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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1983
Page
7
British author William Golding, 72, said he was not upset that a Swedish Academy member questioned his Nobel Prize in literature. He noted dissent is expected and that committee composition influences winners, stressing authorship judgments are subjective and panel dependent.
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt announces a presidential bid centering on free speech and fighting sexual ignorance and venereal disease. He names Lester Maddox as running mate and Al Goldstein as chief justice, pledging to halt the nuclear arms race and dismantle the Postal Service. Flynt will enter the New Hampshire primary as a Republican on February 28.
The Soviet paper labeled Lech Walesa a low-grade hustler and millionaire while denying his Nobel Peace Prize, portraying him as a Western agent. The piece, aimed at domestic readers, omits any Nobel reference as Walesa’s award filters in via Western broadcasts. Belushi joins SNL, increasing cast to nine.
Jim Belushi brother of the late John Belushi will join Saturday Night Live. An alumnus of Second City he stars in True West off Broadway and may appear on SNL before November 19 depending on contract talks.
St Cloud Minnesota fans greet Jerry Mathers the Beaver as he arrives at KXLI studios to host 24 hours of Leave it to Beaver. The event ends Saturday at 5 PM after a day of Beaver trivia and fan cheers.
Sixteen senators led by Charles Grassley urge an investigation into the Pentagon’s $4.2 billion in contracts on September 30 1983 the final day of the fiscal year. They warn year end spending invites waste and press to hold up contracts for 30 days.
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