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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1983
Page
3
A Duane Arnold Energy Center official says a new fuel system design will extend the plant’s operating cycle and lower costs for customers. The facility near Palo resumed generation Sunday while officials confirmed a small layoff.
The Cedar County Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 1 Monday to authorize repairs to keep the county jail open and in use. Metro-lowa, page 4A.
The Mount Vernon City Council unanimously denied the Plaza Furniture owners’ request to keep their Highway 30 store open. In a separate vote, the council approved a 3-2 raise for council members and the mayor, effective January 1, 1984.
Senators approval sets 16.8 million dollars for capital improvements next year and 10 million for a new historical building the year after. The measure moves to the House State for consideration.
Bealeton Virginia hosts the Flying Circus airshow as it posts a Saturday tryout for a wing walker position. The ad promises lots of glory with little pay and requires no experience, inviting daring applicants to join the high risk act.
Milwaukee Bucks coach Don Nelson praises average players for their hard work and impact, recalling his own days as a player in the National Basketball Association. He credits these players with strengthening teams and sustaining the league.
The average married worker with two children will gain about $2.40 weekly as the final share of the Reagan tax cut begins July 1. The federal income tax withheld drops to $7.30, about 22 percent, from the level before the first stage of the tax cut.
Agribusiness critics say an old lien law unfairly burdens firms by forcing two payments when borrowers market liened property without permission, while farm lenders support the mechanism. The discussion unfolds across the farm community.
Police Chief Darwin Ellis investigated a loud bang and found eight small red rocks and a three inch flint fragment after a supposed meteor struck his squad car in a Citizens Bank parking lot. He suspects a hoax but will have a state test on one piece.
The Gazette corrects an earlier error regarding The Al Spetrino Band performing at 1:15 p.m. today for a senior citizens dance at the Marion Community Center. The paper invites complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections in this space. Phone number 398-8313.
The Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at Cedar Rapids Iowa with address 500 Third Avenue SE 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 1.95 per week and by mail 9.20 for 4 weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues. U S territories 125.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
Michael Rohn found not guilty of hindering the apprehension of Bruce Farris in the Cedar Rapids murder of Jacalyn May and her two sons Jason and Justin. The acquittal followed jury instructions on compulsion and aiding after the fact, amid fear of Farris and questions about reporting crimes. Farris faces possible insanity defense and two women were charged as accessories after the fact.
Tuanchai Cookie Wilson, 33, of Los Angeles, suffered multiple leg fractures when a helium balloon crashed near Seat Memorial Wildlife Area along the Missouri Iowa line. Her pilot Nikki Caplan was hospitalized with a back injury. Flip Wilson rode in another balloon and was uninjured.
Richard McCoy, laid off for three months, found a wallet with over $1,000 after reading a fortune at Yen Ching in Clinton. He sought the owner, who was soon to be married, and rejected a $500 reward in favor of a smaller personal gesture.
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