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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1983
Page
3
Officials say the 911 emergency number is working as expected though questions arose after a motorcyclist died in Bowman Woods. Neighbors reported the crash and waited about 30 minutes for responders before Cedar Rapids published notice on page 7A.
Arby's opens its first Cedar Rapids restaurant in July and plans two more locations in the city as part of a broader expansion. The move is noted in the Money section alongside other local business developments.
After the first round of talks on a U.S. grain sale to the Soviet Union ends with no results sources say the Soviets push a hard bargain and both sides show little interest in extending the current agreement Farm page 9C
UFCW negotiator Lewie Anderson says no return to bargaining yet despite reports of a settlement. The union pursues three fronts in Chicago Washington and Oklahoma City over wage fringe benefits and working conditions while Wilson Foods files for bankruptcy. The strike began June 4 and potential creditors hearings loom as Citicorp seeks priority in bankruptcy court.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of four Teamsters Local 238 members led by Secretary-treasurer Harry J. Wilford for conspiring to extort from non-member drivers at a Cedar Rapids waste site between 1976 and 1978. The men faced three years probation and fines from 7 000 to 34 000 dollars after juries found they exploited drivers to gain initiation fees and dues.
About 70 Rockwell-Collins employees will lose their jobs on July 8, with 135 posted openings but 49 new requisitions and a hope for 16 more before layoffs. The firm, now 7,092 strong, will keep totals above 7,000 and hit all divisions, mainly fabrications. A March 21 posting had cut about 100 workers. The union contract blocks force reductions in two three month periods.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription options include carrier weekly 1.95 or mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 9.20 for four weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks. Rates vary for other states and territories. USPS 095680.
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