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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1981
Page
3
Ken McElroy, long viewed as the meanest figure in his Missouri town, is shot dead amid a flood of suspects. The community reels as law enforcement investigates motives and names potential culprits.
Real estate brokers in rural areas complain bankers steer customers toward funding loans for properties sold by the same bank. Realtors say lenders pressure buyers to use the bank for property purchases, creating a tied sale. Attorney Earl Willits marks two years as director of the Iowa AG farm division.
Family journalist Jean Sargent of Ames known for An Easier Way in The Gazette since 1975 published a 216 page guide. The book gathers gadgets and tips to simplify daily living for the elderly and handicapped readers.
Busy founders Edna Dieman and Julia Bennett run a Cedar Rapids dance studio and resident company. They plan to host 12 dance companies for the upcoming Midstate Regional Ballet Festival next spring, showcasing regional talent and their studio’s growth.
Player representatives met in Chicago Saturday and ratified the settlement to a 49 day major league baseball stoppage. Owners are expected to duplicate the process Tuesday.
The U N High Commissioner for Refugees privately advised the Reagan administration that deporting Salvadorans may breach international law and endanger thousands. Two aides memoires urged temporary refuge until violence subsides, though no policy change has occurred.
Four armed fishermen threatened to kill the captain of the Miss Sant Suzanne as the 75 foot scalloper steamed toward New Bedford. The captain and three crew members remained barricaded in the bridge with Coast Guard confirming the mutiny following a lean catch.
Sen. John Tower says the Reagan administration has made no decision to scrap land based MX missile plans and notes resistance to an air based MX. Defense Secretary Weinberger reportedly has not ruled out a land based system, with a decision possibly in 30 to 45 days.
Durham based researchers from Duke University and a University of South Florida professor announced the recovery of a white limestone ark fragment from Nabratein in upper Galilee. The piece weighs over 1000 pounds and depicts two lions, a gabled roof, and a scallop shell, mirroring the legendary golden ark said to house the Ten Commandments.
The Control Yuan concluded the death of Chen Wen chang a Carnegie Mellon statistics assistant professor was probably caused by an accidental fall from the fifth story of Taiwan National University library after hours of police questioning. The report urged improved investigative methods and echoed a court finding that the death was accidental or self inflicted. The case sparked U S outrage and allegations of a secret spy network targeting dissidents.
A broken pipeline released extremely explosive propane and butane gas for 10 hours in Austin prompting a 25 block evacuation of about 1,000 families. Police guarded empty homes to prevent looting while officials noted the leak was plugged by 7 p.m. and the evacuation would continue overnight with no injuries reported.
The Philadelphia Bulletin reports a premeditated plot to kill Joseph Yablonski a year before Tony Boyle allegedly ordered the hit. Paul Gilly, a convicted gunman, apologizes in a prison letter claiming Boyle was behind the murder of Yablonski and his family in Clarksville on December 31, 1969.
Vatican doctors say the pope recovered from a viral illness and likely will have an intestinal bypass reversal this week. No date was set but Vatican radio cited plans for Friday or Saturday with release likely by August 15.
Police fired tear gas in west Belfast for the first time since 1972 to prevent a possible armed ambush during a large search. No arrests reported. Sinn Fein claimed three people were seized. Kieran Doherty reportedly went blind on day 72 of hunger strike at Maze prison.
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