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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1983
Page
3
The Hiawatha City Council voted to accept a $183,600 bid for renovation work on the new City Hall and library complex. The plan also shifts the library to a space adjoining City Hall instead of the Garden Center.
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously to let the city attorney pursue legal action to force cleanup of the property at 423 Second St SW after a 10 minute briefing from Bennie Graw who leases it.
The text notes a proposal for five member boards in Linn and Dubuque counties. Linn supervisors have not studied the idea but discussed it with varied reactions while Dubuque County activists press petitions. Also mentions related local pages and other Iowa items.
The federal government says retail spending in Q2 rose 25 percent from Q1. U.S. automakers report July first 10 days sales up 40 percent from year ago. These figures appeared on Money page 5D.
Rep. Jim Leach of Iowa returned from a 10 day visit to the Soviet Union and warned he is not optimistic about a major U S Soviet grain pact. He said Soviet leaders view a long term grain agreement as a political prize they will not bargain away lightly.
Tavern owners urged a task force studying the liquor system to recommend the state end its monopoly on liquor sales at a public hearing on Wednesday. The push reflects owners in Iowa seeking private enterprise in liquor distribution.
State epidemiologist Dr. Laverne Wintermeyer notes 105 meningitis cases in Iowa this year, with six deaths including a 3-year-old Rowley girl, but says no cause for alarm. Most deaths involve older or very young people. symptoms include stiff neck fever nausea and lethargy.
Iowa Power and Light officials took a July trip to Carmel and Palo Alto, California for 11 board members at a total expense of $35,591, including $10,544 travel and $11,161 lodging. The trip, labeled a board study visit, aimed to educate directors about EPRI, Sherman Clark Associates, and General Electric, with costs slated to be charged to ratepayers.
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids lists editions and rates for mail and in area delivery. It notes second class postage, exclusive AP republication rights, and annual pricing across 4 week and 52 week plans.
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