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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1982
Page
3
President Reagan will speak at a U.N. disarmament conference, sticking to his earlier effort to scale down the arms race and not addressing a new Soviet pledge against firing first in a nuclear war.
Jim Steele received a dawn phone call from the Cedar Rapids post office informing him that his and Judy Steele's passports had arrived. After a tense wait, the couple now plans to depart for Ireland on Friday.
University of Iowa officials remain optimistic a $23 million College of Law building project can break ground by early next summer despite no action from the Legislature. Read page 10A for full details on state funding and planning.
Moses Malone has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the season. The award highlights Malone's dominant performance across the league, underscoring his scoring, rebounding, and leadership for his team.
The Iowa Commerce Commission on Wednesday approved an $11 million rate increase for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. The raise is far less than the company sought and lower than current temporary collections. Separately, the Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau seeks higher freight rates, adding pressure on consumer prices.
Persistent rain continues to set new seasonal rainfall records. Farmers compare current conditions with late plantings in 1973 and 1974 as crop timing suffers delays.
In a 7 to 2 ruling, the Iowa Supreme Court said chiropractors may not draw blood, perform acupuncture, or prescribe diets until the Legislature expands the scope of chiropractic. The decision cites a 1938 ruling and notes the court will not redefine the profession.
Eastern Iowa chiropractors describe the ruling as short-sighted and likely to cause field turmoil while many wait to read it or hear their state association. Some say their practices won’t be affected as they do not draw blood or offer nutrition or acupuncture, though others foresee changes and concerns about diet counseling and free speech implications in ads.
Iowa chiropractors weigh whether dietary guidance and practices like pressure point work fall within new rules. William Rexroat of the Iowa Chiropractors Society notes diet and nutritional supplements are common, while others call the ruling upsetting and short sighted.
Berns argues that non-invasive acupuncture does not involve needles or breaking the skin, challenging traditional court definitions. The discussion centers on whether non-invasive techniques fall under acupuncture despite differing methods.
Linn County Health Services will raise its monthly enrollment cap from 565 to 585, adding 20 new enrollments each month starting July 1. The change aims to ease a waiting list of about 50 and expands a $177,450 budget for the new fiscal year to provide medical aid to low income county residents.
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