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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1981
Page
3
Newspapers worldwide condemn the Iran hostage ordeal as barbaric piracy. Comments from Belgrade to Tel Aviv echo condemnation, with some leaders urging reevaluation of the deal and praising American resolve after 444 days in captivity.
President Reagan announced multiple nominations to top posts including Edward Schmults as deputy attorney general, William Clark as deputy secretary of state, Richard Lyng as undersecretary of agriculture, and John Lehman Jr as secretary of the Navy. Verne Orr to lead the Air Force and John Marsh Jr as secretary of the Army. Aimed at breaking the logjam and accelerating confirmations, the White House said more nominations would follow.
The Church of Scientology says federal policy varies by state, citing a Senate subcommittee report showing odds of IRS levies or seizures range from 9.3 percent in Maine to 60.2 percent in Alaska. Barclay Bean links high variance to local IRS practices and calls for congressional action. The Iowa rate cited is 39.6 percent.
U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim defended his Tehran mission over reports he panicked or misrepresented the U.S. stance to free the 52 American hostages. He said he conveyed the American proposal faithfully and that Iran rejected it, insisting the failure was on Tehran. Former U.S. envoy William Vanden Heuvel backed Waldheim, noting he did not observe any misrepresentation in seeking hostages’ release.
A 13 or 14 year old boy was found dead beside a suburban road. medical examiners say he was strangled and dumped in brush, but he is not one of Atlanta's three missing children in an 18 month series with 13 deaths. In New York, a pipe bomb and propane tank exploded at the state Supreme Court building. no injuries, the FALN claimed responsibility.
Tehran radio reports the overrun U S Embassy in Tehran will be used by the Martyrs Foundation to care for the crippled from the revolution and war. The 27 acre compound was seized on Nov 4 1979 and later placed under Revolutionary Guards control.
Abbie Hoffman, once a leading Yippie figure, changes his plea to guilty in a plea bargaining deal tied to a 1973 drug charge. He faces up to five years in state prison or probation with sentencing set by Acting Supreme Court Justice Brenda Soloff for March 6.
Alexandria attorney Chris Roy for state District Judge Richard Lee filed a appeal challenging a federal judge’s authority in a desegregation fight over three white girls. Six appeals from Rapides Parish School desegregation orders are consolidated for one hearing before a three judge panel. A date is not set but likely the week of March 23.
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