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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1983
Page
3
Pope John Paul II ends an eight nation tour by urging Haiti to combat injustice misery hunger and fear afflicting the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. He called for immediate change as he spoke on the matter. World, page 4A.
Mentally retarded residents and families crowded a Linn County courtroom to seek increases in the proposed 1983 84 budget. They pressed for openings for 100 people in group homes or supervised apartments as part of Linn County's 37 202 955 budget. A second item notes the Marion Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of rezoning near Linn-Mar High School to allow a convenience store.
A man released Monday for allegedly stealing food in a grocery store restroom was back in jail Tuesday night after a second arrest tied to a burglary at a nearby drugstore, according to Cedar Rapids police.
Ian Johnson, 27, a December graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law, awaits the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on his eligibility to take the state bar exam following a conviction last year for assaulting a female University of Iowa student.
The Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Ann Arbor to meet the Michigan Wolverines hoping for a win to keep alive their NCAA tournament chances. The contest shapes as a critical late-season hurdle with season implications for both teams.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 12.86 at 1132.64 on Wednesday, rebounding more than half of Tuesday’s drop the largest in over a month. Money analysis appears on page 5C.
A lively discussion of the meaning of prior art framed the third day of a corn planter trial in federal court at Cedar Rapids. The case pits John Deere against Kinze Manufacturing over alleged patent infringement in planter design related to Deere’s Max Emerge. Julieana the cow heads home after being sold to a rancher, 35 miles away, in a separate Farm brief.
The Iowa Commerce Commission urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject Iowa Electric Light and Power's bid for a 59 percent wholesale power rate hike to 28 towns. The ICC called the filing deficient and warned a wholesale rejection could affect IE's proposed retail request this spring.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is a daily and Sunday paper published at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail and notes USPS and AP rights for local news dispatches.
U S HUD inspectors investigated potential misuse of over 10000 federal dollars at the Mesquakie Indian Settlement near Tama Iowa. The inquiry targets misused housing authority credit cards and embezzlement claims raised by Rolland Youngbear and Joe Wanatee while residents press for a full audit of tribal funds spread across multiple accounts.
On this date in 1969 James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and received a 99 year prison sentence.
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