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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1983
Page
6
The Reagan administration rejected Carter era rules on cancer causing benzene emissions. EPA says cancer risk from some benzene sources is insufficient to merit regulation, reflecting a shift in national environmental policy.
Officer Michael Brokaw told a Cedar Rapids Civil Service hearing he ordered Margo Nikodim to leave the arrest scene on August 7 1982 due to ongoing danger from suspect Gregory Brenner and potential weapons. He admitted kicking Brenner twice but said it was to stop him from rising.
Merchants report shortages of boxed and counter cards as postal volume runs above last year. Westdale stores highlight strong sales and low supplies while Cedar Rapids mail volume runs 11 percent ahead, with postmaster noting improving but cautious outlook as bad roads delay delivery.
A correction notes Willie B. Barney will face trial for first degree murder on February 6 and that the body was found at 621 18th Ave. SW, not his residence at 617 18th Ave. SW. Lori Ellen Wendt was acquitted of second degree arson in Cedar County District Court for a farmhouse fire owned by her grandmother Minnie Sharpless.
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