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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1982
Page
3
Three Lutheran congregations in three states voted to fuse into a 5.5 million member body, creating the nation’s largest Lutheran church. Trudéau, 34, spoke for Universal Press Syndicate Wednesday. Gov. Ray unveiled Hire One Now to urge Iowa employers to hire one new worker, but the state cannot fund the plan due to treasury strains.
The Helsinki Group, formed in Moscow six years ago to monitor Soviet human rights accord compliance, announced its breakup after one member faced possible arrest. Garry Trudeau to pause Doonesbury early next year, halting production in over 700 papers for a breather. Iowa DSS ends cooperative phone system talks with Linn County, withdraws Minneapolis firm bid.
Kirkwood Community College will use its Telelink teaching system to deliver a 15 week Special Tuesday series to eight cities this fall as part of an extended outreach effort reported on Metro page 8C.
Cedar Rapids Firefighters Union Local 11 protests a proposal by Chief Edsel McMickle to eliminate the rank of fire training captain. The dispute centers on department staffing and training leadership as Metro reports on page 11A.
Plans for trains to carry fans to University of Iowa football games remain in consideration. The Iowa Democratic Party campaign train for October 9 may have been pulled to a siding temporarily but is still on the tracks, with no scrapping planned.
Cedar Rapids Regis and Cedar Rapids LaSalle meet tonight in a Catholic Clash billed as a marquee Metro prep football showdown. Also Life Investors moves to expand holding via planned buys of up to 145000 Life Investors shares and 500000 AGO Holding shares worth about 16.5 million at current prices.
Cedar Rapids area farmers have delivered federal takeover corn as far away as Illinois due to tight storage this fall. Elevator operators have responded to pleas by federal farm program workers to provide additional storage space this season.
Des Moines report on George McGovern launching a two day Iowa swing to make nuclear weapons a central 1984 presidential bid issue. He argues the freeze has broad public support, criticizes Reagan arms buildup, and cites his 1972 defeat and Watergate as lessons while raising rail investment as an alternative use for MX funds. Gary Hart is also in Iowa testing the waters.
Wapello County prosecutors say charges will not be filed yet after three Americans confessed to taking part in the August 29 beating of five Saudi Arabian students in Ottumwa. A grand jury will hear evidence September 13 to determine charges and jurisdiction.
Cedar Rapids police officer Robert Parr won a 55000 judgment in Linn County District Court against Steven Birch after alleging he was punched and bitten following arrest. Birch defaulted in January 1981, leading to liability as determined by Judge William Eads after a damages hearing.
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