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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1982
Page
6
J F Hladky Jr is identified as the Chairman of the Board of Directors in the notice. The brief item notes his leadership role within the organization. No further context is provided in the readable text.
The Associated General Contractors of Iowa oppose Roxanne Conlin’s 300 million bond plan arguing it spends too much on interest and lenders. UAW Building Trades and Teamsters back the plan citing immediate jobs. Voters face a choice between a certain plan with limits and a broader but uncertain alternative, with focus on job creation and value for money.
Iowa Department of Transportation stats indicate alcohol related highway deaths fell about 47 percent since the law took effect July 1. Officials caution other factors improve overall highway safety, yet publicity may keep driver awareness high as the year progresses.
Washington voters face a February referendum on a proposed constitution for the State of New Columbia. The plan would carve a National Capital Service Area from the District, creating a federally run area from the White House to the Supreme Court and establishing a 40-member legislature, a governor, and a full bill of rights. The measure, unlikely to pass Congress, raises questions about funding and political practicality while promising sweeping protections and liberal rights.
readers urge the Cedar Rapids Board of Education to postpone a planned vote to raise 1988 graduates from 270 to 285 credits until full space and scheduling impacts are studied. letters critique administration plans and urge community input and detailed implementation.
A reader notes misuse of historiographer as official historian and cites the 1981 Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet history. The piece also questions baseball jargon linking pitcher and catcher to battery and notes a battery as a breeding bulls group.
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