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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1981
Page
4
Supreme Court rules states and localities may not shut down stores or theaters displaying sexually explicit materials before a court finds them obscene. The decision, 6 to 3, labels such shutdowns a prior restraint on free speech.
The piece outlines Iowa nuisance statutes and obscenity laws, noting minors’ exposure to obscene material carries a misdemeanor with possible liquor and cigarette sales license suspensions. It cites federal court positions and other states’ actions on broad public nuisance laws, plus various Supreme Court cases and issues involving press access and corporate advertising.
Walter C. Williams testified he deserves all Mr Bill profits arguing it was his idea. He admitted using Vance DeGeneres and David Derickson as a sounding board for the concept during creation.
Former Hollywood and Broadway star Arlene Dahl 53 filed for personal bankruptcy in U S District Court Manhattan claiming debts of 952000 and assets down to about 150. Dahl known for Applause One Touch of Venus and Pal Joey has long been famed as a leading fashion figure.
Van Gordon Sauter, CBS Sports president since 1980, to become president of CBS News. He will succeed William Leonard who retires in May. Sauter joined CBS in 1968 after working in print journalism and radio. He previously led KNXT in Los Angeles before heading CBS Sports.
Solidarity asked the Communist regime to open negotiations on wide ranging reforms to grant the union a major governmental role. Lech Walesa urged workers to favor conciliation over strikes as talks on elections and an economic advisory council were proposed amid government opposition and recent union strikes.
King Hussein of Jordan and his American-born wife land in Houston to begin a medical examination at Methodist Hospital. They are greeted by their daughter-in-law Princess Firyam and local officials as Prince Falal recovers from skiing accident injuries.
American airmen and soldiers start arriving in Cairo for Bright Star drills with 4000 troops to be flown in from Fort Stewart and 2000 more heading to the Middle East for operations in Sudan Somalia and Oman. Tanks and artillery with the 24th Division sail to Alexandria. In Burma Ne Win steps down as head of state handing power to San Yu and Maung Maung Kha is re elected.
Ben Abruzzo leads the crew aboard the Double Eagle V from Nagashima Japan shortly before dawn in a bid to become the first to fly the Pacific nonstop. The four man team expects a three day crossing toward San Francisco with a possible later leg to the east coast and Atlantic crossing. The voyage covers about 15000 miles.
Cynthia Boston, a Black separatist, said she will sue the federal government for her arrest in the $1.6 million Brink's heist and alleges a targeted witchhunt against Black Americans. She also intends to sue two magazines without naming them.
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