Jailhouse lawyer wins $1,000 judgment in Iowa rights suit
In Pottawattamie County, inmate Jasper E. Falkner won $1,000 against two jailers after being beaten and sprayed when defying orders. His counsel was jailhouse lawyer Anthony Williams, a twice-convicted killer, chosen because no licensed attorney could be found. The case raises questions about self-taught legal aid inside prisons and the costs to the system.
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Hawkeyes win Peach Bowl to close 1982 season
Iowa finishes 8-4 after a 28-22 Peach Bowl victory over Tennessee. Hayden Fry praises realism and cautions fans about inflated bowl expectations while noting the team’s strong, steady progress and future bowl potential.
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Tennessee
Hayden Fry
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Nation mourns Swigert as a real hero of sacrifice
The piece honors astronaut Jack Swigert for bravery in Apollo 13 and his later battles with cancer. It notes his spaceward crisis in 1970, a congressional bid, his battle with marrow cancer, and his quiet, disciplined courage through illness and public service.
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Congress
Colorado Republicans
La Salle High School Christmas Madrigal Dinner A Classic Evening
Readers recount La Salle High School’s 11th annual Christmas madrigal dinner held in a grand hall. The event featured a seven course medieval banquet, multilingual carols, a royal procession, period costumes, actors, musicians, and entertainers delivering a memorable royal court atmosphere. Mr and Mrs Wesley J Drahozai express gratitude for the treasured memory.
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la Salle
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Editorial letter on Andropov and political provocation
A provocative letter argues support for Yuri Andropov while mocking Catholic figures and American editors. The writer proposes extreme, inflammatory actions to gain favor and hints at ideological shifts, referencing Madeline Murray O Hair, Emma Goldman, and the Sandinistas.
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Madeline Murray O’hair
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Yuri Andropov
KGB College of the Humanities
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Washington Post
Sojourners and strangers: a holiday tales of blabbermouths
A narrator recalls how being away from home loosens tongues in hotels and pools. Strangers share intimate woes from nervous breakdowns to family quarrels, crochet tricks, and office gossip, while the narrator guards his privacy from the chatty crowd.
Cedar Rapids journalist and longtime publicist Carl Kane
Periodic observations from Eastern Iowans invite public expression. Carl Kane of Cedar Rapids, a free-lance publicist since 1947, is a former newspaper, radio and wire service reporter who also taught journalism for 20 years at Coe College.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
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