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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1985
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids City Council cut the 1985 86 property tax rate from 12.57 to 12.10 per thousand, saving a $50 000 home about 37 cents in city taxes. The measure accompanies a $101.8 million budget, down slightly from 101.9 million, with a Feb 27 public hearing and a March 15 formal approval target.
U S intelligence sources say Soviet leader Chernenko, 73, may be dying from emphysema and could be reduced to a figurehead as the Politburo contemplates shifting power. Theories name Gorbachov and Romanov as potential successors amid signals from the KGB about a transition.
A Lindale store notices a 1950-issue $20 bill lacking In God We Trust and a “White House” inscription, prompting a mall-wide Red Alert to warn retailers. Clerk reports describe panic and a learning moment about U S currency while officials investigate, finding a counterfeit scare.
Des Moines House Speaker Donald Avenson says Iowa may raise taxes this year with higher sales a 5 percent rate, cigarette and gas taxes totaling about 270 million annually. Proposals include restoring a farm bail out fund, removing tax on machinery, and utility bill portions. Critics call it a swing from no tax increases to budget balancing needs.
Iowa House adopts a rule banning smoking while in session. Rep JoAnne Zimmerman cites health concerns, Rep Jeanne Lloyd-Jones notes cancer risk from exhaled smoke, and Rep Ray Lageschulte says air pollution hurts others. Some worry enforcement will be difficult.
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