Cedar Rapids School District Faces Major Budget Cuts
The Cedar Rapids school district will trim about $650 000 from its plans to balance a $54.1 million budget for the coming year. The district's budget and board actions are described as the district faces substantial reductions. Gov. Branstad cautions Lowans not to overreact to the state budget situation and says decisions on deficits will come after the next month. Gazette coverage continues on state and northeast Iowa travel notes.
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Cedar Rapids
Terry Branstad
Timing dispute eyed in UI law school bid case
Polk County District Court Judge Luther Glanton heard testimony on the winning bid for the University of Iowa law school. A Canadian contractor faced questions over a bid possibly submitted a minute late. The proceedings focus on bid timing and contract validity.
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Polk County
Luther Glanton
University of Iowa
New Law School
Butter and cottage cheese demos at Seminole Valley Picnic Day
Cedar Rapids residents will see Dorothy and Earl Wyatt demonstrate butter making and Elsie Dede will show cottage cheese creation during the event. Articles also note low calorie frosting ideas in food coverage and sports updates featuring Reds firing Wagner and diver Greg Louganis preparing for 1984 Olympics.
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Cedar Rapids
Seminole Valley
Dorothy
Earl Wyatt
Elsie Dede
Better times ahead says Norwest official in Cedar Rapids
Robert Krane vice chairman of Norwest Corp. told Cedar Rapids on Monday that the current rise in interest rates is temporary and will reverse to lower levels than where the upturn began.
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Robert Krane
Norwest Corp
Cedar Rapids
Saver rates mixed at Treasury bill auction
Yields were mixed at Monday’s Washington auction. Six month saver certificates will carry a higher rate starting today while three month certificates see a lower rate. Money page 4C.
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Treasury
Washington
Block to cut price support for wheat and corn
A top aide indicates Agriculture Secretary John Block will likely reduce the basic price-support level for next year’s wheat and corn by about 10 percent. The cut would lower grain loan rates to about $2.30 per bushel for corn and $3.20 per bushel for wheat.
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John Block
Capsized boat makes Monday rough for 3 people
Don Drakozal and Ray Kelsey and Verna Streeper Don faced a Cedar River mishap when their 14 foot boat swamped after the anchor fouled near Penick and Ford. Drakozal swam to shore and helped summon aid while Kelsey clung to the boat. Streeper Don urged drivers to stop as she watched from the 12th Avenue bridge.
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Nancy Stevens Lazette
Don Drakozal
Ray Kelsey
Verna Streeper
Don
Ray
Cedar River
Streeper
Drakozal
Second St
Kelsey
Seventh St. SW
Penick
Ford
Drahozal
Third St. SW
12Th Avenue Bridge
Riverside Roundhouse
Gazette
Don Hornstein
Cedar Rapids
Perry Mutuel Named As Baby Branstad Contenders
Des Moines AP report notes Gov. Branstad doubts a baby named Perry Mutuel will arrive in January but says the spoof name is among 35 to 40 contest entries. Mike Sherman of KRNT will collect more suggestions through December and prize a winner if chosen. Branstad calls the idea fine but doubts the boy would bear the name.
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DES Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa
Chris
Mike Sherman
KRNT
Perry Mutuel
Sherman
Theresa
Terry
Clarita Kay
Corrections issued for Iowa health and attendance reports
The correction clarifies Keith Long is director of the Institute for Agricultural Medicine within the University of Iowa’s Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, not the department head. It notes the Kellogg Foundation funded the institute, not a Kellogg Co grant. Final All Iowa Fair attendance declined to 74,200 from 76,668.
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The
Associated Press
Keith Long
Department For Preventative Medicine
University of Iowa
Long
Institute For Agricultural Medicine
Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
University
S Gazette
No link found between eye damage and VDT use says NAS panel
After a two year survey the National Academy of Sciences found no evidence that low level radiation from video display terminals causes cataracts or other eye disease. The study notes work design and device quality can trigger headaches fatigue and stress.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
National Research Council
Edward Rinalducci
Georgia Institute of Technology
Rinalducci
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