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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1979
Page
12
Local postal inspector warns the public about illegal chain letters seen in Cedar Rapids. The letters promise luck or prizes and use a pyramiding scheme, risking federal lottery and mail fraud charges.
Cedar Rapids residents signing up for homestead and veteran exemptions lag behind last year. By March 26 last year 11,102 signed up for homestead, this year 9,584 a shortfall of 1,518. Veteran exemptions show 5,195 last year versus 4,464 this year, down 731. City assessor Dale Piersall cites winter weather as a factor and notes July 1 is the final signup day at City Hall. Eligible homeowners may receive about 145 dollars. veterans from specified wars qualify for about 90 dollars for WWI and about 60 dollars for other veterans.
Three of four recommendations from the Air Quality Advisory Committee were approved by the Linn County Regional Planning Commission. One recommendation was deleted and a substitute approved. The panel sent the package to the Iowa Department of Environmental Quality for the State Implementation Plan review ahead of EPA submission. A critic argued against banking emission reductions for 10 years, citing potential economic leverage. The commission replaced that idea with a call for incentives to reduce emissions to support industrial growth.
Two people were arrested for drunk driving in Linn County late Monday and early today. William F. Treptow, 45, of Palo, and Ronald K. Schultz, 25, of Des Moines, faced additional charges including failure to obey a stop sign and reckless driving. The report also covers air quality planning, 1980 budget figures, and a 1969 Mariner milestone.
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