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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1983
Page
3
Residents demand removal of tanks storing explosive propane after a tank leak caused a costly explosion. The issue draws attention to safety and property damage in Jesup, with coverage noted on state pages.
Linn County Health Board plans written recommendations on whether law enforcement blood alcohol testing equipment can test for communicable disease risks. Article notes related to Linn County page 6A.
Members of the Iowa Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition pledge continued pressure on 2nd District Republican Rep. Tom Tauke to back the Natural Gas Consumer Relief Act and accuse him of lying about his position on decontrolling old natural gas prices.
Boston voters rejected a proposed limit on the number of pigs per farm. The town split between piggery owners and neighbors citing property value and odor concerns. Page 8B.
Robert Greve recalls a 1953 54 car crash that left a tender area on his temple. A bug bite years later caused the wound to reopen and a doctor removed a splinter of glass from the injury. He kept the glass fragment as a memento and the bump disappeared after treatment.
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger ordered that no dogs will be shot for medical experimentation or training by the Pentagon. The decision follows controversy over a planned Bethesda wound laboratory that would shoot up to 80 dogs a year, drawing protests from lawmakers and animal groups.
Authorities from the Iowa Conservation Commission and the Iowa Water Air and Waste Management Department investigate a major fish kill on the Wapsipinicon River below Independence. Water samples are sent to the University of Iowa for analysis. weather and possible contamination sources are considered. Dead fish span three to four miles downstream, affecting all species and sizes.
Willie Williams 35, an estranged husband and associate pastor, was involved in stabbing Charles Dean in Buffalo amid a televised case of a man who abducted a 10 year old girl. Williams received broad support. doubts about charges linger as grand jury reviews case. Dean faces 18 counts and is jailed on $250000 bond.
The notice corrects a misspelled Scott Mefford of Troop 555 in the Food section and an incorrect last name for Mrs. Sandy Struve in a City Brief about Virgil J. Foote. It notes funeral services were held in Cedar Falls and invites corrections via phone.
This notice lists the Cedar Rapids newspaper established in 1883, its address at 500 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406, and subscription pricing for carrier and mail editions. It notes no mail subscriptions in carrier regions and credits the Associated Press for republication rights.
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