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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1985
Page
2
Donald Kaul argues that streets are too safe for criminals and urges tougher crime policy. He criticizes Iowa Court of Appeals rulings on juror bias and discusses how plea bargaining and jury selection affect justice.
At Madison Square Garden John Cougar Mellencamp halted his set after a faulty sound system cut out mid song. He offered refunds to ticket holders and resumed a two hour encore with uninterrupted performance.
Senators Charles Grassley and Tom Harkin, known for distinct styles, voted against the Republican leadership and with Democratic farm state lawmakers during the farm bill debate. They differed only on final passage of the bill, reflecting a rare convergence.
Lake County Indiana coroner Daniel Thomas says a man cannot kill himself with a hammer while police contend James Cooley struck himself 32 times with a claw hammer and died. The dispute over the death remains unresolved.
Williamsburg pensioner Richard Pugh will retire leaving city officials without a clear successor. The town drew national notice after a vote where 15 write-in candidates refused the job. Resumes arrive at Town Hall from as far as Cape Canaveral Florida. 28 candidates remain.
The cosmetics tycoon details her birthdate and personal history during a Parade magazine interview. She discusses fame, private facts once kept secret, and uses the platform to glamorize her life and promote her products.
Curtis Harnack of Le Mars Iowa writes Gentlemen on the Prairie a social history of the Close colony founded in the 1880s by upper class British immigrants in northwest Iowa The work is published by Iowa State University Press.
Sovietskaya Kultura reports the Soviet Union has a very small number of AIDS cases, fewer than ten, with no confirmed deaths. Professor Viktor M. Zhdanov says most cases in the West are among homosexuals and drug users, and criticizes what he calls Western sexual liberalism.
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