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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1981
Page
5
AMES Iowa Department of Transportation faces a quiet public hearing as no one pled in support for federal railroad rehab funds. Officials warned Reagan plans to cut the nationwide 80 million program leaving only a possible 1 million state share for fiscal 82.
Terrance Fratella slipped on ice in Cedar Rapids in 1975 and fractured his arm. A 1981 Iowa Court of Appeals ruling reversed a Linn District Court verdict that awarded him and his wife $92,000, citing lack of protective footwear. CBS Radio’s The Osgood File highlighted the case with a verse about overshoes and legal duty.
Cedar Rapids man Paul J. Kilburg 36 takes oath as Sixth Judicial District Judge at the Third Avenue Courthouse. Chief Judge William Eads administers, Kilburg cites Brent Harstad who first appointed him to the Juvenile Court in 1978. Candy Kilburg holds the Bible as Kilburg’s wife observes. Kilburg replaces retiring Judge Clinton Shaeffer.
The 43rd annual North Iowa Band Festival draws an expected 30,000 spectators for a parade featuring 47 high school bands from Iowa and Minnesota. The Offutt Air Force Base Strategic Air Command band and the 399th Army Band will also perform as 34 Miss North Iowa candidates vie for 1981 honors.
A Pan American jet liner carrying 65 people was commandeered and diverted to Cuba ten years ago, marking a notable incident in aviation history and prompting investigations and diplomatic attention at the time.
The Northeast Iowa Regional Library reports the final 1980 81 rotation of an enlarged collection of framed paintings is ready for free loan at 69 libraries across Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Fayette Clayton Winneshiek Allamakee Butler Bremer Grundy Black Hawk Chickasaw and Howard counties. Mrs Beverly Lind announced the program and noted each work is framed and ready for hanging.
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