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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1985
Page
3
American Central Airlines plans limited flights beginning next week after being grounded for over three weeks by the Federal Aviation Administration. The intervention follows a Monday statement by the carrier's new president.
Liquor stores report normal New Year’s Eve activity with steady crowds and busy champagne sales. Managers at 16th Avenue, Fifth Avenue, and Center Point locations describe typical holiday patterns and note champagne stock running low at Marion by seven p.m.
The Commerce Department predicts 1985 will show growth across most U.S. industries with semiconductors and computers leading, aerospace hardware benefiting from Reagan era military spending, and basic metals finally recovering. Automakers also expected to perform well for a second year.
First time in history some Social Security benefits will be taxed under a 1984 federal rule. About 50,000 people in the Cedar Rapids six county area will receive IRS worksheets and benefit statements to determine tax liability.
Cedar Rapids area clinics report influenza activity in line with seasonal norms. Linn County Health figures show 375 cases for the week ending Dec 21 and 11,938 this year, with no epidemic, though Dakotas and Nebraska report outbreaks. Local clinics note increased visits, viral infections, and limited strep in throat cultures.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include carrier and mail options with sets for Morning Editions and Sunday editions and long-term commitments.
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