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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1982
Page
3
A fight between two teen students in a crowded New Orleans high school hallway ended with gunfire. One teen died and the other was wounded as staff and students fled to safety during the incident reported by officials.
The article notes a federal budget of 757.6 billion and a projected deficit of 91.5 billion with the government financing the gap mainly by selling government securities to investors. It discusses how the funds will be raised as part of President Reagan’s numbers this week.
Finishing touches are being put on a revised Linn County land use policy that would discourage large lots in subdivision developments outside incorporated areas. The county plans tighter lot size rules to guide growth and preserve rural characteristics in unincorporated areas.
Iowa News notes two major gaps in the president’s policy: neglect of agricultural problems and a declining employment rate. The paper also alerts that today marks the first day high school football stars may declare for college programs.
Iowa's defending NCAA heavyweight champion Lou Banach dropped the first match of the season on Tuesday, signaling a surprising setback early in the campaign for the Hawkeyes.
Charles Selzer, Amana High School principal since 1935 and superintendent since 1950, will retire June 30 but keep his office to stay with the students. He plans to become superintendent emeritus while teachers receive a larger share of his $25,000 in unencumbered funds.
Jess E. Whitsel, 33, of Marion, convicted Tuesday in Linn County District Court of first degree kidnapping and second degree sexual abuse, faces a mandatory life sentence with no probation or parole unless a governor commutes the term. The verdict followed a six-member jury’s deliberation after testimony from a 19-year-old Cedar Rapids woman who said she was raped at two locations last Oct. 2. Whitsel had been linked to six assaults in Linn County since 1981, with one surviving victim, and was held in jail on a $200,000 bond awaiting sentencing.
Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger will undergo major heart surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to relieve coronary obstructions. Dr W Gerald Austen said a triple bypass is likely with one blocked artery and two narrowed ones. Kissinger expects full recovery and joked about a quadruple bypass if possible.
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