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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1983
Page
3
The Iowa Department of Transportation reports success in overweight truck enforcement after buying 64 portable scales. Since the program began on June 1, fines totaling 175 108 have been collected.
Citizens from seven counties may attend a public session in Cedar Rapids to discuss Iowa's educational future prompted by national reports evaluating schools this year.
Iowa Court of Appeals ruled the defendant was denied a fair trial when a judge blocked discussion of a book titled Satan is Alive and Well on Planet Earth. The decision centers on prejudicial questioning and defendant’s right to explain his beliefs.
A Thursday neighborhood meeting will discuss a proposed Villa Avery rehabilitation center for adult men in Cedar Rapids despite the home’s board declining to attend. The area already hosts four similar homes, and some residents oppose a fifth.
J Glen Maxwell, 25, of Cedar Rapids, a Montgomery Elevator Co. mechanic, was pinned by a heavy steel piece after a clamp failure while repairing a passenger elevator at Kubias Hardware. He sustained fractures and was listed in serious condition at Mercy Hospital.
National Cancer Institute researchers report a genetic mutation in a patient's tumor not found in normal tissue, suggesting a contributing role in cancer development. The discovery is presented as convincing evidence in a medical science context.
Iowa football rises to No. 4 in the Associated Press poll following a 2014 victory over Ohio State. Also noted is Ed Banach winning at 198 pounds at the World Freestyle Championships in the Soviet Union.
At the University of Iowa conference on religious cults ex Way member avoided officials by hiding near the Iowa Memorial Union registration desk. Carla Pfeifer, a deprogrammer from Nebraska, noted social pressure from The Way’s presence as lawyers, psychologists, ex members and sponsors gathered for workshops and panels.
The Way members defend religious freedom while critics call the group a cult. Unbound Inc. officials, counselors now helping ex members, say access to the conference was blocked. Margaret Singer outlines cult recruitment, isolation, and control mechanics in her briefing.
President Reagan will travel to Iowa in 1984 to aid Sen. Roger Jepsen's re election effort, an aide confirmed. Jim Lafferty said Reagan has agreed to the visit but no date or events were set. Jepsen faces potential challenge from Rep. Tom Harkin as polls show a narrow edge for Harkin.
Six horses found shot at a rural Johnson County farm with two killed and four wounded. A rural Iowa City juvenile faces charges of injury to animals as Sheriff’s Department investigates. Owner John Kauffman notes four others injured but expected to survive. tetanus shots given.
The Gazette published daily and Sunday from Cedar Rapids Iowa outlines subscription prices by carrier and mail for Morning Editions and Sunday editions. It notes carrier service limitations and that AP holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Joe Connaughton of Nissen Universal Gym says he would have shut the plant if a union contract expired next February without a wage freeze. He clarifies the remark referred to past events, not future plans, as The Gazette notes it may run corrections for inaccuracies.
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