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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1981
Page
3
The Senate Appropriations Committee opened work on a House passed funding bill as President Reagan pledged to meet Congress halfway on cuts to keep the government operating past Friday midnight.
World Peace and Middle East update notes Philip Habib, Reagan's envoy, will go back to the region soon after Thanksgiving to bolster the Lebanon ceasefire and address Israeli worries over U S policy. Henry Fonda admitted to Cedars-Sinai for chronic heart disease, his second hospitalization this year.
An opinion piece argues public education standards are essential for national progress. It contrasts Baptist school efforts to avoid state interference with the Amish choice to remain outside public schooling, claiming the Baptists seek exclusive control over children’s preparation for life in society.
The Marion City Council directed the city manager to seek an opinion from the Iowa Department of Transportation on changing the one way downtown streets back to two way circulation.
One Republican lawmaker from Cedar Rapids will not seek re election in 1982 while a second aims to run for the seat being vacated. Cedar Rapids also gains final clearance for a $590000 computerized traffic signal system funded entirely by federal money.
Gov. Robert Ray may undergo surgery to correct a persistent eye condition that has troubled him for years. The report notes the potential procedure and the ongoing health consideration for the governor.
Coroner Thomas Noguchi reports William Holden, aged 63, died after tripping on a bedroom rug and bleeding from a head wound while intoxicated. Blood alcohol was 0.22, eight to ten shots, with an empty vodka bottle found in the kitchen trash.
Senators Percy and Winn push a plan to inventory idle federal properties and sell nonessential assets at current market prices. Items include Nantucket land, Waikiki hotel, Ocracoke shop, Olathe post office, Makapuu lighthouse, and a Honolulu resort. Proceeds would reduce the deficit. Obama? No, Reagan era. None.
SAN ANTONIO Texas 69 year old Woodrow Collums released on 10000 bond after shooting his 72 year old brother James who was semicomatose in a nursing home He told police he killed him because he had suffered enough The elder Col lums had Alzheimer's disease and was in care after transfer from Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital to Oak Hills care center His wife Helen defended him saying it was out of love and not blameworthy
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall calls retirement rumors a lie as he states he will serve for life despite health speculation. Chief Justice Burger extends a stay blocking Unification Church access to CIA files, arguing disclosure could reveal confidential intelligence sources.
Linn County and Legion Lanes reach a compromise to shift 42 spaces to metered parking behind the Legion, totaling 84 meters split four and 10 hour rates. The county will lease 84 Legion spaces and add 52 spaces in City Lot 11 to offset losses. Legislation plans aim for Dec 1 completion.
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