Reagan nominates O Connor first woman on Supreme Court
President Reagan breaks 191 years of tradition by nominating Sandra Day OConnor of Arizona to the Supreme Court. The choice draws praise from women's groups and opposition from Moral Majority leaders who oppose abortion and equal rights positions.
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Reagan
Sandra Day O’connor
Arizona
U.S. Supreme Court
O’connor
Phoenix
Jerry Falwell
Moral Majority
Harold O.J. Brown
Trinity Divinity School
Chicago
Seven candidates named for University of Iowa president post
A seven member search committee has recommended seven university officials from across the nation for U iv president Willard Boyd replacement. The slate includes Duke provost William Bevan and Cornell law professor Roger Cramton along with others from Penn, Arizona and Texas systems. The list omits Gov. Ray and former Sen. Culver.
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University of Iowa
Willard Boyd
Board of Regents
S.J. Brownlee
U of I
University of Arizona
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
U.S
John Culver
William Bevan
Duke University
Randall P. Bezanson
Roger Cramton
Cornell University
James Freedman
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Paul Rosenblatt
College of Liberal Arts
Margery Shaw
Institute For Interprofessional Studies of Health Law
University of Texas At Houston
Banner year for bugs hits Linn County gardens
Gardeners and nurserymen report a record bug year with more insects and new species attacking trees shrubs and gardens across Linn County. Excess winter warmth and sparse snow allowed more larvae to mature boosting aphid problems on shade trees and other plants.
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Allison Fosenburg
Peck
Green Thumb Nursery Inc
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Roads
Helen Baumhoefener
Baumhoefner Nursery Inc
Johnson
Levin
Baumhoesener
Dan Holub
Earl May Garden Center
Lindale Plaza
Snowdrift on Waterfront Drive Stuns Bus Riders
On a muggy summer day in Iowa City the snowdrift along Waterfront Drive drew attention from riders as workers at the Gay Locker Co. scraped ceilings to defrost sub zero food storage areas.
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Witty remark cheers husband by rank at work
A wife jokes to lift her husband’s spirits saying he is not the top in the office but still second in command. The quip highlights workplace status with a playful demotion punchline.
Pledge acquitted of theft in retrial in Cedar Rapids case
A Linn District Court jury acquitted Isaac Pledge Jr. of theft connected to the June 1978 death of Jessie DeLaMater in Cedar Rapids. The eight women and four men deliberated about an hour after hearing evidence differing from the 1979 trial, where Pledge had been convicted of theft and manslaughter before appeals voided those verdicts.
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Isaac Pledge Jr
Cedar Rapids
Pledge
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jessie Belle DeLaMater
Keith Maide
Eldora
Food prices lift wholesale index in June report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the finished goods wholesale price index rose 0.6 percent in June, with food prices up for the first time in seven months. The gain keeps inflation pressures in check, supporting claims that overall inflation remains below the double digit level.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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