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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1982
Page
3
The U S Civil Rights Commission accuses the Reagan administration of retreating from desegregation commitments by opposing mandatory busing and seeking to cut federal education aid in fiscal 1983. The panel urges renewed signals of civil rights support from the administration and Congress.
The 1979 West Branch fatal shooting case against Andrew Jon Oglevie 24 of Rockford Illinois will be tried in Davenport not Tipton. Judge Max Werling ruled after reviewing defense claims of prejudicial media coverage while Oglevie awaits trial on a $50 murder-for-hire allegation involving Ady Jensen 39 of Iowa City. The Iowa basketball team jumped six places to No 6 in the UPI poll.
Coach Lute Olson says polls are not realistic this early in the season. The note appears on sports page 1B with a focus on early season expectations.
A.W. Martins Hog Sheba, world renowned offspring of Hog champion Hog farmer, was inducted into the Hampshire Swine Breed Registry Hall of Fame in Peoria Illinois. Sheba appeared in American Hampshire Herdsman as one of the oldest registered Hampshire sons and set a 23rd litter record before dying September 27 1982 at age 12, after producing 174 pigs from 201 farrowed, Martins Fayette farm notes.
Cresco City Council rescinds a six month contract with Tony Bell of Grand Meadow to catch stray dogs after resident backlash. The plan to post dog photos and descriptions in City Hall for five days, with dogs sold to a Rochester laboratory, faced protests. The council will hire a local catcher or establish a pound at the airport.
Calvary Baptist Church of Keokuk files suit in U S District Court with others against the Keokuk school board over state law requiring teacher certification. The church seeks injunction to halt any action against it while litigation proceeds, citing religious freedom provisions.
Lt governor elect Bob Anderson calls for a larger budget rising from 99 400 to 140 200 and staff from one aide and one secretary to three aides and one secretary to expand duties beyond presiding over the Senate He says the extra funds will support economic development efforts and oversight of state government. Riordan has been hired as administrative assistant.
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Reynoldson urged Governor-elect Branstad to add 28 district court judges to reduce the backlog. The request, backed by a $1.9 million yearly cost, aims to relieve delays in civil lawsuits while also funding one more Iowa Court of Appeals judge and additional legal staff.
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