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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1980
Page
8
Noah and Esther explain ark loading in this comedic scene from Two by Two. Todd Jones plays Japheth as the show runs Saturday 7 30 p m and Sunday 2 p m. Tickets cost 2 for adults and 150 for students.
Dubuque AP reports a heated exchange between incumbent Tom Tauke and challenger Steve Sovern over campaign finances and oil money. Sovern accuses Tauke of oil company influence, while Tauke denies it and cites PAC funding. Both candidates react to religious groups entering the campaign and reiterate positions on the windfall profits tax and divestment issues.
President Carter signs a bill limiting surprise newsroom searches, hailed by IBNA President Cliff Brockman of Storm Lake as a major barrier to unannounced seizures. He cautions the Supreme Court could still reinterpret the measure unfavorably, though he appreciates lawmakers’ aim to safeguard constitutional press rights.
Spending in six House races and one Senate contest in Iowa nears 6 million on Election Day, with Grassley and Culver leading outlays. By Oct 1, Culver and Grassley combined exceeded 2.6 million, while House candidates show varied levels of personal and special interest funding.
Senator John Culver denounced religious groups wielding politics during a two hour event sponsored by Iowa City churches. He urged religion to guide ethics not serve as voting tests while Grassley touted tax cuts, SALT II support, and fiscal restraint. The forum covered economy foreign policy and civil rights with a partisan crowd.
The 1st District U.S. House race features incumbent Republican James Leach of Davenport and three challengers James Laren Democrat, Michael Grant Libertarian, and Gloria Williams Socialist. Johnson County League of Women Voters hosts the event at the University of Iowa, airing live on WSUI 910 at 7:30 p.m. with a Thursday 2 p.m. rebroadcast.
A malfunction trapped 20 people in an elevator in the downtown Iowa City parking ramp at Clinton and Burlington streets Friday evening. Firefighters used a long ladder to rescue the occupants just before 8:30 p.m. on the date in 1968. Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis wed on Skorpios island in the Ionian Sea.
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