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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1985
Page
2
Dr Benjamin Spock speaks about facing mortality with humor and grace at 81. He wishes for friends and family to stay upbeat and celebrate with a cocktail party at his death as a normal, cheerful farewell.
The Star Wars program disrupts the Geneva chessboard as the United States and the Soviet Union begin talks on nuclear understanding, launching a new beginning Tuesday.
James Baldwin notes greater difficulty in writing today yet remains prolific. His latest work, Evidence of Things Not Seen, is finished and due out this fall, examining the Atlanta child murders.
Donutland has nearly tripled in size in four years and plans further growth. The Cedar Rapids company reports strong demand for doughnuts with expansion driven by increased sales and new store openings.
Fred Gratton of Great Midwestern Ice Cream Co in Iowa City says after winning People magazine’s national ice cream competition he has received many franchise inquiries and is prepared to offer franchises.
Notre Dame study finds 57 percent of Catholics under 30 never married versus 41 percent of Protestants. Surveys of 1,100 Catholic parishes show Catholics are a larger share of young singles and birth rates vary by age, with Catholics in their 50s and 40s having more children than Protestants, while younger Catholics have fewer. Rates of separation and divorce are similar at 13 percent for Catholics and 15 percent for Protestants.
Nathan Pritikin died February 21 at Albany Medical Center Hospital after leukemia treatment. Autopsy by Dr. Jeffrey Hubbard found very little arteriosclerosis for a man his age. Hubbard noted uncertainty about any link between the diet and his arteries and commented on his long battle with cancer.
David Fleeger a Manhattan architecture student says he was mistaken for Bernhard Goetz four times and chased through Times Square subway station. He fled, ducked into a store, and plans disguises and taxis to avoid further confrontations amid the Goetz shootings coverage.
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