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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1983
Page
3
A man who claimed to carry a bomb held about 20 people at a Hollywood bank for over three hours Tuesday demanding access to President Reagan before he surrendered. No injuries reported.
Germans backed Helmut Kohl’s Christian Democrats in a firm show of unity that strengthens the Reagan administration in arms control discussions with the Soviet Union. In local pages, the 6th Judicial District juvenile probation office staff face a 4.9 percent raise for 1983 84, covering 14 deputies, two supervisors and the chief.
The College Community school board unanimously ruled that administrators acted properly when handling a school bus driver's complaint about student discipline on district buses. The decision was delivered last night by the board.
The State Government Committee approved the parimutuel betting measure 12-11, removing dog racing and adding a two-year delay for DCI readiness. The bill, requiring a racing commission and licenses for tracks, moves to Ways and Means and Finance before floor debate.
Kevin Eugene Barnes 31 formerly of Cedar Rapids faces first degree murder charges in Arkansas for the shooting death of Barbara Joann Hilligas 23 of Avilla Benton County. Hilligas disappeared Feb 7 and was found shot in the back of the neck, with Barnes linked by investigators who found the body and two weapons in his car. Barnes was arrested in Missouri Feb 9 and waived extradition. authorities are checking with Cedar Rapids police and the FBI due to aliases. He is held without bond.
NYC firefighter Gerry Bresnan, who lost 49 percent lung capacity fighting a 1975 plastics fire, promotes a national campaign to ban plastics that emit toxic fumes. He argues replacing PVC and other plastics with metal could save lives and urges changes to building codes despite skepticism from Cedar Rapids officials.
Cedar Rapids proposals for a state software clearinghouse to aid districts with microcomputer programs faces resistance from Rep. Michael Connolly. The plan seeks a $250000 yearly appropriation to acquire and distribute educational software as microcomputers expand in schools.
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