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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1987
Page
2
Mike Deupree critiques dated board games and imagines modern twists for Chess Scrabble Clue and Monopoly. He envisions updated rules reflecting current economics politics and culture with satirical card ideas and new game mechanics.
Daily and Sunday editions priced at 2.60 per week with Morning Editions and Sunday issues 7 per week. 4 week and 52 week rates listed with regional variations. Subscriptions handled by Cedar Rapids Gazette Inc. P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
The Gazette notes a corrected figure for the planned six million dollar Amana Colonies Golf Resort. A minimum order of 100 shares at ten dollars each is required to buy stock. The paper will address complaints about accuracy and fairness and publish clarifications as needed. The phone number for inquiries is 398-8313.
Gov. Terry Branstad maintains his veto of a 6.5 percent increase in Aid to Dependent Children benefits despite a nonbinding opinion from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller that the veto was unconstitutional. Legislative leaders threaten court action to enforce Miller's view as the dispute over a $5.7 million increase tied to a $62 million ADC appropriation heads to unresolved court review.
Joel Walter, a University of Iowa senior in engineering, is among 31 recipients nationwide to receive a three year program providing 30 000 annually for tuition research and a stipend. The award supports graduate study and innovative research in fluid flow measurement using lasers and computer enhanced imaging. Walter hopes to develop software to map full flow speeds aiding aircraft car boat design and engine efficiency. He plans to begin graduate studies this fall after completing his bachelor’s degree.
Sabula and Savanna celebrate the official end of tolls on the Sabula and Muscatine bridges after a 1987 law. About 950 vehicles cross the Sabula bridge daily, with toll workers facing layoffs as tolls end.
In Linn County Iowa Jamie Feuerhelm sues his younger brother Jason and their mother for negligence after a loaded sawed off shotgun fired during an Aug 24 1985 argument at their mother's home. Jamie nearly died from the chest wound and seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
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