08 Apr 1981
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1981
Page
1
Sixth graders discuss a boy inviting a girl to a sleepover as a national debate over norms and inclusion unfolds in Dear Abby style. The page 15A column frames the controversy with a cautionary tone about peer pressure and gender.
A humorous reflection on gender norms shows women buying men's pajamas without embarrassment while men buying a nightgown feel they are negotiating with a salesman. The quip hints at social expectations and private discomfort in clothing choices.
Edward Richardson, 22, of Drexel Hill Pa., held on $500000 bail for threatening to kill President Reagan in letters tied to a dream said to be sent by John Hinckley Jr. The Secret Service says no known conspiracy exists and letters were sent to Jodie Foster at Yale.
A subcommittee of the Iowa General Assembly approves 257.5 million in two year funding for corrections and mental health. It includes 230 thousand to close the Iowa Juvenile Home at Toledo and reorganize Mitchellville Training School operations. The panel drops veto power for Tama County and Toledo officials over the juvenile home property, directing future use in consultation with local bodies and the state DSS.
Western sources say the Soviet Union has added about 20 22 thousand troops to Afghanistan in the last two weeks raising the total to over 100000. Troops arrived by convoys and airlifts, with heavy armaments and barracks building materials observed near Kabul and at Bagram. Rebels report some gains, while Kabul contemplates requesting more Soviet help if US arms flow to insurgents continues.
President Reagan could be discharged from George Washington University Hospital between Friday and Monday as his condition improves after a bullet wound in the left lung. Doctors say he no longer needs oxygen and his chest X rays show significant clearing. fever near normal.
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