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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1983
Page
4
An inquiry into two computer failures halted the space shuttle Columbia landing and delayed approval for future flights. Officials said shuttles would not fly again until fixes are complete, with the investigation opening Friday and details on page 5A.
The trial of Jerry Lee Emerson of Wyoming Iowa for the Sept 22 stabbing death of his wife will shift from Jones County to Iowa County and be delayed to March 26 for psychiatric testing prior to trial.
A judge terminates Tami Gilson's parental rights to five year old Bobbi Jo Kirkwood for abuse and neglect. Gilson abandoned the child in Iowa City more than a year ago, and Bobbi Jo will enter an adoptive home. State page 13A.
Will Vincent a four year old from Carlyss Louisiana who loves John Deere tractors received his last wish a tour of the John Deere Tractor Works in Waterloo. He rode in a tractor driven wagon, sat in the cab of a smaller running tractor and was showered with gifts including shirts hats and cash for his parents. The wish was coordinated by Wishing Well a program of state police at Lake Charles.
The fiscal director estimates revenue for 1985 will fall $42 million short of allocated funds. Don Avenson says trimming is needed as lawmakers plan the budget for next year.
Nebraska lineman Steinkuhler, a 6 foot 3 inch 270 pound guard, claimed the 38th Outland Award on Friday and won the Lombardi Award the previous day. Analyst David Norton of Amarillo predicts a livestock boom over the next four years and names his firm Fourth Time Inc.
At the FBI request St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids will stamp doll birth certificates as mementos not official documents and use a heart motif to indicate origin. The change affects out of state certificates with a red heart and those to Iowa with a gold heart replacing the previous seal.
Bankruptcy Judge William Thinnes nullified an Iowa insurance commissioner demand that Rath Packing Co. buy workers compensation insurance. He ruled the order violated the bankruptcy law and would deprive Rath of working capital needed to reorganize. The decision allows Rath to maintain a trust for claims while noting the commissioner may revisit if circumstances change.
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