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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1983
Page
3
Former Senator George McGovern addressed an Iowa City audience and outlined a plan to win over the noncommitted mass, stating that nine of ten Iowans are undecided as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination.
Americans fear college costs will outpace family budgets while nine in ten support more federal tuition aid. The report notes Iowa native Mike Boddicker, a rookie-of-the-year candidate, helped Baltimore win the AL East, highlighting Iowans’ major league pitching success.
Cedar Rapids police push for a 10 percent across the board pay raise in the coming fiscal year. The demand is part of a one year contract proposal unveiled Monday by the union representative at the first bargaining session.
Chicago teachers and other school workers halted operations in the nation’s third-largest system, prompting officials to offer supervised games, reduced museum admissions, and radio lectures to keep 420,000 students off the streets.
The 1983 Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced Wednesday. Among the 75 nominees are two South African anti apartheid figures a Nazi hunter the U S envoy to the Middle East the Salvation Army and the founder of Poland s outlawed Solidarity union.
The team fell from 4th to 15th in this week’s AP college football rankings following a 33 to 0 defeat to Illinois last Saturday. The report appears in Sports page 10. AT&T unveils a 1.75 billion long distance rate cut, with average 10.5 percent savings for regular calls but higher fees for some business customers, Money page 5C.
The Supreme Court again weighs whether growing numbers of Americans are violating the law by using home television recorders. The high profile entertainment industry dispute resurfaces in a money page feature.
The drought lowers Iowa projected corn yield per acre to 90 bushels, tying for 17th nationally. Washington leads with an expected 150 bushels per acre, making it the highest yielding state. Farm page 8C.
The U S Department credit agency buys farmland from troubled producers faster than it can dispose of it. The issue centers on the House Agriculture subcommittee chairman who urges halting all federal farm foreclosures for at least a year.
A legislative interim committee heard conflicting testimony on whether Iowa should continue strict reviews of all securities offered for sale in the state. Proponents call the reviews a protection for buyers while critics say they hinder economic development.
Iowa Department of Revenue finalizes equalization orders raising farmland assessments statewide by an average 19 percent. Residential values dip under 1 percent while commercial values rise under 0.5 percent. Final orders affect taxes due fall 1984 and spring 1985 with rollback reducing taxable values.
Lester Timmerman of Waterloo seeks to rezone nearly 12 acres on 51st Street NE from warehouse to highway commercial for an auto dealership grocery store drug store and several small shops and offices. Jim Miller Larry Gottula and Fred Wickman are named as principals in the deal.
Cedar Rapids Police warn that thefts from parked cars rise when valuables are visible. A woman reported a break in at the First Street Parkade after a symphony concert, with a Super Snooper Radar Detector missing.
Iowa State University expands dining in residence halls with 19 winning recipes from a 200 entry contest. The home style dishes were selected for scalability to feed thousands and for high student taste-test scores, according to ISU food service director Stewart Burger.
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