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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1982
Page
3
The Coalition for Better Television urged a nationwide boycott of RCA products, asserting NBC has excluded Christian characters values and culture from its programming. The appeal marks an early national effort to use economic pressure over content.
Secretary of State Alexander Haig told a House committee that a Nicaraguan military man was captured in El Salvador helping to run the guerrilla operation. He asserted the United States has unchallengeable evidence of Nicaraguan involvement in El Salvador and the insurgent network.
A pro nuclear group aided by Lyndon LaRouche plans to press an assault complaint against Nancy People Kissinger to mock Henry Kissinger. The piece notes 900000 draft resisters challenge and a DOJ move toward misdemeanor penalties for draft evasion pending a bill.
Joseph D. Knott, 34, who was originally convicted of first degree burglary but pleaded guilty to second degree burglary after a new trial was granted, faces sentencing at 10 a.m. next Friday in Washington County District Court in East Iowa.
Marion City Manager Carl Ramey said City Hall was swamped by callers and about 50 residents gathered for the Thursday council meeting to protest a rumor that bus service would be discontinued in Marion.
Gov. Robert Ray said on Thursday that state revenues have not fallen enough to cancel the 8 percent raise promised to state workers. The revenue picture is also not gloomy enough to prompt a broader across-the-board cut or restructuring.
Craig Tucker scored 18 points including four in overtime to lift Illinois to a 73-67 win over Iowa on Thursday. The upset snapped a rough stretch for Iowa, dropping them to second in the Big Ten standings.
The Iowa Department of Environmental Quality will apply a reasonable nose standard rather than an odor threshold to determine permits for the Iowa Beef lagoon project. The shift was announced Thursday as the agency settles the dispute over decomposition lagoons.
Susan Samtur known as the Coupon Queen visits HyVee in Cedar Rapids sharing couponing tips. She shows groceries totaling 92.95 cost 3.92 and promotes six to eight hours weekly for 50 percent savings plus refunds. She and her husband run Refundle Bundle from home and publish a Family Circle column. She offers Cedar Rapids couponing sessions at Lindale Mall with times Friday and Saturday.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin became ill during a state dinner hosted by French President Francois Mitterrand in Jerusalem. Officials said fatigue, not danger, caused his withdrawal to a private room for a medical checkup. he slept comfortably and was advised to rest as his health history includes heart trouble and a broken hip last year.
Kirkwood Community College halted its bid to buy Eastdale Mall in Iowa City for a campus. The board rescinded contracts after an architect reported the building fails state fire codes for schools but meets commercial standards. The $1.6 million deal faced uncertainty as fire marshal input was awaited.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 provides daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Ave. SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage. Subscriptions include carrier rates of $1.65 per week and mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday seven days per week.
Cedar Rapids residents Baula Manu and cousin Mattie Wright seek word on relatives after Cyclone Isaac devastates Tongatapu. AID and Red Cross officials coordinate with U S Embassy in Suva to verify status of 207 Americans and deliver aid. damage reported widespread.
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