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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1980
Page
3
Protests across the country accompanied the start of Selective Service registration for men born in 1960 and 1961. Demonstrators and postal workers reported peaceful activity with slogans against registration and concerns over excluding women.
Iran's president said he would name his choice for prime minister within two days. Reports say the likely picks are Mostafa Mir-Salim or Mousa Kalantari as Parliament weighs the fate of 52 American hostages and power balances with the Islamic Republican Party.
Overdue rains eased parched Plains and Midwest while cooler East forecasts rose. Forecasters warned deadly heat could persist with risks to the breadbasket as a cold front shifted heat east. Dallas Fort Worth endured 29 straight 100 plus days. Oklahoma saw welcomed rainfall but crop analysts warned of continued losses and rising food prices. State figures showed heat deaths in 21 states, with Missouri hardest hit.
A 212000 ton Energy Concentration oil tanker ruptured and split in Europort Rotterdam spilling about 10 tons of light crude into Caland Canal. The ship remained partially afloat with no evident new leaks. port operations closed temporarily.
About 200 angry blacks walked out of a Liberty City town meeting as 250 residents and Dade County officials clashed over riot tensions. Officials urged civilized change while critics warned future violence would continue.
Film star Peter Sellers, 54, was taken to a London hospital with a serious heart attack. He has a long history of heart trouble including multiple past incidents. Sellers, who had recently visited Dublin and London to meet colleagues, recently starred in Being There which critics praised as one of his best performances.
Anna Sangiacomo known as Sister Luis Rose was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of her mother during an exorcism ritual in Richmond District San Francisco. The 45 year old beat her 75 year old mother for 74% hours with an eight inch crucifix and faces referral to a mental hospital or another facility. Judge Claud Perasso ruled she was insane at the time of the slaying and not guilty on that basis.
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