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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1988
Page
8
Iowa Electric Light and Power faced a peak of 1,008 MW on Aug 16. By asking towns to fire up idle generators and customers on interruptible service to cut usage, they cut load by 85 MW and saved 44 MW from interruptible cuts.
The Iowa attorney general's office says graduation prayers are unconstitutional and warns districts of liability if they ignore the ruling. The 1985 Des Moines decision found invocations at graduations violate the U.S. Constitution, a stance echoed by the 8th Circuit.
A dense string of classifieds lists tours by JoAms Es and Tri State Tours, travel ads to Mexico, limousine packages, plant sales, travel reservations, monument orders, dental and medical services, window treatments, library programs, crafts and Greek dinner events, plus many local business ads, seminars, reading programs, and community notices across Cedar Rapids area.
Iowa City police seek a white male 30 to 35 years old about six feet tall with light brown hair and a green plaid shirt who implied a gun during an armed robbery at Hy Vee on Hollywood Boulevard at 1 50 a m. The suspect fled on foot with an unknown amount of money and direction.
Friday 8 p.m. medical emergency 4820 Midway Dr NW. Sunday multiple incidents include medical emergencies at 310 Fifth Ave SE 12:05 a.m. and 1119 Third St SW 12:16 a.m. plus 12:24 a.m. gas flush at 370 Eighth Ave SW and 3:04 a.m. medical emergency at 1500 Mount Vernon Rd SE. 3:52 p.m. mistaken alarm Ellis Rd and Edgewood NW. 3:34 p.m. sparks from train to grass behind 1403 Wilson Ave SW. 3:48 p.m. broken gas line to engine compartment 1026 A Ave NE.
Iowa's non farm employment fell 1 600 in August to 1 127 300 yet remains 23 800 above August 1987 levels as manufacturing and construction rise. Local government shed 5200 jobs while colleges added 2400 as schools opened. Cedar Rapids up 500 and Iowa City up 1200 with University of Iowa staffing for fall term.
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