State offsets tax cut and tax increases in Iowa
The 10 percent individual income tax took effect Friday while the state enacted tax hikes including a 1 cent rise in the sales tax raising 160 million dollars. Cedar Rapids stores sold 11.5 percent of the 19 000 cases of Black Velvet in the state’s largest liquor sale. A daylight saving time expansion bill moved through the House and may reach the Senate.
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Petitioners seek rescinding water tower plan
Mount Vernon volunteers and area residents circulate petitions urging the City Council to reverse the plan to build a new water tower in Prairie Park and place it beside the old tower in Memorial Park, the council's original location.
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All-Iowa Fair opens. Gazette curses quiz to test fair knowledge
The Gazette presents a quiz to judge readers as veteran fair observers if they score over 100. The item appears in Farm on page 9B and notes Lowans’ concerns about the future.
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Reagan plan signals phased MX missile deployment
The Washington Post reports a secret Air Force document guiding budgeting for 1985 to 1989 shows planning for a phased MX missile deployment after Reagan’s April remark he would accept 100 missiles. The plan indicates this is just the first phase.
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Houston arcade stabbings shock city
Four young men were stabbed to death in a Houston game center that had been ransacked by robbers. Police said the mass slaying, a record for the city since July 1979, occurred Friday and left victims in pools of blood.
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Hopsons claim reading by age four transforms learning
Michael and Mary Hopson of Homer Alaska promote a program that they say let children read by age four. They presented at Gage Union Coe College Cedar Rapids and plan a July 7 seminar in Iowa City. They argue early reading boosts IQ and long term school success, citing near universal literacy for ages 2 to 4 and 15 to 20 percent failure if taught only by age six.
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All-Iowa Fair Opens With Beef Show and Derby
The All-Iowa Fair kicks off today with beef cattle judging and a demolition derby. Officials expect the largest beef show to date, with three days needed to complete judging. Twenty two Century Farms owners from Linn Johnson Cedar Jones Delaware and Buchanan counties will be awarded plaques by the fair organizers.
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Harnischfeger extends Cedar Rapids shutdown to four weeks
The Harnischfeger plant in Cedar Rapids will suspend operations for four weeks from July 11 to August 5, with two weeks paid and two unpaid. The move, due to weak construction machinery demand and lower order backlogs, affects most staff except essential personnel. Plant staffing remains about 550, with some crane production moved from Escanaba, but no callbacks anticipated yet.
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Kadlec Corrected in Hawkeye Downs Photo Cutline
Correction note states Jerry Kadlec assisted Vel Mangus Zervas with touch-up painting on a building at Hawkeye Downs. An earlier Gazette cutline misnamed Kadlec.
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The Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly prices.
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