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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1983
Page
3
About 75 people paraded through downtown Cedar Rapids carrying signs and chanting anti Reagan administration slogans as part of a nationwide series of demonstrations. The march highlighted concerns over rising natural gas prices and reflected local participation in a broader protest movement.
Maquoketa River dam near Monticello shows wasted hydropower as advocates urge Iowa to use its water energy. State Racing Commission member Steve Severn of Marion calls for policy questions. Cathy Wohlleben, 21, of Marion, returns from Guanajuato after building latrines, feeling the trip was meaningful.
University of Iowa officials push to remove a tax barrier they call a roadblock to donations of real estate. A lobbyist seeks federal exemption for colleges from the penalty tax on debt-ridden property. Cedar Rapids DISSES commission report on schools.
The Cedar Rapids Community Theatre debuts in its new theater Friday with Auntie Mame marking the start of its golden anniversary season. The event blends reflection on the troupe’s past with plans for the future.
The Senate Agriculture Committee opened a hearing on how the drought affects farming. A light exchange about dryness and corn roasts led to observers joking about harvesting 34 acres. witnesses described the strain on crops and water resources.
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger meets Chinese officials to discuss technology transfers and arms sales as Beijing pursues modernization of its 4 million strong army, the world’s largest. World page 18F.
President Reagan spoke in a worldwide radio address beamed to Soviet listeners and others, outlining plans for a new set of steps to advance negotiations with Moscow on intermediate range nuclear forces. He urged peace and criticized Soviet propaganda and the downing of a South Korean airliner. He spoke from VOA studios to minimize jamming, with translations in seven languages and broadcasts in Urdu Bengali and Hausa.
Gale L. Arnold 40 rural Wyoming Iowa and Russell Wagner 29 Eldridge Iowa died in a Friday night head-on collision five miles south of Maquoketa Iowa on Highway 61 near Highway 136. Frank Witmarsh 46 Monmouth Iowa was in fair condition with multiple injuries. Jaws of life freed all three from wreckage. Wagner crossed center line before colliding.
The Gazette begins an eight week SCRAMBLE contest with daily puzzles and a $50 daily prize plus a $500 grand prize. Last year drew 243243 entries. this year total prizes amount to $3300. Entries may be mailed or dropped at The Gazette lobby. final date is December 1 for the grand prize draw.
Cedar Rapids police say a Coe College security guard pursued a teenage white boy on campus Friday night after witnessing a youth biting and twisting a gray calico cat's body. The boy, about 16 or 17, fled as shelter staff removed the cat's corpse.
Correction notice states Kelly Sedrel was crowned Prairie High School Homecoming queen Friday night after an earlier misspelling in the Gazette. The newspaper invites complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections or clarifications in this space and lists the contact phone number 398 8313.
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