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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1982
Page
3
The administration proposes a $7.5 million first year plan to build Radio Martin to broadcast toward Cuba despite Castro’s vow to jam signals. Jamming would affect other stations like WHO Des Moines. The House passed the plan and the Senate aviation scrutiny is urged.
Review labels Night Shift a satire on a morgue based prostitution ring as too farfetched to amuse. The piece notes Henry Winkler leads a comedy whose premise collapses under its own silliness while audiences seek stronger humor.
An Iowa congressman says the oil-for-grain bartering swap approved by the Reagan administration could signal broader use. Nigeria will exchange surplus oil for U S grain without cash outlay in this pilot program reported on farm page 7B.
Kinzenbaw testified Friday in Linn District Court that the fatal shots into Danita Straw were accidental during a struggle over a pistol. A Baltimore? No. A second defense witness supported the accident theory with the Walther P38, as the trial near a verdict. Straw, 24, died around 5 a.m. Oct. 15 behind an apartment in southwest Cedar Rapids. Kinzenbaw, 32, spoke of a brief romance, business partnership, and mounting arguments over the air purifier venture before the fatal confrontation. The jury heard details of the chase and the gun grab in a truck, with the pistol firing during a struggle. Judge Thomas noted possible additional evidence Monday as the trial resumes.
Andre Tchaikowsky, 46, winner of the 1955 Chopin Prize, dies in England and leaves his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company to be used in Hamlet's graveyard scene. The skull has been preserved and will appear in future productions, though no new Hamlet is planned yet.
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