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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1981

Page

5

Toma tells parents they will pay a price for drug use

David Toma, ex Newark detective turned speaker, railed at thousands of Cedar Rapids parents about drugs and family breakdown. He recounted his own drug abuse after his child’s death, urged restoring home discipline and faith, and urged parents to set strong examples while detailing dangerous teen behaviors and memories of youth.

David Toma Five Seasons Center Toma Newark, N.J Cedar Rapids Area God Jerry Higgason 28Th Ave Marion Annette Waldron Kathy Sheely Phil Peterson Second Ave Patricia Peterson Myron Wilcox Audrey Wilcox Cedar Rapids Connie Bender S. 15Th St Leiften Bender Five Seasons

IE seeks liability against GE and two Cedar Rapids firms

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co asks General Electric and two Cedar Rapids businesses to share liability for any judgment from a May 24 1979 incident that injured Trevallis Swayze, a 5 year old, after contact with a pad mounted transformer near 2800 A Ave NE. IE's cross petition claims GE sold a defective transformer and that Bulldog Equities and Arthur John Inc. failed to keep the premises safe, liable for part of any verdict.

Iowa Electric Light and Power Co General Electric Cedar Rapids Power Company Trevallis Swayze Ave Linn Bulldog Equities John Leefers Richard Raymon Arthur John Inc

Oklahoma land rush begins on April 22 1889

On this date in 1889 the Oklahoma land rush began as thousands of homesteaders swarmed into the territory and staked out claims, launching a rapid resettlement and claim process that reshaped the region.

Oklahoma

Fragmentary utterance on social ills and activism

A quoted speaker denounces death by one’s actions and teen pregnancy, mentions Rev Moon seeking youth, and argues for bringing society back together to stop harm. The fragment hints at moral panic and calls for collective action without detailing events or identities.

Rev. Moon

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