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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1985
Page
6
The Iowa Legislature lowered park funding while adding a 4 percent sales tax on camping fees. The Conservation Commission boosted fees by 25 cents, effectively raising costs 4.5 to 12.5 percent. The paper urges reinstating the $300,000 cut or increasing the user fee to fund park improvements.
A Dubuque Racing Association official says Iowa bettors lag national averages in horse and dog race wagering sighting education as the reason. He notes Iowa residents are not used to betting, especially west of the state, while promoters fear slow uptake.
A Boston case notes Cat Mousam, listed as a prospective juror, was not disqualified for being a cat but for allegedly not speaking English. Officials clarified the refusal rested on language ability rather than species, highlighting quirks in census name listings and juror selection.
Sirhan Sirhan, 41, was denied parole last month for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy. He refused to state he would not commit the act again, but expressed remorse for the Kennedys and himself. Critics note limited rehabilitative impact of prisons.
A letter advocates a CRANDIC style industrial sports complex between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with a Governor Robert Ray Sports Dome and a neighboring thoroughbred track, plus high speed shuttle trains. It also proposes a Des Moines Ames link with a sports dome and race track. The writer criticizes current figures and cites personal experiences with Dr Frank Osanka and Carla Miller. They thank local care staff and mock a contest winner, naming Donna Lala Kellie Lala.
A narrated memory of a summer on a small 180 acre Iowa farm near Grinnell. The speaker recalls diversified crops, livestock, manure use, and careful budgeting. He notes frugal living, conservative values, and prudent land management as the farm’s financial and spiritual margin.
In a Cedar Rapids cable piracy suit Judge Sosalla noted the TV5 signal was received at the defendant’s home but awarded no damages since the pirate identity was not proven. The article explains MDS signals, active antennas and spectrum analyzers used in detecting piracy.
A legal discussion questions how to prove reception of broadcast TV signals including microwave and educational transmissions. It notes the philosophical issue of whether a program is received if no viewer watches and addresses privacy, search and seizure, and Fourth and Fifth Amendment concerns. It cites TV5 and Kirkwood Community College as examples.
Outlooks feature periodic observations from thoughtful eastern Iowans inviting expression. The piece notes Jim Schmick ley of Cedar Rapids as a reliability engineer at Rockwell Collins. A native Iowan, he served in Europe as an Army Signal Corps officer and has also worked for Magnavox and McDonnell-Douglas.
A university official quotes a sentence about freeing up time and questions usage of free up and ending sentences with prepositions. Francis Lackner asks if antediluvian fits with fuss budget while noting the Arizona article arguing splitting infinitives and ending sentences with prepositions can be acceptable. He hopes Lackner will see his point.
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