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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1982
Page
1
Cary Taylor a 7 year old boy carries his desk from Tyler Elementary in Cedar Rapids as the school ends for the fall. Tyler will reopen as Metro High School an alternative program for former dropouts. Fillmore Elementary also closes due to enrollment decline and is advertised for sale.
A couple at an East Coast hotel asked for a $20 ocean view room. The clerk replied with a straight face that the Pacific Ocean is the view.
Construction on Cedar Rapids Ground Transportation Center will start next week after a private settlement between Kinderknecht- Newson Joint Venture and Knutson Construction. Knutson becomes a subcontractor, withdraws its bid protest and court petition, and will not challenge the city’s award to Kinderknecht-Newson. The city also cleared Acme Electric after Paulson-Adams Joint Venture dropped its protest of the electrical contract.
The nation’s unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent in May, the highest since 1941, with 242000 more jobless Americans bringing total to 10,549,000. Despite the rise, the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted a small strength in the job picture including a higher average workweek and gains in nearly half of 200 major industries.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library faces an aging collection with a median age of 17 years for science and travel books and 15 years for business titles. Officials cite high inter library loan costs and insufficient funds to update materials as the library prepares for a new building.
Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel defends his unconventional schedule saying he does not punch a time clock and works four to six hours daily with duties in elections and finances. He notes he manages staff and operations remotely, using an answering service, and maintains a smoothly run office at low cost despite frequent public scrutiny.
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