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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1982
Page
3
John Hinckley Jr. waived his right to a hearing on his suitability for release from St. Elizabeths Hospital on Wednesday. The move allows a federal judge to commit him to the mental institution for an indefinite period.
A federal judge in Salt Lake City holds that the military and the Atomic Energy Commission defrauded his court in 1956 during a trial over whether nuclear fallout killed 4,400 Utah sheep. Judge Sherman Christensen calls for a second chance for ranchers to prove radiation from Nevada bomb tests killed their flocks.
Arnold the pig, the cast metal mascot for Arnold's Engineers, an Iowa City softball squad of University of Iowa engineering students, has become a team favorite. He has not missed a game all season and tests the players while riding around in their gear.
Gov. Robert Ray says President Reagan signaled opposition to restricting grain sales to the Soviet Union despite removing a pledge for no future grain embargoes from a speech to the National Corn Growers Association. Iowa News page 10A.
The Postal Service salutes baseball legend Jackie Robinson as its first sports figure to be honored on a commemorative stamp. The page 3D feature notes the historic issue highlighting Robinson's impact in baseball and civil rights.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its worst decline in months while broader averages fell. The report notes foreign cars reached near record market share in the United States for July, signaling a worsening business day.
The House Agriculture Committee approved the revised farm crisis bill on Wednesday. It includes paid diversion for wheat and feed grains and up to 250 million dollars in loan guarantees for on farm grain storage facilities. The measure goes to the Rules Committee for clearance before House consideration.
Raymond Haase, 18, of Cedar Rapids died in the Cedar River prompting Linn County detectives to deploy rescue teams for the fourth time this year. Sgt. Ted Reuter notes many river currents run beneath calm surfaces and urges the public to wear life jackets.
The 6th District Department of Correctional Services will seek private bids to handle check writing and related bookkeeping after complaints about Linn County auditor services. Delays last pay period caused late paychecks across six counties, prompting review of external firms with an estimate under 7000 dollars a year for a computerized financial report to the state.
First Lady Nancy Reagan travels across Iowa visiting Des Moines Ames and Iowa City to promote drug and alcohol abuse programs. She attends a Youth Shelter Services fair at Welch Junior High School and participates in a Substance Abuse Summer School session before flying to Dallas.
Eli Lilly suspended U S sales of Oraflex hours after Britain banned the drug following more than 3 500 adverse reactions and 61 deaths The action came as Health and Human Services Secretary Schweiker and FDA chief Hayes urged caution and said a full fact review is needed Harvard Ralph Nader led group urged immediate cessation and warned of further deaths Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen stressed U S deaths may be undercounted and called for action to protect public health
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