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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1981

Page

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Runaway girl’s mother seeks police aid surprise

A 13-year-old runaway case prompts a tense exchange as the mother asks police for help. The item signals fear and concern within family and law enforcement, highlighting community safety issues.

Reagan Returns to Heartland Campus For Cited Speech

Reagan visits a campus dear to him weaving a famous line from his film career into his address. The piece notes the setting and the public, ceremonial tone of his remarks as a tribute to his early acting days.

Reagan

The Bionic Woman Ties the Knot Again

Actress Lindsay Wagner, known as the Bionic Woman, reportedly remarried in a quiet ceremony. The feature notes the reunion follows a previous marriage, with details summarizing the event and participants as reported in People magazine.

People

Patient says he prays during exercise after one push up

A patient tells his doctor he exercises religiously and ends a single push up with the word Amen. The remark blends fitness with personal faith in a light, humorous way.

Court Rules on Miranda Warnings and Interrogation Rights

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, held that suspects warned of rights before psychiatric testing used to decide capital punishment may affect death sentences. The court also limited police interrogation after requests for counsel, overturning prior convictions in Arizona and Texas cases.

Washington Supreme Court Texas Ernest Benjamin Smith Virginia Oklahoma Smith Joel Berger New York City Robert Edwards Edwards Tucson Ariz Byron R. White William J. Brennan Potter Stewart Thurgood Marshall Harry A. Blackmun John Paul Stevens High Court Hustler Magazine Larry Flynt Cleveland Flynt New York State New York Philadelphia John Paul II

Banks Raise Prime Rate to 20 Percent Nationwide

Morgan Guaranty Trust Co and First National Bank of Chicago boosted the prime lending rate to 20 percent, the first time since February. The move follows a 19.5 percent peak and comes as the Fed contemplates tightening credit to curb inflation. Americans spent less and saved more in April, while factories operated at 80 percent capacity.

New York Commerce Department Washington Federal Reserve System Morgan Guaranty Trust Co First National Bank of Chicago Federal Reserve Board

Jumping Frogs At Calaveras Jubilee Break 18 Foot Marks

Doug Offenheiser of San Diego and his frog Jumping Jack perform in the final Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee at Angels Camp, Calif. The frog leaped 18 feet. Henrietta Giudici of Los Altos celebrated her winner Golden Girl after she jumped 18 feet 6 inches.

Doug Offenheiser San Diego Calif Calaveras County Angels Camp Henrietta Giudici Los Altos

Crisis talks open as Syria vows to defend Lebanon

U.S. envoy Philip Habib arrives in Damascus for a fresh round of missile crisis talks amid Syria’s warning it will use force to thwart any Israeli intervention in Lebanon. President Hafez Assad says Syria deployed SAM-6 missiles to boost defenses. Begin cites Saudi interest in the crisis.

Damascus Syria UPI U.S Philip Habib Lebanon Hafez Assad Washington Saudi Arabia Assad Menachem Begin

Bomb threats halt activity at U.N. mission and Honduran consulate

A pipe bomb in an empty shampoo package was found at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and a second device in an envelope at the Consulate General of Honduras. Evacuations occurred as police and FBI traced the devices to a suspected Puerto Rican Armed Resistance group tied to earlier Kennedy Airport and Pan Am blasts.

New York UPI U.S United Nations Honduras Jeanne Kirkpatrick U.N Pan American World Airways Kennedy Puerto Rican Armed Resistance FBI Police Department Patrick Murphy New York City Pan Am Richard Bretzing

Attorney General: no charges for forged union signatures

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said forged signatures appeared on Teamsters' petitions to the PER Board, but current law cannot criminalize forging union election papers. He urged legislative change to make forging signatures on union actions a crime, with potential penalties up to one year in jail or a $1,000 fine.

Des Moines Teamsters Union State Public Employment Relations Board Tom Miller Miller Iowa PER Board Teamsters American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Afscme John Beamer Beamer PER Attorney General's Office Joe Valenti

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