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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1982
Page
3
A Mayo Clinic researcher states microscopic analysis shows chemicals in tampons do not cause toxic shock syndrome. Dr Miles Jones tells CAP and APCP groups that current knowledge cannot blame tampon compounds for TSS.
Proposals to sharply raise garbage collection and sewer charges will be considered by the Marion City Council today. City Manager Carl Ramey says rates have not changed since 1979 and aims to fund self support and build a reserve for equipment and system improvements.
A 6 year old boy testified Monday in a morals case but was too frightened to speak. A blackboard was placed between him and the defendant to help him tell his story.
In Cedar Rapids officers issue $26 notices to motorists who failed to display required license plate stickers. The reminders come as a public nudge from local police to comply with plate regulations.
A proposal to let residents in each of Iowa’s 99 counties decide on a county land-use plan appears to have new life after a Monday afternoon discussion in the Iowa Senate Statehouse.
Central City and Elkader Central start play in the Boys State Basketball Tournament today. Both teams seek early wins as the statewide event gets under way on page 1C.
A movable palm tree date picker built for harvest will ship today to an international trade fair in Baghdad. The device aims to ease fruit collection and showcase Cedar Rapids’ inventive machinery.
Traders focused on a soybean price surge outweighing the USDA cattle report released Monday afternoon. The seven state cattle report was largely dismissed, though it showed Nebraska and Texas tied as the top cattle-feeding states.
Los Angeles coroner reports John Belushi died of acute cocaine and heroin intoxication. Blood showed high levels of cocaine. morphine traces found. Belushi weighed 222 pounds at 5 foot 8 and suffered multiple health issues. He had spent the night at a private bar above the Roxy with Cathy Smith and returned to his hotel where he collapsed.
Iowa Department of Transportation commissioners approve a 3.1 million dollar viaduct project between 12th and 18th Streets SW in Ames Cedar Rapids to begin this fall with completion aimed for early 1984. The plan includes a new two lane bridge and converting 15th and 16th Avenues to one way streets and signals at I 380 intersections.
Geraldine McKinney of Tucson files in Buchanan County District Court on behalf of Daniel Lee McKinney Estate. Civil action names the state of Iowa and three MHI doctors Dr Pucelik Dr Reich and Dr Akbar alleging death from an extreme methadone dose amid no tests for heroin addiction. The suit seeks actual and punitive damages. Details note transfer from Linn County Jail March 4 1981 and autopsy finding no heroin. Dr Pucelik placed on five year probation after Board of Medical Examiners probe. license action was limited to probation though. Other defendants not yet reviewed.
In Elvington Kent neighbors filled the White Horse to cheer the shooting death of Brian Bowie Onions a 42 year old bachelor described as a local bully. Police lament lack of help as investigations continue amid town stares.
A German shepherd bit 8 year old Jason Tusing in Cedar Rapids as his father chased the dog and its owner for a name. The dog, gray and tan, was unruly without leash while the 18 to 20 year old owner fled. A warden began a search Monday and will continue today. The incident coincides with a separate report from Russia accusing the U S of seeking a resumption of nuclear arms testing.
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