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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1982
Page
3
A TV monitoring coalition reports network shows average six violent acts per hour with ABC as the worst. It urges its 2,000 members and 100,000 supporters to pressure advertisers to alter plans.
The NCAA basketball playoffs resume with notable matchups including Georgetown versus Fresno State and Oregon State against Idaho. The note mentions market pressure as margin calls rise with stocks near 23 month lows and brokers urging deposits.
National Agriculture Day events across farm groups include banquets clinics and conferences highlighting farming importance while five organizations plan a press conference to call for a moratorium on farm foreclosures.
Robert Thompson of Minneapolis braves a wintry scene beneath an umbrella as nearly 5 inches of wet snow blankets the Twin Cities. The city累计 snow totals reach 87.1 inches this season, approaching the 89.0 inch season record set in 1950-51.
Dr. Percy G. Harris was honored with the 1982 Bnai B'rith Community Builder Award at the Coliseum recognizing his Cedar Rapids service. Bnai B'rith President Gary Goldstein lauded Harris for compassion and accessibility, noting his hospital roles, medical leadership, civic work, and family at 3626 Bever Ave SE.
Allamakee County plans a two mile $280000 road upgrade from Lansing to the Interstate Power plant to ease fly ash hauls. County Engineer Kerndt discusses sharing costs with haulers American Fly Ash Midwest Fly Ash and National Minerals while noting no tax impact to residents from the secondary road fund.
Iowa Commerce Commission backs a higher minimum residential rate and a monthly charge of 3.17 dollars to cover billing and meter costs. The panel also proposes two summer blocks and a winter tier, with changes for business customers and a pending 24 million dollar rate increase decision.
The Iowa Commerce Commission proposes rules to require stockholders cover 10 percent of conservation and safety ads by gas and electric utilities. Current rules let customers pay all ad costs. ads marked as stockholder funded would be flagged. Public comment will follow after staff drafts the rules.
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