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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1981
Page
5
Ottumwa local Joe Ayers, 30, died after an apparent electrical mishap while using outdoor hedge trimmers. A frayed extension cord and wet ground were suspected factors. Neighbors saw him on the ground. CPR failed.
Des Moines man Douglas Fenimore pleaded guilty to the $3.3 million Tucson bank robbery and two jewelry store hit cases in Phoenix and Walnut Creek. He faces up to 45 years and $30,000 in fines. Sentencing set for Aug. 4 before U.S. District Judge William Stuart.
University of Iowa officials will review the leasing of three university motor pool vans by Student Abortion Rights Action League and New Wave activists who transported demonstrators to a Omaha rally. The inquiry follows a Grassley aide claim of misappropriation of state property.
Iowa City man Oppelt 23 is formally charged with premeditated murder in the May 27 killing of Steven White 16 at a downtown QuikTrip. Blaine Evans 15 was wounded and later released. Oppelt remains in custody with a $100000 bond at Oakdale for psychiatric evaluation.
New York UPI reports that Americans spend about 6 million dollars annually to repair damage from tooth decay, the nation’s most prevalent disease after the common cold. The National Institute for Dental Research says 95 percent of adults are affected and that prevention methods available today can control it inexpensively and effectively.
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