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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1983
Page
3
A delegation of seven Chinese government officials will tour Cedar Rapids and Iowa City this week as part of a continuing Iowa Hebei Province exchange. They will meet local leaders to discuss regional cooperation and cultural ties.
Bobby Hebert cried privately when news of Joe Delaney’s death reached him three weeks earlier. On Sunday night he cried again, this time with joy as he steered the Michigan Panthers to the USFL title.
Quaker Oats Co launches a 77 per share tender for Stokely Van Camp, topping Pillsbury's bid and marking the largest acquisition for the diversified food firm. The plan includes a payment in kind and affects farm weed enforcement in Linn County as Simonsen oversees retirement acres.
Linn County sheriff urges rural residents to display four digit street numbers to speed emergency aid under a new rural address system. A woman lost in locating her home after an overnight call was found only by luck, highlighting risks. Post office and county officials emphasize updating mailboxes and using ZIP 52401 outside Cedar Rapids.
The Boone Gazette corrects earlier information about train rides during Boone Pufferbilly Days. Tickets for rides across Kate Shelly High Bridge in air conditioned commuter coaches pulled by a steam locomotive go on sale in person at the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce office at 8 a.m. August 13 and cost $5.
Puritan Foods says it will not purchase or open the Independence and West Union canning plants unless a union contract is ratified. Local 431 of the UFCW did not present Puritan’s wage offer to workers for a vote, blocking the deal after commitments to hire 84 workers and possibly 41 more.
About 1,000 people lined up in Vinton to apply for positions at the Iowa Ham Processors Inc. plant set to open in two weeks. A segment of seekers camped overnight to secure front spots as Job Services of Iowa and Displaced Worker programs assisted applicants at the American Legion Hall. By 2 p.m. over 800 had applied and arrivals continued through the afternoon.
The new ham packing operation aims to start August 1 at the former Dubuque Packing Co. site with 25 workers initially and a goal of 125. Applicants come from as far as 100 miles, many from Vinton after four Vinton plants closed in three years. Kenneth Sellers of Vinton, unemployed since Hawk Bill shuttered, waited an hour for a chance. Production roles to be filled first, then clerical and transport positions.
A Polk County judge ruled state officials could accept the lowest bid for the University of Iowa law school project even if it arrived after the deadline. Judge Luther Glanton dissolved a temporary injunction against awarding the contract to PCL Construction, noting no proven prejudice to rival bidder Mid-America Construction and calling for procedural reviews rather than strict deadline readings.
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