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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1983
Page
3
State officials report would be customers have waited up to 15 years for service. One man wired his home in 1979 yet still has no phone. The company is likely to be sold.
The city celebrates its baseball World Series victory with Gazette staffer Mark Dukes on hand. Norway Iowa native Mike Boddicker pitches a three hitter in Game 2.
Area farmers started collecting their payment in kind grain on Monday with a steady turnout. Market officials said the initial PIK entitlement day had little effect on grain prices or trading activity.
A District Court judge sequestered the jury in the AGRI Industries theft conspiracy case on Monday to shield jurors from news coverage as closing arguments near completion. The Farm page 8D notes proceedings may end today.
The Grant Wood Education Association unveiled an initial 1984 85 contract proposal offering at least 9.5 percent salary hikes. Chief negotiator presented the plan as Grant Wood Area Education Agency staff prepare to deliver a counterproposal on Oct 26.
Cedar County Engineer Roy Ellerhoff resigned last week over personality conflicts, a Cedar County supervisor said. Ellerhoff told The Gazette that strong hints pressured him to quit.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller vows a battle against odometer tampering by auto dealers. He filed suits against Mick's Autoland and Avenue Autoland in Des Moines, seeking at least 1500 dollars per rollback and plans 25 to 50 similar actions. Miller cites estimated annual losses of 7.5 million from over ten thousand tampered vehicles.
Rev. William Tabb led the Church of God in Heyworth Illinois to a record 77 attendees last Sunday. He promised to eat his Sunday dinner on the church roof when 75 showed up and fulfilled his pledge with a fried chicken meal served at a table mounted atop the roof peak.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney and Ken Caldwell join ten Iowans including an Iowa City group at the Invest in America’s Cities Conference in Zurich. European investors show interest in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois with tax questions and bank affiliations noted.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates: carrier 1.95 per week. mail morning editions seven issues 9.20 four weeks 95.00 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier service areas. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Governor Terry Branstad dismisses California's marijuana crop size during a Des Moines news conference about Iowa’s eradication program. He says California has a "lot of fruits and nuts" and Iowa's problem is significant but far smaller than California's large corn and soybean crops. The program uses airplanes to survey scattered marijuana plots.
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