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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1984
Page
4
Cedar Rapids Airport saw December passenger numbers rise 37 percent from December 1982 with 43 977 travelers. For the first six months of this fiscal year, passengers are up 17 77 percent over the same period last year, totaling 225 990.
Cedar Rapids Airport Commission rejected long-term options to lease or buy airport land for a proposed 200 acre business park near the Kirkwood softball complex. The Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 asked about development potential but officials say no firm plan exists and any sale is distant. An airport commissioner quipped about a low profile 200 acre Iowa Trade Building.
The Iowa Citizen Action Network releases the study Jobs and Democracy to press candidates on full employment and federal jobs programs. The report, prepared by Fritz Weicking and Steve Siegel, targets Mondale and other contenders, outlining industrial policy and budget aims. The group, once the Iowa Citizen Labor Energy Coalition, seeks broad membership across labor and civic groups and plans to build a progressive economic coalition in Iowa.
Linn County Clerk Ken Perry asked to hire four new employees to bolster staffing before the state assumes administration of the clerk’s office on July 1, 1986. County officials balked over funding, with debate over need, costs, and temporary versus permanent hires amid a pending budget hearing.
Linn County Health Department's Health Promotion program, started in 1982, received a national special recognition from the U S Department of Health and Human Services among 126 projects in 40 states. Keith Erickson noted ongoing grants and recent employee screenings with 162 tested and 11 with elevated blood pressure.
Donald F. Zaruba sues Linn County and road employee Thomas J. Petrick in Linn District Court over a March 22 crash on Highway 30. He alleges negligence caused serious injuries and seeks compensation for medical costs wages pain and suffering and loss of consortium for his wife Cleora M. Zaruba requests a jury trial.
Local notices list a dairy store sale at 790 25th St Marion with vanilla ice cream prices and January dates. Ads include car starting service and siding insulation. Also reported a missing wood splitter from Marion Small Engine Repair and several local emergency calls and incidents.
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