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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1981
Page
3
The Nation reports two women were arrested Friday on kidnapping charges in a scheme that moved five elderly boarding home residents from Florida to Michigan. The seniors aged 62 to 91 were dropped at Detroit Receiving Hospital after being told they were at an airport and to buy tickets to return to Miami.
OPEC oil ministers did not reach a uniform pricing policy, keeping U S gasoline prices stable and possibly dipping slightly in the coming months. The Geneva meeting had spurred expectations of a $34 to $37 range, which would have raised U S pump prices from the existing $32 to $40. More on page 4A.
Summer commencement at Kirkwood Community College starts 10 30 a m in Veterans Memorial Coliseum. ACM Foods president Martin Andreas to speak p m at Indian Creek Nature Center. Events presented by Floyd Sandford and Rich Patterson. Fees 250 members 300 non members. Waubeek bicycle tour begins 9 a m Bever Park by Hawkeye Bicycle Association. Great River Days ongoing in Muscatine. State Fair continues in Des Moines. Thunderbird show at Bob Zimmerman Ford 4001 First Ave SE noon to 5 p m. Mushrooming slides 830 to 930 p m Flying Squirrel Campground Pinicon Ridge Park. Movies list page 12A. Curtain for Sleuth at Old Creamery Theater Garrison 8 p m tickets 6 7. Getting Out at Studio Theater Garrison 7 30 p m tickets 6.
The development consortium proposes new housing formats, double masters and swingles, to meet shifting population patterns, rising construction costs, and high interest rates. The president urges creativity to attract buyers as demand evolves.
Police investigate the death of 3-year-old Chevyl Dahl who ran into a city garbage truck. The driver, who later learned his own child died in a similar incident, will not be charged. A second driver also failed to see the girl.
U S District Judge Harold Vietor ruled parts of the Iowa code restricting attorney advertising unconstitutional. Plaintiff Gary Bishop of Davenport and the Iowa Civil Liberties Union filed the suit challenging the rules. The ruling narrows limits on how lawyers may promote their services.
Iowa officials say a Reagan signed law bars unemployment benefits for honorably discharged service members who leave the military after July 1. Moran of Iowa Job Service notes thousands could be affected, with 275 already impacted since July. benefits may stop once guidelines exist.
Sun sets at 7 57 pm and rises at 6 22 am Sunday. Year ago high 83 low 55 with no precipitation. Record high 100 in 1936 and record low 47 in 1891. Extended outlook partly cloudy and mild Monday through Wednesday with highs upper 70s to mid 80s and lows mid-50s to lower 60s.
A cold low of 38 degrees was reported in Bradford Pennsylvania and Elkins West Virginia while Palm Springs California posted a high of 116 degrees. The extremes show wide temperature variance across the nation on Friday.
Late Friday a tornado was reported in the Nebraska Panhandle just southwest of Sidney. Hail measuring one inch fell near Glen Allin North Dakota as storms spanned from Arizona and New Mexico through the Rockies and into the Plains and Mississippi Valleys.
A jury awarded Mary Hanzlik 0 in total than sued Terry Fouts for secretly photographing her during a portrait sitting at his home. The verdict awarded 150000 to Hanzlik plus 50000 punitive for invasion of privacy and 75000 punitive for another count, with 20000 compensatory for damages.
The note frames consumer credit as a privilege and warns it can become a trap if misused. It urges control over spending, planning, evaluating credit versus saving, shopping for credit, and acting quickly during financial difficulties. It emphasizes personal values, goals, and income in decisions.
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