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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1985
Page
2
The Iowa Department of Revenue retreats from taxing bread and baked goods sold at the point of sale after opposition from officials including Gov. Terry Branstad. The move follows a July law interpretation prompting statewide debate on taxation of baked items.
Anthony Barker, a five year old from Center Point, was reunited with his mother Rebecca Robinson in Billings Montana after seven weeks apart. Douglas Burrier was arrested on a custodial order violation and extradited to Iowa.
Four nude men were sighted in Iowa City over one week, fleeing or lurking in neighborhoods near frats and sororities. Police have not caught any, and campus officials caution against linking the acts to fraternities while noting public nervousness about a possible return of streaking.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists delivery options with carrier and mail rates. News content is AP exclusive for republication, and postal changes go to P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406.
On this date in 1789 Alexander Hamilton was appointed to lead the United States Treasury. He became the first to hold the post under the new federal government, shaping early financial policy and federal credit.
Williamsburg moves toward final approval for the World’s Biggest Beach Party set for July 12-13, 1986. Promoter Steve Gander plans 500 cubic yards of sand a 25 by 50 foot stage with security sanitation and emergency routes. Final approval hinges on meeting bond cleanup and security terms amid concerns of 10,000 daily attendees and police staffing.
A federal grand jury in Cedar Rapids charged Devi Gurung Sange Gurung Shiva Shrestha Tange Sherpa Dewa Sherpa Gozan Sherpa and Umesh Sherchan with conspiring to import and distribute heroin from Nepal between 1983 and 1985. Leads include Thomas Sage who testified under a plea agreement. Sage received 28 years. Counts also accuse possession with intent to distribute and using a telephone to facilitate the scheme.
The Gazette corrects Jim Powers name spelling in a Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment article. The paper invites complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness and will publish clarifications in this space. Phone number 398 8313 for responses.
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