11 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1977
Page
1
Salaries will eat up over half of the airport commission budget of 740550 dollars approved Thursday in Cedar Rapids. A widow widower outreach program by the Heritage Agency on Aging helps newly widowed residents with support and information.
Chicago police report four cigarettes containing marijuana were found in the bag of a motorman whose elevated train crash last week killed one or more people. The article notes related speed limit opinions from nine independent surveys on the 55 mph limit.
Gazette reports fans and curious locals pack auditoriums to view The Beatles documentary made from clips of live shows and interviews. Also, Gazette notes Chuck Hawkins and his wife traveled to California using an out of state license to appear on Tattletales, offering an inside look at game show culture.
Forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight with a low near 30. Saturday will be clearing and cooler with highs in the 40s.
Penick & Ford plans to mothball its Cedar Rapids corn syrup facility with a March 1 shutdown target. About 720 employees at the plant face layoffs, with fewer than 100 retained in affected departments. Union officials and company executives meet in days to finalize layoff specifics.
Supt. Selby Ballantyne says Kirkwood Community College’s new 29,000 square foot learning resources center will be turned over next week two months early, but heating costs lack a budget. Utilities may total about $5,000 for two months due to finishing timing, though the building will use a heat pump and extra insulation for energy efficiency. Carpet installation and furnishings are not yet completed.
The Labor Department reports January wholesale prices up 0.5 percent driven by farm products textiles and machinery. Cold weather effects on citrus vegetables and energy costs are expected to push February prices higher, with farm prices rising 1.1 percent.
Anthony Kiritsis held real estate executive Richard Hall for three days with a shotgun wired to his neck. He released Hall after promises of immunity and 5 million dollars, which were withdrawn. Kiritsis was held on kidnapping charges in Marion County awaiting possible federal action. Hall recovered with minor injuries and testified to the tense siege and subsequent arrest.
Iowa Senate approved a bill taxing military active duty pay, ending a 1969 exemption. About 30,000 service members would be affected and state revenue could rise over 6 million dollars annually. Supporters cite parity with civilian salaries and fiscal year 1978 budget needs. Opponents warn it could hinder recruitment and quotas. The bill applies to income earned in 1977.
The St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. will refund 403000 to 48 Iowa hospitals for overcharges on hospital professional liability premiums. The refunds cover an eight month period from November 1975 to June 1976 when premiums were determined by improper methods. Insurance Commissioner Herbert W. Anderson called the settlement the largest refunds by a company after rating practice review.
A proposal surfaced to fund up to half Iowa’s schools for the blind and deaf with property taxes and move them to the state Department of Public Instruction. The Braille and Sight-Saving School at Vinton and the Iowa School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs now operate under the state board of regents. Lawmakers Bass Van Gilst and Wally Horn backed shifting to the standard foundation funding formula, while pledging no service cuts.
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