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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1985
Page
3
A 15 member University of Iowa team led by physicist Lou Frank announced locating the large power supply driving the Northern and Southern Lights at an international Pasadena conference. The finding highlights Iowa research in space physics and auroral phenomena.
The state Board of Regents approved a 109 487 contract with Shay Electric Service to install a 350 kilowatt diesel generator at the Bowen Science Building. It will power only critical research circuits during power failures to protect temperature sensitive tissues and specimens. The unit aims to prevent losses seen in prior outages and should be operational by late summer.
Iowa DCI head Tom Ruxlow says parimutuel duties pulled 21 agents from criminal cases last summer. He seeks a $375000 parimutuel unit budget next year, but Gov Branstad proposes $232000. Racing Commission estimates project $3.96M to $5.9M first year, rising to $6.79M to $10.18M with four tracks.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 outlines subscription rates for carrier and mail editions, including Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues at 10.40 for four weeks and 110.00 for 52 weeks, with territorial rates. Postmaster address and AP republication rights noted.
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