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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1985
Page
3
Branstad and lawmakers pledged to repeal Iowa’s 4 percent sales tax on industrial machinery by July 1, appealing to Saturn Corp as a site prospect. Other notes cover a park successor committee, a jobless benefits repayment case, and regional items across Iowa and beyond.
Insurance executives warn the ruling holding a party host liable for a guest’s DUI injury could push lawmakers to amend the dram shop law. Cedar Rapids parents of a 7 year old girl lost in a 1982 crash filed the suit, prompting insurers to discuss higher homeowners policies and new teetotaler options.
Des Moines Gov. Terry Branstad says social hosts will not serve liquor to intoxicated guests. He cites a recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling that a host may be liable if they serve a drunk guest who causes injury, while noting the decision requires actual knowledge of intoxication.
Roger Re 41, declared incompetent to stand trial for his wife's murder, vanished from the Delaware State Hospital after officials were suspended for lax controls. Police fear he is dangerous as searches, aided by helicopters, follow an apparent escape via a back door and fence.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company lists publication details at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and notes subscription rates for carrier and mail editions with specific terms and postmaster address for changes. The notice also reserves AP news republication rights and mentions postmaster box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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