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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1982
Page
3
Arnoldo Luis Rodriguez, a Costa Rican businessman, was arrested in Georgia on eight count federal indictment charges in an international bank fraud case. Bail set at 25 million dollars in cash. The FBI confirmed the arrest.
City staff recommended to Marion City Council that the rental housing inspection program continue as is, but require inspections of newer units every other year instead of annually. The Marion News notes the proposal discussed on page 12A.
Over 500 residents filed petitions Tuesday with the Cedar Rapids City Clerk opposing a local ordinance regulating the sale and possession of smoking or snuff accessories, recorded on Metro page 7A.
Controversial football coach Chuck Fairbanks has quit his post at the University of Colorado. The move marks a dramatic end to his coaching stint as details on the departure remain to be clarified.
Midwest Color Printing of Marengo is completing installation of a new press that will double the plant’s capacity. The startup is scheduled for July 7, nearly a year after the first press began operations. Page 5B.
Federal Bankruptcy Judge Charles Baker ordered Missouri farmer Wayne Cryts released from detention after more than a month for civil contempt for refusing to testify about who aided him in taking grain from a bankrupt elevator. Cryts had been jailed April 28 for defying the bankruptcy court. Farm News, page 8B.
Opinion piece notes a recent television program that felt shocking and disgusting while containing no sex violence nudity or swearing. The writer questions how such content can be labeled appropriate with a G rating if it were a film and reflects on the program’s impact and taste.
An experimental package built at the University of Iowa and carried aboard the space shuttle Columbia may have helped develop a new form of communication for astronauts. State News, page 6A.
Lisa Wichser 28 a University of Denver agricultural economics graduate researcher was detained at the Friendship Hotel after a brief struggle with 10 Chinese security agents. The U S Embassy says she has not been charged and the case stems from alleged theft of state secrets amid Sino U S tensions during the Cultural Revolution.
Tony Green, operator of a Kennesaw pawn shop in Georgia, displays handguns as the city enforces a new rule requiring heads of households in the 5,400 resident suburb to own and maintain a firearm and ammunition. The ordinance provides exemptions for felons, the disabled, and those with religious objections.
Two University of British Columbia scientists unveiled a method to produce eggs with a higher polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio. The eggs taste and cook like ordinary eggs but are designed to reduce cardiovascular problems and obesity while costing slightly more.
On this date in 1924 Congress granted citizenship to all American Indians. The policy marked a major shift in statutory status for Indigenous peoples, extending U.S. citizenship nationwide and affecting thousands of Native Americans.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 1.65 weekly. by mail 7 weekly issues 8.054 weeks 85.80 annual. 52 weeks 123.00 for other states. No mail sub in carrier areas. Associated Press holds republication rights.
Gazette notes a record mosquito influx this summer due to excess moisture. Dr. Larry Helvey of St. Luke's ER says bites itch briefly if not scratched and there is no universal cure. He cites remedies from ice to medicated jellies, but advises leaving bites alone. People with hives or allergies should seek doctor treatment.
The Iowa Commission for the Blind is set to consider naming Nancy Norman as interim director to replace ousted chief John Taylor. Norman, currently finance bureau chief at the Department of Social Services, would run the commission on loan until a permanent director is hired with a proposed salary of 34024 dollars.
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