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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1982
Page
4
Ten thousand mourners crowd a Nowa Huta cemetery for Bogdan Wiesik 20 fatally shot by police as banners declare Solidarity Lives. The scene reflects ongoing unrest and calls for accountability amid policing tensions.
Astronomers report sighting Halley's comet for the first time since 1910 and confirm it remains on course for the Sun encounter in early 1986. The finding comes after nearly five years of sky watching and adds to the comet's predictable track.
About 249 residents signed a petition opposing a seed and fertilizer plant at agriculturally zoned land on Marion's 29th Avenue west of Highway 13. On Tuesday night roughly a dozen residents attended the Board of Adjustment hearing in Marion on page 8A.
Gubernatorial candidate Roxanne Conlin proposes a 300 million state bond to boost public works jobs, arguing a statewide simple majority could authorize the debt. The piece contrasts this with local borrowing needs and questions why local projects require higher approval margins.
Eastern Iowa’s poor may access an energy and housing crisis loan fund under a plan approved by the Human Services Emergency Needs Committee. The program would offer interest free loans to cover utility bills and rent with repayment deferred. Funds may be raised via bill inserts and donations through HACAP, targeting start up by November.
West Virginia judge dismissed juvenile charges against Julius a kindergartner accused of incorrigible conduct at Spring Hill Elementary School after a Welfare Department hearing was ordered to decide on the child’s welfare. The judge urged adult supervision if he returns to class.
Margaret Childers reported her 11 year old toy poodle Zack murdered and mutilated on a sidewalk near her home at 317 Fourth St NW. Police say the dog was lured away and killed elsewhere with no signs of struggle. The incident prompted calls for a dog fund but authorities warned the act is an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and or a $5,000 fine.
A 12-year-old relative testified that George and Betty Warnock tied a crippled boy to a chair for punishment while operating a home care service. The couple face 23 charges including child abandonment and neglect as they go on trial in Polk County District Court.
Major Frank Metzger with 31 years in the Iowa State Patrol is named chief. Public Safety Commissioner William Miller says Metzger will be sworn in and promoted to colonel on Oct. 29. He replaces Col. Ed Dickinson who retires Oct. 28 to become a state fire inspector. Metzger, 55, earns just over $39,000 and was chosen from six candidates.
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