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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1983
Page
3
Federal officials offered a mostly positive critique of Wednesday's annual nuclear power plant emergency drill at Palo Metro. A misplaced decimal in radiation calculations led Iowa officials to simulate evacuation for twice the area needed, drawing emphasis on the error.
Cedar Valley Corp of Waterloo will donate to KOJC FM Cedar Rapids and hire minority workers for sodding work after a compromise with the Minority Contractors Association over airport project duties in Cedar Rapids.
A yellow substance found on a southeast side sidewalk Wednesday night proved harmless refrigerant after ruptured packets surrounded two plastic tubes labeled herpes found by children. The item appeared on page 5A.
In South Amana at the Colony Market Place, 64 year old Dorothy Day creates a relaxed Wednesday and Friday evening mood as she plays piano and accordion. Her intimate style makes audiences feel like guests in a family home.
Mike Yacullo, previously a starting linebacker for the Hawkeyes, has been dismissed after injury and is charged by Iowa City police with interference with official acts, drunk driving, and possession of marijuana.
Coach Johnny Orr pursues top high school players across the country, including Michigan where he once coached, as part of Iowa State's basketball recruitment drive.
Rumors of a plant shutdown at Wilson Foods were unfounded after checking company and union sources. The new labor contracts prohibit any shutdown for 12 months, indicating no immediate closure plans.
A New York worker earned a extra 100000 for a suggestion that saved IBM substantial money. The payout is described as possibly the largest such award from IBM. Money, page 50. Protesters organized by Rural America's Midwest office in Des Moines met Farmers Home Administration Director Robert Pim Thursday and urged politics be removed from appointments. Pim showed interest in making lending rules more equitable. Farm, page 8C.
The Iowa Council on Human Services will halt new adoption applications as a backlog builds. A moratorium starts January 1 and no easy to place cases will be accepted until pending applications drop, delaying new placements for several years.
William Goodman 66 and Naomi Goodman 71 of Vandalia Missouri died at the scene when their northbound car struck an eastbound semi at the Benton Tama county line intersection of Highway 21 and 30 five miles north of Belle Plaine. The driver of the semi Marvin Cruzman 35 was treated and released. State Patrol notes multiple prior crashes at the site and calls for potential safety changes.
The Iowa State Education Association urges inexpensive education reforms in its report. Proposals include intensive teacher training for first year, higher admission standards for programs, 15 publicly funded teacher centers, better evaluations, and a salary rise from 18 800 to about 25 000. Some ideas require no funding or legislation, such as final exams and stricter accreditation, while a state commission dominated by teachers would oversee standards.
The Cedar Rapids Home Show will be held Feb 16 19 at the Five Seasons Center not Feb 8 12 as previously stated. The Farm Progress Show is set for Feb 8 9 at the center per Five Seasons manager Dana Warg. The Gazette will publish corrections for inaccurate reports or headlines and invites complaints by phone.
The Cedar Rapids Airport terminal is expected to be nearly full when it opens in 1986. Space is tight for regional and national airlines with little room for expansion. Budget limits restrict additional capacity though future additions are planned if funds permit.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with weekly and annual prices. mail cartridges excluded in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local and AP dispatches.
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