Supreme Court: flag burning convictions upheld 8-1
The Supreme Court refused to hear arguments that two Communist flag burnings violated free speech, warning it endorsed political censorship. Kenneth Wilson and Aaron Klug won Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry, respectively, in Monday announcements. Britain’s royal family again dominates headlines.
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Panning IQ testing and intelligence debate faces bias critiques
The article notes ongoing disputes over intelligence testing and IQ measures amid claims of cultural bias and inherited traits. Critics doubt a definable intelligence trait, while others defend testing as a valid tool despite controversy.
Cattle Cycle Under Question at Meat Institute
Dr. Ewen Wilson told the American Meat Institute in Chicago that USDA cattle statistics perplex analysts about the seven year cycle. The July report showed cattlemen paused the buildup phase about midway into the cycle due to high interest rates, unemployment and two recessions reducing beef demand.
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Gazette photographers win four national honors in 1982 INPA
The Gazette earned four top awards in the Inland Daily Press Association News Picture Awards 1982 competition. Winners include second place in Multiple Pages Feature or Special Section for March 28 bald eagle layout by Don Hornstein. third place in Picture layout June 27 on Iowa National Guardsmen at Fort Dix by Duane Crock. honorable mention for June 1 Memorial Day YMCA run by Chris Young. and second place in Single Page Feature or Special Section for April 5 Kirkwood dog obedience class by Don Hornstein. More than 1,460 entries overall.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette reporters win AMI award
Dale Kueter and Al Swegle of the Cedar Rapids Gazette received the American Meat Institute AMI award for excellence in reporting on meat packing and processing issues. Their seven part October 1981 series The Meat Business Who Will Survive set the pace for industry coverage. The series also earned Dart mouth College Champion Media Awards second place and Iowa Daily Press Association features first place with an honorable mention in the DeKalb Oscars in Agriculture program.
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Court blocks Dubuque Packing sale over union contract
Financing to buy the Dubuque Packing Co. plant stalled by a Federal Court restraining order. Union argues the sale must bind the purchaser to the union contract, while Dubuque Packing contends the sale papers were signed before the order and seeks dissolution of the order. If not resolved, Dubuque Packing warns bankruptcy for its other plants.
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Polish underground call for strike fizzles in Warsaw universities and factories
In Warsaw and other cities the underground movement failed to mobilize amid Solidarity ban. About 40 students at the University of Warsaw attempted a noon campus protest but organizers said the effort collapsed. Factory workers reported no walkouts as leaflets circulated and fears of militarized plants persisted.
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Man on crutches stabs self in Omaha World-Herald lobby
A 51 year old disabled man entered the Omaha World Herald lobby on crutches, drew a 6 inch knife and stabbed his chest after saying he could not find work or pay medical bills. He is in good condition at Lutheran Medical Center. Local officials said Kiss had received substantial assistance from the county social services in recent months and was scheduled to report for a desk job.
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David Thompson
Michael Healey
Douglas County Department of Social Services
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