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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1985
Page
2
A legislator studying Iowa’s pension system proposed reforms to encourage earlier retirements for teachers and public employees to free jobs for younger workers. The plan aims to reshape retirement to benefit workforce turnover and fiscal balance.
MorAmerica Corp and Morris Plan of Iowa offices reopen after Friday bankruptcy filing to reorganize under Chapter 11. Deposits not accepted yet, payments allowed. President John Wolfe says 120 days to file a plan, four months to a year to finalize, aims for thrift charter and FDIC-style coverage. Policy: no deposits withdrawals until further court orders. possible early payouts discussed with courts. Local bankers note creditworthiness drives loan decisions if deposits are frozen.
Auther L. Cooper, 37, of Route 5, received six years after pleading guilty to being an accessory after the fact in a Nepal to Cedar Rapids heroin smuggling and distribution case. George Nemer, 27, of 141 Summer Circle NE, got two consecutive three-year terms for using a telephone to facilitate the conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute. Judge Edward McManus imposed the sentences in U.S. District Court Cedar Rapids.
Established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second Class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by Carrier 2.25 per week. By mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. Other States and U.S. Territories 140.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions accepted in areas having Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches. POSTMASTER Send address changes to THE GAZETTE COMPANY P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids la 52406.
Gov. Terry Branstad visited the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art as a plaster ceiling chunk fell at the old Carnegie Library. Mayor Donald Canney joked about hard hats while backers watched an eight minute video on the $6.5 million expansion. The project aims to move the museum to larger quarters and is near its $1 million fundraising goal. Branstad also attended the Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police convention and toured the Community Corrections Center.
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