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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1982
Page
3
On Wednesday Johns Hinckley Jr trial father sobbed on the witness stand confessing guilt and wishing to trade places with his son. The defendant then rose and left the courtroom as actress Jodie Foster denied any relationship with Hinckley in videotaped testimony.
Braniff International halted all domestic and international flights Wednesday afternoon as debt woes force drastic cuts. Vice President Sam Coats urged passengers with reservations to arrange alternatives.
Southeast Asian refugees know little of Cedar Rapids but agree they are safe upon arrival. Panel members with refugee settlement experience discuss the massive challenges and safety found in this Midwest city.
Residents near Marion hear their bid to move a rural area from Linn Mar to Marion Independent Schools die after a tense town meeting. Parents told to tell kids not to cry and not to get sick as no school changes occur.
Iowa Natural Resources Council in Des Moines clears a hurdle Wednesday as it weighs the proposed location for what could become the world’s largest hog processing plant in Stanwood, Iowa, amid ongoing regulatory steps.
Stamats Publishing Co. of Cedar Rapids will discontinue publishing three syndicated real estate magazines with a 100 year publishing history. A second large firm in the same business says it will close down in the next few weeks. Money, page 5C.
16 animals visited Nixon Elementary School in Hiawatha as part of the Central City Future Farmers of America Food for America program. The event featured Emily the baby goat among the animals.
Cedar Rapids police will join a multi county effort to notify suspended drivers and seize licenses during stops. The two to three month trial, with Des Moines Clinton Atlantic Fairfield and Waterloo police plus eleven county sheriffs, aims to curb driving by unnotified suspensions and speed up notice delivery.
Evan Curly Hultman is to be sworn in at 9 a.m. in a Capitol Hill ceremony as U S attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. The Waterloo lawyer, previously U S attorney in the Nixon and Ford years, was nominated after a lengthy review led by Sen. Grassley and Sen. Jepsen. James Reynolds of Dubuque criticizes the transition process and reflects on a long tenure. Reynolds plans regional barrister offices in several cities.
Gov. Ray signed bills raising most court fines by 10 percent to fund a criminal justice improvement program. The law also opens juvenile records in serious cases, allows fingerprinting, and lets 16 or 17 year olds waive counsel with parental locating efforts.
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