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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1983
Page
7
Dan Evans, a popular three-time Republican governor, was appointed Thursday to the Washington seat of the late Senator Henry Jackson. He plans to run in a November 8 special election, setting up a high profile contest in the Capitol.
New Orleans musician Pete Fountain headlines a two day summer jazz festival on Nevada's Mount Davidson with Dixieland bands. The event features other artists and draws local entertainment coverage.
The Taube family of rural Marion was named as a host family in January 1982 for this year’s Farm Progress Show, with several positive developments noted since the selection. A Webster County school rule banning note passing was ruled unconstitutional by a state DPI hearing panel for violating free speech rights.
Kirkwood Community College board approved a contract with Noland Corp to provide job training for about 45 new positions. Officials say the agreement, the first under a new state law, could create a model with national implications for job growth in Iowa.
State officials remain unsure why 160 campers at Camp Hitaga fell ill in July. They propose multiple precautions for future safety and outbreak prevention at the facility.
Sixty more salaried workers at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids were laid off effective Wednesday in the Collins Air Transport Division General Avionics Division and Government Avionics Division. The move follows a August layoff of 30 and lowers local employment to about 6,950. The company cited costs reduction and adverse market conditions with possible further cuts before the 1984 fiscal year ends.
In a Santa Ana divorce, a judge rules the cockapoo Runaway is a child substitute. Rex Wheatland offers $20,000 to buy out Judi Wheatland who protests with only $15 in her account. She calls the dog her baby while Wheatland says the dog was the family’s nucleus.
Gov. Terry Branstad says he will not predict the winner of the Iowa versus Iowa State football game in Ames. He notes the rivalry benefits the state and plans to stay neutral, hoping for a good game and no stadium color display.
Governor Terry Branstad says he did not know electric shock was used to catch fish for a Guttenberg fishing derby meal. He notes rough sheephead were eaten and that the Conservation Commission aims to remove such fish. Branstad also warns that telephone service changes could raise local rates and threaten small rural providers.
The Gazette sues Iowa Department of Revenue over sales tax on ink and newsprint arguing taxes were illegally collected. State admits law unconstitutional but says it taxes newspapers and seeks refunds adjustments. Other papers including Waterloo Courier and Des Moines Register joined similar suits.
The Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier are 1.95 per week. by mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 9.20 for 4 weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks. Other states and territories 125.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. Associated Press retains republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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