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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1982
Page
3
Police begin enforcing the Cedar Rapids noise ordinance with two monitors in operation barring bad weather. About 400 motorists underwent penalty free tests last week, and at least 65 percent failed. The rule covers any vehicle noise over 80 decibels including loud stereos. Capt. Louis Stepanek notes monitors run mainly on complaint basis.
Britain imposes a total air and sea blockade within 200 miles of the Falkland Islands starting at 6 a.m. CDT Friday. The U.S. urges Argentina and Britain to accept new American proposals to avert a major clash. Secretary Haig prepares for diplomatic shuttle while both sides face a grim crisis and possible British attack risks.
Five hijackers hold 27 hostages aboard a Honduran airliner at Tegucigalpa airport and raise their ransom demand to 1 million dollars plus the release of 52 political prisoners. The government refuses the broad demand but offers to permit the plane to depart if hostages are freed. Sixteen hostages are released that day.
Iowa officials move to speed up paroles as prison population tops legal limit for 45 days. Commissioner Michael Reagen will declare a prison overcrowding emergency under a one year old law, prompting parole steps to reduce inmates to 2,550 within 90 days while the ceiling rises to 2,780 after a July 1 bill.
Associate Judge Robert Mahan denied the Sessions motion to dismiss charging Robert and Linda Sessions with truancy for keeping Erik 11 and Sarah 8 out of Decorah Community schools. The court ruled constitutional questions must be backed by facts at trial, with Erik previously home-schooled in 1978.
President Reagan and House Speaker O'Neill failed to bridge tax and spending differences after three hours of talks. Democrats rejected a Baker plan delaying the July tax cut and Social Security increase, with Baker later proposing a broad freeze.
In a crowded traffic courtroom a motorist asks the judge to be first, citing double parking as the reason for the delay. The scene highlights a busy docket and the procedural pace of urban traffic cases.
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