.
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