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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1982
Page
13
The 47th Tulip Time Festival in Pella runs through Saturday to celebrate Dutch heritage. Thousands of tulips bloom as daily parades at 2:30 pm and 8:30 pm feature a Dutch street organ and stage shows with Dutch dancing. Tours of Pella’s restoration area and Rev Scholte’s historic home are also offered.
In the week of April 26, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the criminal code reform bill by 45 to 46. The bill would redefine offenses and overhaul sentencing, with germane amendments contested and debates over death penalty obscenity abortion and school prayer. The Reagan administration backed the measure, but opponents argued for more time or broader carveouts. The bill was withdrawn from the floor.
A grass fire behind Timber City Manufacturing Co. in Grand Mound damaged more than 90 percent of the structure and contents. Two workers were burning grass when wind spread flames to varnish fumes from an exhaust vent. Estimated damage exceeds 100000. Production will resume at a temporary Calamus site.
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