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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1982
Page
4
Armstrong's department store is given 30 days to join or withdraw from the hotel department store project as the Johnson County item appears on page 8A.
Major banks nationwide lowered their prime lending rate Monday by half a percentage point to 11.5 percent. The move brings the industry standard to its lowest level since September 1980 as all 10 of the nation's largest banks reduce prime commercial lending rates.
Zoning officials reconsider policy to protect prime farm ground in Linn County as Ronald N. Armstrong of Mount Vernon, chairman of the Linn County Soil Commission, challenges a key provision of the 35 acre homesite rule aimed at stopping farmers from building large house tracts on fertile farmland.
The 9 year old Holstein cow named Allen dairy Glamorous Ivy sold at Tom Pearson dairy farm in Greenleaf Wisconsin for one million dollars at auction, doubling the previous record.
U.S. District Judge Adrian Duplantier ruled that Louisiana’s creationism teaching law violates the state constitution and the First Amendment. The decision, endorsed by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, blocks the law and opens an appeal. The 1981 measure, backed by Sen. Bill Keith, required teaching creation science in public schools.
Road crews cleaned up after a grain truck spill near Central City on Monday. Deputies were on scene but no reports were filed.
Governor-elect Terry Branstad raised the possibility of converting Iowa liquor sales to private operations during a budget hearing. The plan would involve agency stores in 25 locations expanding toward a fully private system, with the state retaining wholesaling and regulation. The proposal includes four new stores, funding for cash registers, and market-driven store placement in Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Mount Vernon Road SE areas.
Governor-elect Terry Branstad received budget requests from seven state agencies totaling 62.9 million dollars. Examiners seek funds to hire an investigator for drug diversion cases as officials warn legal drugs flow into illegal channels and cross jurisdictional trips complicate enforcement.
A Polish militiaman guarding against hijackings compelled a LOT airliner to fly to Templehof, West Berlin, wounded after a shootout with fellow guards. The hijacker and four passengers sought asylum. the plane later moved to East Berlin, while the guard faced hijacking charges.
The Legislature reviews changing the definition of beer to exclude fermented fruit products from grocery stores. Gallagher argues current 5 percent threshold allows near wines and wants a return to the older rule. Branstad prepares budget hearings as Gallagher seeks gubernatorial action to expand the department’s authority. The liquor system generated $83 million in state and local profits last year, far above its budget.
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