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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1981
Page
6
National leader Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th president and begins a push for budget cuts and tax relief. Cabinet nominees move through the Senate as debates over abortion, inflation, and foreign policy unfold, with Johnson and Kennedy alums signaling personal changes.
Iran released 52 American hostages Tuesday soon after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president. They flew to Wiesbaden for medical exams and debriefings, while Carter visited. Senate hearings were planned to address Iran’s brutality reports. Iran denied mistreatment. The White House said the deal would proceed if legal. Some hostages face trauma. Iran will convert its Tehran embassy site into a care center.
Judge Thomas Horan denied Dr. Herbert Locksley a new trial as his suit against Cedar Rapids hospitals and anesthesiologists faced appeal. A mistrial in Santa Ana stems from Michael Bottoms murder case. General Mills expands with $1 million bonds, Cypress Council considers fare hikes, and local police and legal rulings shape Cedar Rapids affairs with hospital, transit, and city service impacts.
The Mississippi River bridge linking Marquette Iowa and Prairie du Chien Wisconsin remained closed after January 16 due to serious cracks in the steel supporting structure. About 400 residents on one side must endure a 65 mile daily detour to Lansing while officials weigh repair versus replacement and a ferry may resume by Monday. Meanwhile lawmakers faced an up and down week over state employee pay as a new resolution finally passed Thursday. In Dubuque KDUB halted its bid to retrieve seized tapes after spending at least 3000 dollars, noting a federal search warrant law due next October. Also three Iowa officials spoke with Iranian leaders in Bombay to press for release of American hostages, though impact remains uncertain.
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