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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1981
Page
1
Twenty seven up twenty seven down marks a perfect game by a Cleveland pitcher versus Toronto. It is the first perfect game since Catfish Hunter.
City prepares a roughly one month timeline for a 5 million expansion and remodeling project of the public library. The report notes a funded upgrade plan and nearby community impact, with officials outlining anticipated improvements and scope.
The article notes that turkey hunting may be allowed in parts of Iowa this fall but is specifically not available in Northeastern Iowa. Page 14A.
Observers say foreign purchases of American farmland may not be inherently sinister but justify careful monitoring. The piece discusses potential implications for agriculture, land ownership, and national policy.
In a state park, a Lisbon fisherman testifies that he found the victim hysterical before authorities arrived. The testimony details the sequence of events leading to the discovery and the initial reactions observed by the witness.
A brief item notes a chain letter starting with a Bible verse to invoke luck and threatening misfortune if the chain is broken. It appears in page 8A with unclear origin and no further details.
A prominent midwestern leader, among the 16 vice presidents, has been selected to lead the nation's largest union. The announcement appears on page 3A as the headline fact.
A reflective piece compares nostalgia to grammar, drawing parallels between present tense awareness and past perfect recall. It muses on how memory stitches together moments, shaping meaning through linguistic metaphor and personal history.
Iowa House approves a modified ban on state funds for abortions at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics while allowing medically necessary cases to remain funded by private means. Debate highlighted objections to school sexuality materials and a possible reconsideration motion looms as the debate ends with a plan for fiscal 1982 and 1983 funding for state agencies.
A U S defense official says Moscow is deploying more SS-20 intermediate range missiles than NATO projected, widening the warhead gap in favor of the Soviets. About 250 launchers are in place, with many facing China. the pace has increased and end-strength may reach prior projections.
Supreme Court justices released 1980 asset disclosures showing Powell as the wealthiest with 2.7 to 5.5 million dollars combined value for him and his wife, and Marshall with no assets over five thousand. Stevens and Rehnquist showed gains or declines, while others reported little change. Powell earned 160 500 to 425 500 from trusts and investments.
A Gallup survey for the National League of Cities and the Kettering and Mott Foundations finds crime as a leading reason people abandon large urban areas. The study notes 1970s migration patterns and cites Baltimore examples like Bolton Hill and inner harbor as signs of broader urban decline and middle-class relocation to suburbs and nearby states.
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