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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1985
Page
4
Paramount Pictures officials have ruled out using a closed Charles City farm equipment plant for a new film. Wendel Jarvis, head of the film office, said earlier they were 80 to 90 percent sure the project would be shot there.
Metro Iowa manager notes 5 to 10 percent. Rock Island site considered as Paramount seeks a closed plant to shoot Gung Ho starring Michael Keaton. Negotiations broke off over location stability with the White Farm Equipment plant up for sale in bankruptcy. Film could have generated up to 4 million dollars in Charles City spending.
Two Iowans died in weekend traffic crashes. Scott David Larson, 18, of Anita, died in a Cass County one vehicle crash after losing control while attempting to pass. Stanley Fall, 45, of Clinton, died in a three vehicle collision south of Low Moor. John Kuster, 27, of Camanche, was hospitalized in guarded condition. Gerald McCulloch and wife, from Daytona Beach, Florida, were not injured.
The Cedar Rapids regional office of Legal Services Corp of Iowa will host a public hearing Tuesday to define cases it will handle for low income people. Proposed matters include appeals of aid programs, nursing home care disputes, housing disputes, rights of disabled individuals, family abuse interventions, and consumer issues such as utility shutoffs and repossessions.
Police closed a street for two hours as anhydrous ammonia leaked from a truck overturning at a corner. Two restaurants a church a real estate office and a gas station evacuated. Floyd County Courthouse nearby not evacuated due to wind. No serious injuries reported.
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