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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1983
Page
12
Gov. Branstad said two months will be allowed to test whether Iowa revenues will meet a projected 7 percent growth. If not, he may order department heads to cut spending, while noting June showed revenue gains and a potential, though cautious, upturn.
The Sunshine bus, a new Sunshine Coach, arrives at Camp Courageous in Monticello to aid handicapped campers. The $40,000 vehicle improves wheelchair access funded by the Variety Club of Iowa with Casey’s General Store president Donald F. Lamberti among donors and officials pictured with staff and campers.
In Des Moines on Thursday, arguments centered on whether PCL Construction's bid for the University of Iowa law school project arrived before the 1:30 p.m. June 14 deadline. Witnesses for Mid-America Construction testified that PCL's representative was late, while PCL and university advocates asserted timing disputes and waivers favored accepting the bid.
Governor Terry Branstad told about 30 Council Bluffs businessmen that he will ask the Iowa Legislature in January to reduce unemployment benefit payments. He warned that if benefits are not trimmed and taxes eased, business and GOP control in the legislature could hinge on the issue. The visit supported by Iowa Development Commission Director Jack Bailey highlighted the state’s economic program and a new "State of Minds" advertising push on CBS radio.
WAUKON Rep. Tom Tauke told a town meeting Congress has failed to develop responsible fiscal policies and that President Reagan should use the veto to block overspending and overtaxing in the 1984 budget. He warned that without vetoes the deficit would grow, inflation rise, and the economy suffer.
Mount Vernon businessman Steve Goldin, owner of Plaza Furniture Mart, buys KLEH AM 1290 in Anamosa from Dodgepoint Broadcasting. The 500 watt daytimer, on air since 1979, awaits FCC approval and potential format changes to serve Anamosa Monticello and Springville.
Gov. Terry Branstad defends creating a 30000 planning post for former state Sen. Mick Lura in the Office for Planning and Programming amid a hiring freeze. Lura to set up a financial structure for Iowa Racing Commission. OPP director unsure of JTPA duties.
Grateful questions Abby’s stance on a bride choosing her mother to walk her down the aisle due to parental divorce. The letter notes a ex-husband walking their daughters and praises that gesture. Abby explains Sentimental chose the mother for raised-by-parent reasons and defends the father’s omission as not improper.
The Gazette outlines its progress toward better content and appearance. It highlights color photos, illustrations, maps, charts, and strong black and white images to convey information clearly and quickly, aiming to be a modern, reader friendly newspaper.
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