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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1983
Page
3
Environmental Protection Agency chief Anne Burford dismisses calls for resignation as Congress plans a tough look at the agency's hazardous waste cleanup program this week. The report appears on page 4A under World and national briefs.
Linn-Mar introduces dinner theater as a new one stop eating and entertainment venture at the high school. Local feature highlights include Beehive cluster observation tips and a miniature animated carnival in Tama.
The Iowa Hawkeyes fell from a share of the Big Ten title after Minnesota guard Tommy Davis nailed a 3-pointer with four seconds left. This late shot clinched the victory on Sunday afternoon, ending Iowa’s title aspirations on page 1B.
Money column notes the 1981 tax cut’s hidden effect shrinking. Agriculture Secretary John Block tells farm state governors the payment in kind program will likely last two years and that USDA is pressuring Japan to open markets to U.S. red meat.
A farm advertisement reading WANTED Farm which is incorporated and has net operating loss up to 2 million dollars prompts Doris Engstrom to argue that prosperous interests outside agriculture exploit farmers for tax shelters. Farm column page 7B.
Reports allege as many as three thousand civilians killed in Matabeleland by Mugabe forces. Nkomo demands inquiry while government disputes figures and detains ZAPU members. Refugees recount torture, looting, and shootings as aid workers urge independent investigation.
Hans-Jochen Vogel the opposition Social Democrat candidate for chancellor acknowledged he held a local Hitler Youth section leadership post in Giessen during 1941-42 but denied being a full cultural commissar or Goebbels’ proxy. His spokesman called the Bild report a smear while Willy Brandt urged voters to ignore the accusations.
A National Center for State Courts survey shows 82 million civil criminal and traffic cases filed in 1981 across state courts, up from 1977. The report notes wide variations by state, methodological debates on counting, and the predominance of state courts in total filings.
John David Alcala a 19 year old Des Moines resident was charged with one count of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder after an early Sunday morning stabbing. He allegedly stabbed 15 year old Mark Banker and his brothers Mike 16 and Terry 18 at 3402 S W 12th Street Place. Mark Banker died from a chest stab wound while his brothers were treated and released. Alcala is held in Des Moines city jail awaiting arraignment.
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