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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1983
Page
6
Linn County supervisors impose a 10 percent reduction on all county departments for the new fiscal year citing dwindling reserves. The plan aims to protect taxpayers but could curb privately funded programs as departments must justify higher requests.
A Cedar Rapids woman, Roberta Detweiler, was fired from Gibson Partners Realtors in 1981. The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission ruled the firing discriminatory, ordering back pay from June 1981 to August 1982, but not reinstatement due to the company no longer existing. The case also noted a hostile work environment. A stray collie adjoins the notice.
Solon hosts Beef Days this weekend with beef dinners at 4 p.m. today in downtown, a tractor pull at Legion Ball Park at 7 p.m., and a 9 p.m. street dance featuring Upshot. Saturday features a softball tournament at the ball diamond, a Main Street parade at 11 a.m., waterball fights at 1 p.m., and continuous music at the Main Street grandstand from 2 to 8 p.m. The Echo Mountain Boys perform 2 to 3:30 p.m., Night Moves 3:45 to 5:15 p.m., Jolly Bohemians 5:30 to 7:30, and Gentle Touch 7:45 to 8:15 p.m. Saturday night street dance runs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday music by the Tennessee River Band. Beer Days, in Solon for 13 years, draws 2,500–3,000 and funds community projects.
Cedar Rapids attorney Amanda Potterfield asks Linn County Sheriff Don Sawyer and a deputy be held in contempt for moving Lawrence H. Rex Jr. from the county jail to Fort Madison after a court order delayed his return. The order, issued by Judge Thomas Koehler, allowed Rex to confer with counsel. Rex faces charges of furnishing controlled substances to inmates and was moved two hours after the order was issued. Potterfield also seeks Rex's return to the county jail from the prison.
On this date in 1812 English forces led by the Duke of Wellington defeated the French at Salamanca Spain ending a key phase of the Peninsular War French retreat followed and marked a strategic victory for the British over Napoleonic forces in Iberia.
Cedar Rapids police caution residents about a fraudulent banking research scheme linked to the Toronto Research Center. Callers ask about personal banking habits and request victims’ accompaniment to banks, seeking sensitive details. no losses reported yet. Contact detective bureau with tips.
A Cedar Rapids man reported a robbery at a traffic light on Lindale Drive and Blairs Ferry Road, with $500 cash and a $181 check taken after a club assault. The suspect description is limited to a red 1977–78 Chevrolet Impala. The Marion Carnegie Library hosts the last summer movie session at 1 PM and marks the final day of the summer reading program with certificates on Aug 1. Corn picker Brad Buchanan offers 60 cent per dozen corn with half proceeds to the Red Cross disaster fund, on Saturday in a seven acre field at Kirkwood Blvd SW and Highway 30. Group athletic physicals for Marion Independent students are scheduled Aug 2 at Marion High School for males and at Dr Steven Runde’s office for females, with a $12 fee. David G. Fye, 20, faces two assault counts for striking two deputies at Linn County Jail after an earlier arrest at Spanky’s Last Chance Saloon, with bond set at $495.
A stress management seminar for Vietnam veterans and families runs 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Linn County United Way office in Cedar Rapids. Sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Interaction Group, it features Dr. Warren Edwards, Dr. Doug Brewer, and Galen Miller. The group meets Wednesdays and Saturdays at the United Way office. information via Meverden or Gary Mulholland.
The Gazette highlights its history of awards including three first place honors in the 21st Goss Metro Users Contest for black and white and spot color printing and overall production quality. It lists writers and photographers recognized in recent years and notes a Pulitzer Prize in the mid-1930s as part of a century of service.
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