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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1983
Page
3
A Dallas Times Herald sports columnist learned on April 15 what it feels like to have a heart attack. In the ER staff ask if he smokes and he quips that he quit on the way in, but no one laughs. Nation page 6A.
President Reagan calls for a nationwide review of state laws to remove sex bias. The 50 States Project aims for all states to respond, but only Iowa has answered the call to date, preserving the focus as a single state's action on page 19A.
The Clinch River breeder reactor endures decades after birth and after Carter era attempts to halt it with ongoing federal funding and political battles. The piece notes government spending and a Senate mailing list purchase involving Iowa lawmakers.
The Iowa Department of Transportation plans to use about 4.9 million gallons of fuel next year in heavy construction equipment. Fuel costs have fallen due to more competitive bidding, easing the state’s roadwork budget.
Elvena Fant Hopp, 63, finally earns high school diploma after 50 years of progress from eighth grade. Family history shows many dropouts due to lack of access and rural conditions. Features notes on East Iowa schooling and community barriers.
The 1876 brick schoolhouse on Fifth Street Coralville reopens as a Johnson County Historical Society museum on the Fourth of July with a parade ribbon cutting speeches and a flag presentation.
A Gazette review finds 37 dogs euthanized on February 22 at the Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter, with five more picked up the day prior. The lawsuit questions whether disease fears drove actions in violation of city code.
Federal farm program officials will survey compliance in the payment in kind program in Benton County this summer to determine if taxpayers received value. The inquiry targets how the PIK plan performed and whether funds were used as intended.
The Red Army is criticized for lack of training and experience, poor equipment, and unreliable soldiers in multiple studies. The report notes ongoing deficiencies in Soviet military structure amid skeptical assessments in World, page 16F.
British royal family members gather on Buckingham Palace balcony for the Horse Guards Parade flyby. Prince Charles seems to be sneezing while to his left are Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth Master Peter Phillips the Duke of Gloucester Lord Nicholas Windsor and Princess Diana of Wales.
House investigators say Louisiana Pacific Ketchikan and Alaska Lumber and Pulp, major Tongass Forest contractors, were found guilty of anti competitive practices but the Justice Department declined to prosecute. Forest Service losses estimated between 63 and 81 million dollars, with Civil and Antitrust divisions withholding action while Civil continues data gathering.
In Tel Aviv the cabinet is expected to reject former defense minister Ariel Sharon's call for an inquiry to clear his name over charges he misled the government. A senior government source said ministers oppose investigating the year old war as Israeli troops stay in Lebanon.
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