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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1981
Page
3
Two Arizona adventurers, after two failures, cross the United States in a towering helium balloon, landing Sunday on a distant Georgia island. A rescue boat took over three hours to reach them.
University of Chicago president Hanna Holborn Gray outlined the White House commission on the arts and humanities conclusions after four months of hearings and proposals. She supports a federal presence, coordinated public private partnerships, and tax adjustments to sustain funding amid tight budgets.
Volunteers are urged for Girl Scout leadership at Tyler and Taylor schools and Jane Boyd. Additional roles include piano player for United Cerebral Palsy, recreation helpers at Meth-Wick Manor, preschool helpers, one to one assistance for a young disabled woman, tutors for Vietnamese youth, swimmer aides at Central YMCA, telecare callers for older adults, bowling league scorekeepers for United Cerebral Palsy, Big Brothers and Sisters at YMCA, and general volunteerism promotion via Volunteer Alert coordinator Grady Pike.
Iowa City register now for the annual Halloween parade at the Recreation Center on Gilbert Street. The parade on Friday October 30 begins at 6 p.m. Parade marshal Polly the puppet will lead the route through downtown and return for costume judging awards and entertainment. Call Joyce Harney at 356 5100 for details.
AGO International reports multiple favorable rulings in its bid to take over Life Investors Inc. Courts in Alabama Iowa Michigan Florida Oklahoma and federal panels have reduced obstacles to the 1.5 million share tender. By midnight Sept 30 more than 2 million shares had been tendered.
Iowa state lawmaker Rep. Wally Horn warns that proposed tuition increases at the University of Iowa and two other state schools would burden about 53 000 to 55 000 parents. He doubts lawmakers can review the rise as a special committee tours campuses. Regents consider hikes from 9.5 percent to 33 percent.
A witty aside notes that few yo-yos remain as people chase the same head-nod effect in watching dollar fluctuations. The speaker laments how summers seem better the further back memory goes.
Police arrested Tom Jones and Gary L. Warner after a Sunday home burglary in which a clock, four dollars, a 12 pack beer and two liquor bottles were stolen. Jones faces burglary and intoxication charges plus criminal mischief. Warner is charged with intoxication and possession of marijuana. They were jailed pending arraignment.
The Philippine eagle is the world’s largest eagle after the harpy eagle with a 7 foot wingspan. It is native to the Philippines and ranks among the globe’s rarest birds.
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