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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1983
Page
3
Obituary notices list Thomas H. Paris and many others with pending services across Iowa towns. The list includes dates, churches, cemeteries, and visiting hours, with military honors for some and memorial funds established.
A Miami rookie police partner who shot and killed Newell Johnson Jr. faced two days of riots has been suspended for wearing a hidden microphone and tape recorder on duty. Officer Louis Alexander Cruz was found with a listening device during a chat with a lieutenant, prompting potential disciplinary action.
Police investigate the death of 15 month old Angela Peterson of Fort Dodge after a fall at a stairway. Dr Emmanuel Lacsina deputy Polk County medical examiner cited multiple injuries as the cause and declined further comment. The infant was brought to Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge then transferred to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Nicholas Blackburn, amid nearly two years of custody disputes, attempts a four hour visit with his father Mark Blackburn. The boy had not seen his father since being returned to his mother Kathleen Blackburn by Georgia Supreme Court order last November. The mother alleges the child was taken in June 1981 after she bore an illegitimate racially mixed daughter.
Warren B. Fassbinder 88 of Elkader was injured when his car slid onto the road shoulder two miles east of Gunder and overturned, pinning his legs beneath the roof. He was treated for facial and leg cuts and listed in stable condition Sunday afternoon.
A federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that CBS can broadcast a 60 Minutes segment about the Algiers incident and alleged New Orleans police brutality in Dallas where seven officers face trial. The ruling upholds press freedom and blocks nationwide bans.
Washington ADA findings place Massachusetts and Connecticut at the top of liberal ratings with 85, Iowa at 73, and New Jersey and Oregon at 70. The study ranks 435 House members on a 0 to 100 liberal scale, noting Minnesota leads among three or more Democratic states and California leads among Republicans.
A community notice lists several birth announcements for Jan 16 from Julie and Rich Clark. Donna and John Vancurny. Jackie and Wayne Meier. Susan and Ted Heath. Connie and David Roseberry. It also records multiple emergency calls: medical emergencies, a kerosene heater malfunction, overheated furnaces and skillet, and an unknown trash issue on various streets between Saturday and Sunday.
Fort Madison Iowa two law enforcement officers were cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting death of George Frisbie after responding to a domestic disturbance. Frisbie who had been drinking and was armed with a sawed off shotgun shot Deputy Jimmy Henshaw in the arm and aimed at Officer Anne Smith before the two officers shot him. The investigation found they faced no alternative to deadly force to protect themselves and others.
Two Carson Iowa children Angela Eggers seven and Courtney Harrill eight died when their car collided with a second vehicle on Highway 59 north of Highway 92 near Carson. Five others were injured including Leslie Harrill in critical condition and Phillip Plumer hospitalized. The crash remains under investigation by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Department.
An Omaha family filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages after an April 20 explosion at a Council Bluffs grain elevator owned by AGRI Industries. Plaintiffs Tim Cunningham and his wife Lauri and their two sons accuse AGRI and its employees George Kornstad and Richard Elliott, plus the city and state of Iowa, of causing the incident.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates by carrier 1.95 per week. By mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 9.20 four weeks 95.00 52 weeks. Other states and US territories 125.00 52 weeks. AP exclusive for local news republication. USPS 095680.
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