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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1982
Page
6
The Dominican Republic reports President Antonio Guzman died after a pistol discharge, with a State Department official in Washington noting it appears to be self-inflicted. The president was 71 and due to leave office next month.
The town of Coggon marks 125 years of celebration July 29 to 31. Historical notes reveal the settlement began in 1851 and adopted the name Coggon in 1888 after several earlier names, correcting a 1857 founding misstatement.
Jimmy Connors regains Wimbledon title amid marital rumors surrounding Anne. The champion asserts his dominance on center court with a straight sets victory, ending a title drought and highlighting renewed form.
A National Academy of Sciences report urges stronger efforts to persuade Americans to change habits. It notes up to 50 percent of mortality from heart disease, stroke, cancer, accidents and violence is tied to lifestyle, with smoking alcohol use poor diet and risky driving named as key factors. It calls for more prevention programs and research into behavioral disease prevention.
Mount Vernon native Strand plays bagpipes with the Buffalo Forks Settlers during Anamosa’s fifth annual Fourth of July parade. The marcher performs several tunes as onlookers enjoy the patriotic celebration.
In Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park Colorado a large volunteer force and search teams comb the area within a two mile radius of where 12 year old Robert Baldeshwiler was last seen on Flat Top Mountain. Helicopters tracking dogs and climbers aided the effort as the boy’s family waits.
Thousands of Rajneesh followers from the United States and abroad begin a five day World Festival at Rajneeshpuram Oregon with meditation and music. About 7 000 visitors attend and pay 350 dollars for airport transport tenting and vegetarian meals. The community recently bought Big Muddy Ranch and plans an incorporated city named Rajneeshpuram with potential 2000 residents by 1990.
Americans marked the Fourth of July with parades, concerts, and festivals from New York Harbor to Chicago and New Orleans. Spectators watched the space shuttle Columbia land in California while cities hosted lawn mower parades, turtle races, and cake-baking displays as 9,000 sheet cakes formed a giant Old Glory.
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