Cedar Rapids board approves school plan to close Grant
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board voted Monday night to close Grant Elementary and keep Wilson Junior High as a K through eighth grade slated after district moves to a middle school concept with no date set. A separate estate suit claims Mercy Hospital staff negligence caused Michael Stastny's death after a parking lot fight. John Springer, 19, Marion, faces voluntary manslaughter charges. The airport commission seeks 9.5 million in bonds for a new terminal, but airlines object to the plan and a smaller bond total. Three cities raise and regulate cable rates with Cedar Rapids raising 75 cents, Marion aligning to Cedar Rapids, and Hiawatha capping rates. The state warns Cedar Rapids to ensure handicapped access on downtown skywalks, and Dr. A.E. Mayner of Winthrop seeks bankruptcy protection amid $700,000 in owed debts.
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Regents raise Iowa hospital rates and hire more faculty
The Iowa State Board of Regents boosted University of Iowa Hospitals rates by 4.6 percent, with the daily patient cost rising from 576 to 603 dollars. The board also announced plans to hire at least 15 new professors to handle enrollment growth. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled an unborn child is not a person but allowed damages claims for its death, and upheld civil rights laws against gender discrimination but not against transsexuals. It found no discrimination by Carroll School District against a Jewish teacher for missing a religious holiday. Two Elkader art students won a Navy crest design contest for USS Iowa, while its captain joked about not sailing near Storm Lake. Branstad signaled a veto of a state lottery bill and cited errors in the unemployment trust fund bailout amid legislature wind-down.
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Senate Budget Committee advances deficit plan for Reagan
Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee approved a proposed federal budget with large deficits and minor tax increases. The move signals a second bid by Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker to secure votes for a Reagan‑backed budget resolution, after a similar plan failed last week.
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World News Roundup: Syria rebuffs Reagan on Lebanon
Syria rejected Reagan's appeal to withdraw from Lebanon and said it would not host Habib. It hinted at closing its border with Lebanon as the Israeli-Lebanese accord aimed to pull back Israeli forces while maintaining police roles in southern Lebanon. Separately, Thatcher launched re-election drive with a program to curb unions and trim local government. A Pretoria car bomb killed 16 and wounded 197, while arms talks in Geneva resumed after a seven week recess.
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