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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1982
Page
3
Officials report an identified individual used a saw or pliers to remove the upper beaks of about 15 pelicans, hindering their ability to catch fish. Some birds are being aided by fishermen while the state Fish and Game Department rounds up the injured birds to prevent starvation.
Negotiators for the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission offered no wage or fringe benefit increase to Teamsters Local 238 representing 13 airport employees. It is the second consecutive year with such a offer as fiscal 1983 84 budgets hinge on income and costs. The airport also seeks a health insurance premium freeze by the employer.
The Cedar Rapids Water Department could save $67 million over 30 years by using power from a proposed small hydro plant on the Cedar River near the Five-in-One dam. City Council told Lee Coppock to proceed with phase two by filing a license exemption with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Four old wooden bridges on former rail routes in Iowa, now nature trails, were damaged by intentional arson. The act suggests hostility to the trails and their use, underscoring a clash between conservation aims and property concerns amid local debate.
Marion plans an offer to ease a new rule requiring residents to bag leaves instead of curb collection. The city hopes to shift from a leaf vacuuming program to bagged leaf disposal, sparking mixed reactions among homeowners.
Ford Motor Co. expects 1983 to mark a major turning point, said by the chief North American powertrain and chassis engineer in Cedar Rapids. The outlook was reported on Money, page 7B.
Chase Econometrics official Raymond Daniel warned meat packers at the American Meat Institute convention in Chicago that red meat faces a tough few years unless it shifts to diet oriented products. He called the park complex outlook not rosy. Iowa labor leaders endorsed Roxanne Conlin’s plan to sell 300 million dollars in bonds for public works to cut unemployment.
The Commerce Department reports housing starts up 6.6 percent in September reaching 1,146,000 annual rate, driven by single family homes and federally subsidized units. Personal income increases 0.3 percent with unemployment at 10.1 percent, Reagan praising housing rebound.
San Francisco AP reports an international family planning authority warns adolescent sexual activity is rising worldwide. More risky pregnancies and STDs follow, with calls for culturally tailored education, compassionate contraception, and clear no means no guidance.
A quotation from Herbert Hoover asserts that children are our most valuable natural resource. The succinct saying emphasizes the importance of youth as a national asset.
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