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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1981

Page

3

Italian judge freed after Red Brigades kidnapping

Judge Giovanni d Urso was released by the Red Brigades 34 days after he was kidnapped outside his Rome home. He was found in a tan Fiat 127 near the Via Portico d Ottavia guarded by police, and a doctor said he was shivering but healthy apart from shock.

Rome Red Brigades Giovanni d'Urso Justice Ministry d’Urso d'Urso RAI ANSA Italy Moro Giovanni d’Urso

Contempt hearing opens in Buckeye school case

Scores fill the Alexandria crowd outside the federal courthouse as U S District Judge Nauman Scott opens a contempt hearing over Alabama state and local officials alleged to have blocked busing. Richard Lee faces possible $4 000 fine with daily penalties. other officials face escalating penalties. Ku Klux Klan leader Bill Wilkinson attends the courtroom and says members will demonstrate outside.

Alexandria Louisiana U.S Nauman Scott Richard Lee Buckeye High School Lee Ku Klux Klan Bill Wilkinson Denham Springs KKK Wilkinson

Nation observes King birthday across the U S

Observances mark Martin Luther King Jr. day with events from Buffalo to Atlanta and Washington. In Buffalo a tense rally drew about 500 anti Nazi demonstrators and one organizer, Karl Hand Jr., who was escorted away after a salute. Stevie Wonder led a planned Washington march for King with about 20 000 expected. New York Gov. Hugh Carey issued a Martin Luther King Day proclamation urging calm and reflection on Kings memory.

Atlanta Washington, D.C Martin Luther King Jr Buffalo N.Y Karl H. Hand Jr Hand Washington Stevie Wonder King New York Hugh Carey

Reagan Names Bill Brock U S Trade Representative

President elect Ronald Reagan named Bill Brock to be the U S special trade representative. Brock, 50, will join the Cabinet and report to the president. He has chaired the Republican National Committee since 1977 and previously served as a Tennessee senator and congressman.

Brock Edwin Meese Reagan U.S Tennessee

Carter bids nation farewell as he backs world duties

In a nationwide farewell from the Oval Office, President Carter pledges to support Reagan and focuses on three tasks: preventing nuclear war, advancing human rights worldwide, and protecting the environment. He vows prayers for U.S. hostages in Iran and stresses global citizenship.

Washington Carter Iran Ronald Reagan White House Oval Office Reagan

FDA Approves Extended Wear Contact Lenses

The FDA approves Hydrcurve II extended wear contact lenses for up to two weeks without removal. Manufactured by Soft Lenses Inc in San Diego, the lenses allow oxygen to reach the cornea during sleep and require long term follow up after initial use.

Washington UPI Food and Drug Administration Hydrcurve Dan Diego Calif Soft Lenses Inc

Leftist guerrillas seize capital and push in three provinces

In El Salvador, guerrillas hold San Francisco Gotera and fight in Morazan La Union and San Miguel as US resumes military aid amid the offensive. State Department cites armed rebels and captured documents supporting aid. Other dispatches cover Solidarity strikes in Poland, Reagan meeting plans on auto industry, and Pope John Paul II meeting Walesa.

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