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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1982
Page
3
President Reagan presses NATO leaders to persuade the Soviet Union to adopt a more cooperative stance as up to 200000 protesters gather outside the summit. The appeal comes during a daylong session of the 16 nation alliance.
The Linn Health Center will administer the county wide home assistance program for elderly and disabled residents starting July 1 after action by the board. More clients will pay a portion of the cost, though officials describe the fees as modest. Linn County, page 7A.
Mount Mercy College approved three new vice presidential posts at its spring Board of Trustees meeting. The changes affect current administrators at the college as part of leadership realignment.
Marion Independent School District central office work will be automated as the board approves buying an IBM word processor and one additional workstation for 24 631 dollars.
Iowa Governor Robert Ray argued a high Democratic primary turnout need not hurt Republicans in the fall. He said Republicans can win and that an improving economy by Labor Day would help the GOP's chances.
Two veteran Iowa business leaders announce retirements and a bank sale as political and sports headlines mix.Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney square off this evening in a much anticipated heavyweight bout. Harold A. Wendorf plans to retire June 15 as Vaughn Hartzell seeks sale of controlling interest in Mechanicsville Trust and Savings Bank pending regulatory approval.
Everett Staskal said the farm tour for labor union leaders was beneficial for both sides. He noted the exchange improved the image of farmers and labor officials and helped share ideas.
City forester Eric Faaborg outlines a formal policy guiding planting near businesses to preserve sight lines for signs and ensure compatible tree types. The plan emphasizes variety, columnar forms, and resistance to fumes, with future plantings planned for Rapids Chevrolet after a 1980 dispute and settlement.
A 3 year old girl in Dubuque has polio, the first Iowa case in three years. Officials say she is hospitalized and improving though with leg paralysis. Immunization director Fred Appleton notes she was not vaccinated and may have contracted the disease from a vaccinated person or a wild virus. Tests confirm polio. health workers monitor about 60 potential contacts. The last Iowa case was in 1979.
Iowa congressman James Leach told a Washington task force that large business and labor PACs threaten small states by flooding campaigns with money. He co sponsors a bill to cap PAC contributions in House races at 75000 and 100000 in run offs, with Senate caps from 75000 to 500000 by state population.
Newark municipal court finds Nancy Kissinger acted in a spontaneous response to an offensive question. Judge Julio Fuentes rejects charges, citing a human reaction as motive. Henry Kissinger supported his wife at trial and termed the outcome justice.
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