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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1983
Page
11
The plan cuts low income energy aid from 2.0 to 1.4 billion and delays cost of living increases across Social Security SSI Medicare and veterans programs. Farm price supports remain frozen and standby tax hikes would raise 146 billion through 1988 while the Pentagon budget rises to 238.6 billion.
Senator Grassley argues that payment in kind and a targeted price freeze could justify an across the board budget freeze including defense. He notes USDA cuts aim to reduce price supports but warns automatic treasury claims remain if the plan fails. Agricultural Secretary Block says major farm programs are cut though high priority items gain funding.
President Reagan’s fiscal 1984 budget proposes 3 million to pay landowners for flowage easements and for land around Coralville Lake. The move would let the Army Corps flood areas above the reservoir to curb downstream flooding. Most funds target about 7 875 acres owned by 175 landowners in Johnson and Linn counties Iowa.
Iowa officials announce 24 million dollars in federal funds for I 380 projects across Black Hawk Buchanan and Benton counties to finish the Cedar Rapids interchange and nearby sections. Officials say completion may slip to 1985 with segments opening fall 1984 and 1985.
Iowa officials and business leaders testified at a public hearing on rising natural gas prices amid surpluses. Branstad urged FERC to force contract renegotiation and Congress to ban take or pay provisions. Advocates cited aid cuts and escalating costs affecting schools, poor households, and industry.
Citizens for Community Improvement gather in Branstad’s Des Moines office and corridor outside it to demand five actions on gas pricing. Delegates press for HELPER program changes and a moratorium on utility shut offs, amid talk of InterNorth rate hikes and Commerce Commission appointments.
Authorities say cult members fled in another car after the van was stopped near Pizza Village. Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard said the four men would be held overnight in Linn County Jail and appear before a magistrate in the morning. The men were reportedly hired by the woman’s Nebraska parents to kidnap and deprogram her.
The Theater Times Iowa lists showings for Savannah Smiles Kiss Me Goodbye The Man from Snowy River An Officer and a Gentleman The Dark Crystal The Toy Class of 1984 Time Rider Tootsie 48 Hours Best Friends The Verdict The Last Unicorn at venues including Plaza Stage 1 2 3 4 East Town Westdale Mall Garden Marion Odeum Mount Vernon with multiple daily times and ratings.
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