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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1983
Page
3
Robert M. L. Johnson, newly appointed Cedar Rapids Airport Commission member, criticizes a decision granting the airport director the right to live in airport housing after retirement. He urges correction during his first remarks on the panel.
Kwik-Way International of Marion agrees to a suspended fine exceeding 50000 dollars after being charged with violating a U.S. boycott tied to an anti-Israeli policy spearheaded by Arab nations. Metro page 10A. Buddy Mott runs Buddy's Tattoo Shop in Newport R J with offers to transform appearances into dramatic designs. Living page 1B.
The article discusses dream interpretation taught by Rev John van der Beek in Cedar Rapids. It contrasts dream meaning with future tech that could track road use and bill drivers, noting Hong Kong's planned experiments next year. It also mentions Shutter speeds and sports updates including Dupree’s dismissal and UI Foundation fundraising.
Promex Midwest Inc has an option to buy the Montrose hotel from HGY Inc for an undisclosed amount. If funded, the seven story building would be converted to 107 apartments for the elderly and handicapped with ground floor commercial space and potential reuse of upper floors for retail or a community room.
Dick Osing, executive director of the Linn County Council on Aging, says if the Montrose Hotel and other downtown elderly housing projects open, units could be filled within two weeks. He notes most elderly needs are near downtown and that displaced seniors from the Allison Hotel would have preferred to live downtown if spaces were available. There are about 17,000 people aged 65 plus in Linn County with up to 80 percent in the Cedar Rapids Marion area. Subsidized rents require about 30 percent of income, with federal funds covering the rest.
Vatican sources say the Holy Year focuses on faster canonization of Third World causes. They highlight married people saints and note 54 of over 2,600 saints are married. A consistory approved 93 Korean and 10 French Catholics martyred in Korea for sainthood.
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