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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1982
Page
3
Police describe last night as the most violent in memory with four teens killed in a park birthday gathering and three others dying from gunshots in a tavern brawl. The city’s police chief noted the unprecedented level of fatal violence in Anchorage.
The Council on Aging faced a 7.5 percent funding cut from United Way agencies this year, dropping its budget from 94400 to 87320. Executive director Dick Osing says the agency will find a way to cope. Local coverage Linn County page 5A.
Cedar Rapids City Council plans a resolution to back Marion bypass with only a First Avenue East at Collins Road NE connection, dropping the diagonal to 29th and 32nd streets. The move follows traffic engineer Mel Meyer and PAD's push to exclude the diagonal until further road improvements.
Cedar Rapids mechanical contractors Tuesday held firm on wage talks with Plumbers Local 125 as the strike drags on. Union leaders demanded a 4.40 an hour raise over two years while contractors offered none. Plumbers currently earn 15.85 plus 1.50 fringe. a 4.40 raise would push total comp over 21 by May 1, 1983. Local 125 rejected the no raise proposal. a wage hike of 2.20 per hour in each of the next two years was later requested.
Jim Rhodes appeared in district court on a drunk driving charge and was charged with fifth degree theft after Magistrate Kathy Shatto identified her name written on the coat Rhodes wore. Police traced the garment to the magistrate who had reported it stolen on March 24.
Linn County officials remind couples that blood tests are still required to obtain a marriage license in Iowa until July 1. Some applicants believe the test is no longer needed based on reports that Gov. Ray signed a bill removing the requirement, but most laws take effect in July unless specified for earlier publication.
A quotation from Oscar Wilde notes that many empathize with a friend's suffering but few celebrate a friend's success, praising a refined sympathy. The Irish writer, born 1854 and died 1900, frames the idea as a test of character.
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