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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1982
Page
4
A Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for slandering Poland’s Communist leaders under martial law. Police also arrested another priest in connection with the killing of a policeman on a Warsaw streetcar.
In Eastern Iowa six counties distributed free cheese to those in need but fell short of expected take. Coordinator Roger Reid and three others must decide how to handle about 55,000 pounds of surplus cheese remaining after the effort across the region.
Southwest side residents rally against the planned 1984 closing of Wilson Junior High School. They vow to appeal to the Iowa Department of Public Instruction after Friday night demonstrations. The piece notes related legislative action on barge rules and a Paris Olympics film review.
Two longstanding Iowa firms announced Friday plans to enter each other’s markets. Amana Refrigeration will offer a full line of home laundry equipment, challenging Maytag. Maytag will counter with a new range of microwave ovens, entering Amana’s territory.
Dick Gahm 44 of Eagle Grove, a hog observer, predicts hog prices could hit 65 dollars per hundredweight in July if the economy rebounds, citing a strong January as the main driver of his bullish forecast.
The Academy of Country Music nominations highlight two bands, Alabama and the Oak Ridge Boys, along with other singers for awards to be presented during a nationwide telecast next month.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics opens a 26 000 square foot cardiovascular clinic and laboratory in the Roy J Carver Pavilion uniting cardiac care with a streamlined flow from exam to testing. The new unit features 15 exam rooms and advanced diagnostic gear and links ECG interpretation to 10 Iowa communities for rapid computer analysis.
Iowa lawmakers debate a state loan plan for University of Iowa Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa as the Regents resist action this session. A separate private college loan bill progresses but a state program may wait until next year.
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