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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1982
Page
3
Federal strike force arrests 102 fugitives in a two month crackdown code named FIST. Bank robbers murder suspects and escapees are among those held in the sweep across southern California.
The WBC heavyweight title bout between Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney was KO'd due to Cooney's left shoulder injury. It is rescheduled for June 11 at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas. The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team, ranked No 6 and No 7 in polls, hosts Michigan State at 7 35 p.m. to defend its Big Ten lead.
The Iowa House approved a reapportionment bill and sent it to Gov. Robert Ray. The measure avoids a loophole that could allow some Iowa senators to be seated as carpetbaggers.
Ivor Stanley 56 of Linn County pleads guilty to purchasing services of a prostitute for a Sept 2 incident at the Unique Motel Cedar Rapids. Sentencing set for March 30 with presentence investigation under way. Several co defendants faced related pimping and prostitution charges.
The Iowa Supreme Court rejected David Whetstine's claim that a third degree sexual abuse conviction was invalid because no true sex act occurred. The court ruled the statute covers assaults using any body part and that manual contact with a woman's genitals without consent violates sexual abuse law.
In a 5-4 ruling the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a Dubuque County drunk driving conviction after evidence showed police read a blood alcohol test demand aloud. The majority found reading from a paper satisfied the written request rule, while Justice Allbee dissented citing fair procedure.
The note recalls Columbus spotting Puerto Rico on November 9 1493 and Ponce de Leon conquering it in 1509. It mentions Caparra as the first settlement across the bay from San Juan and Spain’s early control of the island.
Richard Aaron Carter, a six time felon dubbed a great cheesecake maker, was tracked to the Red River Saloon in Rifle Colorado after a poster described him as a chef con man. He was arrested Saturday night and held in Denver County Jail on pending charges.
Mount Vernon plans a new home for antique shows flea markets bicycle races gun shows and a firemen’s dance at Bob Edieman’s Plaza Mall and Auction Services beginning later this month. The Ettle Co of Dyersville wins Toy Wholesalers Association award for No 1 toy in the nation with Dukes of Hazzard vehicle toys beating Rubik’s Cube.
The head of Iowa State University cooperative extension says proposed Washington budget cuts could eliminate as many as 20 staff positions across Iowa. This alert appears in the Farm section on page 7C.
Lee Strasberg, famed for teaching method acting to stars like Marlon Brando James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, died of a heart attack at 80 in New York. He founded the Actors Studio whose alumni include Robert De Niro Al Pacino Jane Fonda Sally Field. He will be memorialized at the Shubert Theater. burial at Westchester Hills Cemetery.
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