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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1985
Page
2
The Iowa Board of Public Instruction adopted rules requiring parents who educate at home to use certified teachers, despite objections from fundamentalist schools and a legislative task force. The move prompts debate on oversight and standards for home education.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, barred using statements made by a defendant to an informant as evidence for pending charges, ruling that police exploitation of such statements without counsel violates the right to counsel. The ruling is part of two decisions rejecting Reagan administration legal theories. The court also allowed inmate civil rights suits against prison disciplinary panel members by 6-3 vote, affecting thousands of hearings yearly.
The retrial of Bradley Yahnke on a first degree murder charge is scheduled for March 31 in Linn District Court after a mistrial declared Monday. Yahnke, 19, is accused of firing a shot that killed Joni Helms, 18, in her southwest Cedar Rapids apartment on Jan. 24 amid a six-week trial and lengthy deliberations.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines its establishment in 1883 and publishing details. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for Morning Editions and Sunday issues, specifies areas not served by Gazettes carrier and provides post office address for changes. It notes AP news republication rights and postal information.
Iowa faces loss of its Industrial New Jobs Training Program as federal tax reform proposals threaten to strip tax exempt status from the bonds. The program funded training for about 8,000 Iowa jobs, aiding Rockwell’s Coralville plant. Kirkwood Community College board meets to approve five contracts involving Iowa Electric Light and Power, Life Investors, Rockwell International, Purethane of Coralville, and Frank Magid and Associates, potentially affecting 1,250 to 1,300 Kirkwood jobs.
Gilbert Hamann, 72, is charged with going armed with intent after allegedly shooting his wife Clara, 67, and then turning the weapon on himself on November 20 in Stanwood. Clara was treated and released. Gilbert remains hospitalized with a jaw wound. Hamann faces up to five years and a $7,500 fine, with first court appearance set for December 17.
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