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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1982
Page
3
Sen Harrison Williams aged D New Jersey was sentenced to three years in jail and fined 50000 for bribery and conspiracy in the Abscam case. He vowed to continue fighting for justice as appeal hearings begin next week and expulsion from the Senate looms.
The stock market fell broadly on Tuesday amid fears of higher interest rates, while demand for Treasuries and Money Market Certificates rose as investors anticipated better returns. Details continue on page 4B.
Aggressive marketing by rival brewers pressured Anheuser Busch, maker of Budweiser, but the firm remains the leading brewer. Increased production capacity and several new products are ready for marketing, signaling continued strength in the market.
Free government cheese will be distributed in five counties in extreme northeast Iowa on Friday. An additional cheese and butter distribution is planned in the ten counties surrounding Waterloo on February 26. Farm News, page 8B.
Hawkeye Rebounders secure CBS and ESPN telecasts for the Big Ten vs Atlantic Coast senior all stars at Five Seasons Center with a 50 percent funding plan. City council approval needed to pay 4700 of 9400 for 24 metal halide lights raising center lighting to 120 foot candles for the national event.
Six men will vie for the Five Seasons Center manager post in Cedar Rapids. Three locals and three out-of-staters were chosen from 32 applicants by a three-member screening panel and will be interviewed by the Five Seasons Commission in coming weeks. The commission hopes a new manager is chosen by the end of March to replace Mike Gebauer, who left to head a Tacoma city department.
Cedar Rapids Streets Department faces more buckholes with thaw. Public improvements commissioner Wayne Murdock expects a normal size patch表 but warns only main streets will be repaired until dry weather. Crews monitor material adhesion, test options, and advise slow driving to limit tire damage while budget constraints limit use of costly wet-weather patching products. Catch basins are kept open to reduce runoff.
A proposed measure by Rep. Stephen Rapp would compel a blood alcohol test after fatal or serious injury crashes if police suspect drunken driving. The plan, approved 11-6, allows forced testing with no self-incrimination issue, citing prior consent rulings.
New York based aging expert Dr. Carl Eisdorfer proposed a universal older American corps. The plan would compel able bodied citizens aged 60 and above to two years of public service in urban, hospital, or park settings with military style pay and GI benefits later. He argued the Older American Corps would rejuvenate citizens and address economic and social strain from aging populations.
Local seniors react to a proposed mandatory draft for public service in exchange for GI style benefits. Marga Webb doubts two years of service and cites lack of an organizing body. Ed Sears calls it unrealistic while Helen Lightner sees potential for some retirees but worries about tasks and schedule.
In Des Moines the governor’s 1982 political plans remain undecided as today’s news conference was postponed until Thursday morning. Ray aides say he will disclose his plans then amid strong encouragement from Republican leaders including Vice President Bush. Also noted is President Carter sending a letter to Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov.
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