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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1982
Page
3
The House Budget Committee voted to send President Reagan’s 1983 budget to the floor despite scarce congressional support. The plan projects about a $122 billion deficit and Speaker O’Neill warned it could be overwhelmingly demolished if voted on.
Newsweek June 7 features Art Imitates Life with a lifelike bare-breasted image provoking complaints. Lubbock city attorney says display may violate local pornography laws, keeping copies under wraps at several stands.
Nancy Reagan steals the spotlight at her Thursday night dinner party wearing rhinestone studded black satin knickers. The event drew attention among fashionable attendees and covered by People magazine on page 5A.
The divided Supreme Court this week endorsed a step to help law enforcement pursue drug arrests while risking greater intrusion into privacy rights. The decision, noted in an opinion on page 8A, balances enforcement needs against civil liberties concerns.
The annual commencement for adult high school graduates of Kirkwood Community College will be held tonight at 7 30 in Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Metro page 6A.
Forty-three delegates from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns depart Cedar Rapids at 7:30 a.m. to attend the 44th Annual American Legion Boys State Encampment at Camp Dodge in East Iowa.
A consultant told residents that no water pollution control plant can be odor free but pledged efforts to lessen the smell. The discussion occurred at a Thursday night meeting addressing concerns about noise and odors from the Cedar Rapids plant.
Two motor freight rate making bureaus covering the western half of the United States announce planned rate hikes from five to ten percent as firms report operating losses. Their members say money is being lost and demand relief is needed.
A group of business prognosticators reported higher consumer confidence, and retailers along with car dealers posted surprisingly strong results for the month. The note appears on Money page 5C.
A world rural women's leader from the Netherlands told Garrison on Thursday that town farmers should not dwell on the heavy rain of the past month. She noted that many regions would welcome such rainfall and advised a broader perspective.
Gov. Robert Ray warned that new European trade barriers would provoke U S retaliation and hurt farmers. He urged Iowa schools to expose students to foreign languages and eyed forming a task force on language study and international trade to boost economic ties with Europe.
Central Paving Corp completed 1.7 miles of concrete surface from Palo to the Benton County line, with a 2.65 mile extension to be finished. The project cost 236 347 dollars for the first segment and 267 124 dollars for the longer stretch. Residents praise safer, cleaner travel and note their gardens were relocated. A June 16 ribbon cutting is planned.
The maximum weekly unemployment benefit in Iowa increases by 12 dollars to 15 dollars effective July 4. Top pay rises from 146 to 158 for workers with no dependents and from 151 to 163 with one dependent, 156 to 169 with two dependents, and 163 to 177 with three dependents. New rates apply only to claims filed on or after July 4. existing recipients keep current amounts.
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