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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1982
Page
2
Obituaries for Thomas M. Sullivan Patricia K. Sykora Theodore R. Graham and others list ages birthplaces and family survivors. Funeral details include service times locations and burial plans with memorials and callers invited at various funeral homes across Waterloo Center Point and surrounding towns.
Rev Sun Myung Moon, leader of the Unification Church, must serve 18 months in prison and pay 25000 dollars in fines for tax evasion. Top aide Takuru Kamiyama, 40, gets six months and 5000 dollars. Both plan appeals. Moon is a resident alien with church followers worldwide.
Iowa candidates Terry Branstad and Roxanne Conlin debated education funding during a University Club appearance. Branstad praised 1981 budget decisions and recent legislative advances while Conlin accused Republicans of mismanagement and warned that education quality is at stake.
Sixteen defendants face charges for selling alcohol to a minor in Benton County. Trial dates are scheduled in September for individuals from Red Lantern Bar The Honey Bear Bar Casey s General Store Adams Apple Bar Tip Top Bar Kerr McGee Johns Quik Stop and other local venues. Two Blairstown residents pleaded guilty Friday and were fined $50 each for selling beer to a minor. Ten defendants had charges dismissed after prosecutors found no actual participation in the illegal sales.
The Gazette will publish corrections or clarifications when a report is wrong or misleading. Readers may complain about accuracy fairness and completeness by calling 398 8313.
Iowa Job Service studying options to shore up a bankrupt unemployment trust fund including a waiting week that could cut benefits by 4 to 6 percent and save up to 15 million dollars annually. The plan would also consider higher employer taxes and broader wage bases to restore funding. council reviews these options in Des Moines on August 26.
A Johnson County Juvenile Court hearing on custody for 4 year old Bobbi Jo Kirkwood was postponed to July 30. Judge Brent Harstad allowed weekly supervised visits for the mother Clemens Erdahl argued for an open hearing but media access was debated and reporters were asked to identify themselves. Kirkwood remains in foster care under social services.
A 15 year old runaway from Iowa, Brandy A Abbott, was brought back to Clinton and placed in custody after being arrested in Marion County Indiana. She expressed reluctance to return and faced a battery charge in Clinton while awaiting meetings with parents and officials. The judge had ordered her held in Marion County Juvenile Center before transfer, and the deputy who aided her said he hoped for a good foster placement.
July 15 listed births in Solon Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids area. Families welcomed daughters and sons to Wendy Herman Peggy Hlavacek Amy Brockhohn Lori Wilcoxson Joyce Yule and others. Also notes marriage licenses and a string of emergency and investigation calls in Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding cities.
Engineers at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Pale hope to restart the nuclear plant this weekend after shutdown since June 2 due to a ruptured steam line and leak-rate test issues. A spokesman for Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. says July bills could rise up to 1.80 dollars for a 600 kilowatt hour month as the plant’s outage forced IE to buy half its power needs.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883 and published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids IA, lists carrier and mail subscription rates. The notice notes pricing for Morning Editions, Sunday editions, and 52 week options, with restrictions on areas served and exclusive AP republication rights.
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