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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1982
Page
11
Ruth Vesecky, photographed with her mother, wins the radio sponsored Hot Legs contest. The receptionist introduces the visitors who arrived with the winning image, while the columnist recalls quoting 300 entrants without naming the winner.
Ruth Vesecky, 19, and her mother visit to discuss readers’ outrage over a column quoting contestants. Ruth argues attractiveness and pride in appearance should not be hidden, saying women face pressure to cover up beauty and can pursue modeling or other goals.
A Cedar Rapids trend sees adults, including Mildred Marshall at 132 Dawley St. NE, taking up organ and accordion lessons as a relaxing, therapeutic escape. Store managers note newer instruments are easier to play and affordable options exist from $100 to $22,000.
A discussion of grave robbing motives cites vandals and criminals who steal bodies and relics for money or notoriety. Notable incidents include thefts of Groucho Marx’s urn and Chaplin’s remains, with experts noting psychological drives and the long history of tomb looting.
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