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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1983
Page
3
A series of hundreds of earthquakes centered along the eastern Sierra shook central California on Thursday, rattling groceries from shelves and sparking minor panic in a restaurant. The report notes disruption across multiple locales in the state.
The Cedar Rapids City Council will shortly consider issuing and selling five million dollars in general obligation bonds to finance a two year sanitary and storm sewer improvement program. Metro, page 8A.
The Hawkeyes confront a young Michigan squad as Jerry and his condiment crusade fade from view. James Murtaugh notes A-1’s party presence while two first year Hawkeyes push toward NCAA relevance in wrestling with a championship within reach.
The Federal Energy Department revised upward the previously feared rise in natural gas costs, signaling higher bills for households. In contrast, heating oil users heard hopeful words. About 100 angry farmers in London Ohio staged a sit-in at a lending association to push for a credit extension to save a 191 acre farm from sheriff sale.
A Buchanan County District Court suit over the death of Daniel McKinney at the Mental Health Institute in Independence was dismissed after a $40,000 out of court settlement paid by the state of Iowa. The case named the state and three MHI doctors as defendants. The settlement included dismissal of a $1.2 million claim with the Iowa Appeals Board.
Gov Robert Ray said he will have a talk with Carole Harder head of the Governor's Task Force on Drunk Driving after her 14 speeding tickets since 1977. Harder, of 389 East Post Road SE, has appealed a 90 day license suspension and says she has slowed down since May.
FBI arrests Gold and Silver Exchange manager Phillip P. Wolf at St. Louis airport on interstate transportation of stolen property charges. Wolf allegedly took about 50 000 in gold and 8 000 in cash to Winnipeg after embezzling from the Cedar Rapids shop, with his wife Susan Brown Wolf guiding ownership through Sue Brown Inc. and revealing a 150 000 bond. The case proceeds toward Cedar Rapids grand jury.
Des Moines reports indicate Rolf Craft of Decorah will be re elected Republican state chairman and may run unopposed when the State Central Committee meets January 15 to elect officers. Craft, elected last summer after Ben Webster resigned for health reasons, faced earlier signs of opposition that have since faded as unity appears to dominate.
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