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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1981
Page
3
A retired priest says he will not press charges after neighbors allegedly swindled him out of 8000 dollars fearing for his safety. The case involves a prayer book author relying on royalties as his sole income. Page 4A.
No meetings today. Sweet Corn Festival starts at 4 p.m. at St. Jude's Church, 50 Edgewood Road NW, runs through Aug. 30. Herbal Designt classes and luncheon begin at 9:30 a.m. at Indian Creek Nature Center with sessions at 10:30 and 1:30. fee 12.50. Summer Astro Watch 8:30–10 p.m. at Indian Creek, members 50 cents non-members 1. Bluegrass Festival and Fiddlers Jamboree 7:30 p.m. at Linn County fairground Central City, runs through Aug. 30. Harold Murray contact. Summer Concert Series 8:30 p.m. at Strawberry Point Band Shell. rain or shine. call 319 933 2288 for more. Disney's World on Ice 7:30 p.m. at Five Seasons Center. Robert Bauer oil paintings at Amana Gallery through Sept. 6. hours Fri–Sun 11–4. Sleuth 8 p.m. Old Creamery Theater Garrison. tickets 6 and 5. Getting Out curtain rises 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater Garrison. tickets 5.
Extended forecast calls for a chance of thunder showers Monday and Tuesday. Highs expected in the upper 70s to low 80s Sunday and in the 70s on Monday and Tuesday. Lows range from the mid-50s to low 60s Sunday and Monday and the upper 40s to mid-50s Tuesday.
A federal grand jury in Dubuque indicted five Iowans including Fort Dodge police captain George Lane and four others for running an illegal gambling business from 1976 to 1981 involving sports bets. They face up to five years in prison and a $20 000 fine if convicted. The group also includes Polking Castagnoli Roderick and Malony, owners of taverns linked to the alleged activity. The FBI and IRS led the investigation with state agencies.
Park Director Grant Petersen says visitors at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site will once again enjoy apple cider. High school girls in 1880s attire will operate an antique press at the gazebo near the Hoover birthplace from noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, starting Aug. 29, as volunteers in the parks demonstrate cider pressing.
National temperature extremes report a low of 35 degrees at West Yellowstone Montana and a high of 122 degrees at Palm Springs California on Thursday. The stark contrast highlights a wide weather sweep across the United States.
Thunderstorms drenched the Florida peninsula with at least one tornado overturning a car in Naples. Daytona Beach measured 2.40 inches and Cocoa Beach 1.74 inches. Other heavy rain fell in Decatur Illinois and Lake Charles Louisiana.
Thirty years ago the will of publisher William Randolph Hearst was admitted to probate. The estate was estimated at about $200 million, signaling a major legal and financial proceeding surrounding the media magnate's legacy.
When traveling on vacation, hold mail at the post office for up to 30 days by submitting a Request to Hold Mail at your local branch. If away longer, a designated person must pick up mail from day 31 onward. After returning, withdraw the hold by submitting Withdrawn Hold Mail.
Kirkwood Community College will name its new 500 seat auditorium in Cedar Hall after Selby A. Ballantyne, longtime superintendent from 1966 to 1977. The decision was announced at the college’s 15th anniversary dinner, with Ballantyne’s widow Florence and four children as guests. Ballantyne Auditory is to open in 1983 alongside existing buildings and will host drama, music, and lectures for students and the community.
Kirkwood Community College marked its 15th anniversary in Iowa Hall with a gala dinner honoring 16 charter employees and 95 longer serving staff. Those present from 1966 included Eddings Jensen Kupka Neuail Page Atkinson Lightfoot Campbell Davison Kesser Shepherd Stateler Stockett Shipton Schamberger. Shepherd and Stockett retire this year.
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