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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1983
Page
9
Frances Hesselbein, head of the U S Girl Scouts, visits Cedar Rapids for a national program conference. The movement now serves more than 3 million members and adapts to include science math and technical activities while upholding its laws and promise.
Hesselbein outlines how Girl Scouting develops values and decision making for young women. She cites United Way support and fiscal discipline while noting ongoing cooperation with Boy Scouts and a focus on girls needs. The movement has grown to 834 million members in 104 countries and remains a vital community group.
Bill's Tap in Marion ends a 50 year beer only era with the first mixed drink a Bloody Mary. Owner Bill Kuba says the move brings new faces while preserving the tavern’s shuffleboard pool and social atmosphere. The bar, once Roy Mack's Smoke Shop then Mike's and Max's, has offered beer since opening.
Marion police report items valued at 1077 dollars stolen from a storage shed beside the mobile home of Frank Weit after March 18. Missing goods include cook ware glasses bug deterrent devices and a sound detector. K&S Popcorn Stand announces spring hours.
Marion High School hosts its final concert of the year at 7 30 pm in the school gym. The Jazz Ensemble performs first followed by the Concert Band with pieces including Rolling Thunder Pitch City Fantasia Third Suite Suite of Old American Dances and Chorale and Shaker Dance. Admission is 50 cents for students and 1 for adults. senior citizens admitted free.
Glaziers Local 1581 posted pickets across Cedar Rapids Iowa City Dubuque Clinton Quad Cities and Galesburg as workers walkouts occur but no job-site disruption reported. Roofers Local 182 approved a one-year contract cutting wages to 11.90 and reducing paid holidays. Plumbers Local 125 agreed to 13.45 an hour after a 2.60 cut. Iron Workers Local 89 and Carpenters face pending votes while Laborers and sheet metal workers reject offers. Negotiations continue for basic crafts and Allied Construction Interests as proposals for dual wage scales surface.
Former Marion City Councilman Patrick Grady and co defendant Mark Evans face sentencing May 19 in Linn District Court on a conspiracy to falsely use a financial instrument charge. Grady, 20, and Evans, 19, pleaded guilty in March. class D felony carries up to five years imprisonment or a $1000 fine.
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