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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1980
Page
11
Actress Elizabeth Ashley says audiences keep her career alive and would raise some Broadway ticket prices after her new play Hide and Seek opens April 28 in New York to allow discount seats at $5. She spoke at a news conference, criticizing directors and producers.
Barry Manilow files a $15,000 lawsuit against Nile Auto & Van Interiors of Syracuse for a defect in customized van work completed last year. The singer alleges the refurbished vehicle failed to satisfy his associates.
Political activist Tom Hayden at Colorado State University contrasts two extremes in energy policy. Custers favor aggressive action amid new realities, while Thoreaus push conservation and solar energy to avoid conscripting future generations to conflict. Political notes from Fort Collins and Long Island cases follow.
President Carter wins Idaho Democratic caucuses with 48 percent to Kennedy 30 and eight delegates. Kennedy five. Reagan wins North Dakota GOP convention with 12 delegates while Bush gains six Arkansas delegates. Reagan holds nine total with two uncommitted. Ada Mills, the $11 million delegate, is noted among shifts in support.
Rep. Tom Harkin of Iowa says he will not seek Iowa’s Democratic National Convention delegates as a favorite son candidate. He cites the Carter administration’s actions to shore up agriculture and warns more is needed to prevent an economic collapse harming farmers. He will reserve judgment on who to support at the state convention until agricultural policy developments unfold.
In Atlanta the defense urged acquittal on all 12 counts as jurors close hearings in the Bert Lance bank fraud case. Prosecutor Tomko linked evidence to fraud. deliberations begin Monday after judge Moye instructs jurors.
Six persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County after a car-truck crash. Floyd Mounts, Leo Kilberger, and five others were cited with related offenses. Kilberger was hospitalized in fair condition with multiple injuries.
Donald Zeller, candidate for Linn County sheriff in the Democratic race, outlines support for a new jail and related projects. A Gazette typo corrected a quote emphasizing not to impose excessive taxes as costs rise.
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