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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1982
Page
3
Reagan's 1983 budget proposes spending cuts tax increases user fees and administrative savings with plans unlikely to gain full Congress support. The package aims to curb deficits while shifting costs to various programs and sectors amid political friction.
Ray Fountain, a 6 5 250 pound lineman and first team all state pick last fall, announced he will play football for the University of Iowa next fall. The report appears on sports page 1B.
Anowa State University extension economist told a Young Farmer Holiday Conference that the immediate aim is to survive the lean years, not grow. Attendees were told that better days will come and farming will rebound by 1990.
Linn County supervisors weigh buying a county airplane to cut transport costs. Sheriff Don Sawyer cites potential prisoner transport savings of 18 000 to 20 000 dollars annually, while Supervisor Joe Rinas pushes study and possible use for executives. Other supervisors express skepticism as budget pressures loom and formal analyses are pending.
Eastern Iowa post offices implement an eight hour delivery day due to hazardous roads and sidewalks. Cedar Rapids Postmaster Robert Hart says carriers may not finish rounds and will deliver missed mail the next day on a rotating basis. Affects Marion Fort Madison Keokuk Burlington and Cedar Rapids if needed.
The West Liberty police union has zero members and remains governed by a contract, while city officials and the PER board debate decertification. The union, tied to Teamsters local 238, cites no dues despite lingering pay provisions and a stalled 1982-83 bargaining effort.
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