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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1983
Page
3
President Reagan tours a Chrysler plant forecast to rehire half of 7000 layoffs while outlining his budget. Yuri Andropov calls Reagan's summit proposal for a nuclear ban "patently unacceptable" to the Soviet Union.
Des Moines lobbyist Gene Kennedy predicts a public lottery bill could pass within two years, pushing for both lottery and pari mutuel betting. Johnson County Supervisors voice disgust at new eligibility changes allowing some University of Iowa students to obtain cheese and butter from the federal surplus food program.
Catholic schools in Cedar Rapids and Marion plan special services open houses and activities for National Catholic Schools Week with the theme In God We Trust and Teach. Education page 6A.
The Atlanta Falcons sign Dan Henning to a multi year contract as head coach marking a key leadership change. The Buffalo Bills promote Kay Stephenson to head coach as part of a parallel league move.
Architect Doug Sires told a Des Moines appropriations subcommittee that the Capitol’s brown sandstone comes from a “lost” quarry and no replacement source is found. A new quarry could complicate the $16.8 million restoration, though officials focus on replacing crumbling arches columns and window frames.
Beckie Banes reports on Ground Hog Day as the Cedar Rapids area marks the holiday with a long running card tradition. Tom Ecker of Marion notes early mailing is avoided by observers and United Ground Hogs toasts the start of spring. Weather forecasts suggest cloud cover with snow, not shadow signaling six more weeks of winter.
Cedar Rapids saw a 10 percent drop in city traffic accidents in 1982 from 1981, totaling 2,492 incidents. Personal injury accidents fell from 443 to 394 and injuries declined from 590 to 564, with seven fatalities, down from ten in 1981.
George A. Stapher, 48, of Keokuk Iowa died at the scene after his car struck a truck head on on U.S. 61 in Alexandria Missouri at 6 05 p m. The truck driver Hubert S Cook 39 of Fort Madison Iowa was injured and later listed in fair condition.
Linn County Sheriff officials search local offices for the $640 cash and a billfold missing from safes and desks after a July burglary. Investigators cleared three suspects via lie detectors but found no trace of the funds. The department plans tighter logging and safekeeping procedures.
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