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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1981
Page
3
A federal judge ruled The Nation that President Carter acted within his authority in banning lawsuits against Iran by 13 former hostages held in Tehran. The ban stemmed from an executive agreement linked to securing their release.
The Iowa State Cyclones rise to an all time high in the AP and UPI football polls while Iowa drops to 16th. A Cedar Rapids racquetball tournament is announced, and stock averages edge lower near yearly lows. Also, AGO Holding files an amended tender offer for Life Investors, ruled illegal by the court. Milk price supports add 1.65 million to taxpayer costs in the first 20 days of the month.
Philadelphia AFL-CIO Council leaders voted unanimously to back a general strike and mass demonstration in support of the 49 day teachers walkout that has kept more than 200000 students out of public schools. They plan a downtown march and rally outside City Hall while negotiations continue.
A Congress bound OTA study questions whether society should monitor or deny opportunities to individuals based on computer predictions of future crime. It notes data collection could reveal intimate reading and purchasing habits, and raises issues about surveillance, privacy, and Fifth Amendment concerns in lie detection and juror profiling.
Olympia Kenish Reddish, 4, died first, followed by three sisters and a half sister in the same family between June 1980 and October 1981 in Jesup. Autopsies were negative, investigations continue as doctors test for viruses, asphyxia, or poison. Police say foul play not proven.
On this date in 1961 the United Nations adopted a resolution denouncing Russia for its detonation of a 50 megaton atomic bomb, signaling international alarm and urging restraint.
Secretary of State Mary Jane Odell schedules three appearances across Iowa on Thursday to announce her bid for reelection in 1982. A Des Moines breakfast will feature former Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu and Iowa State coach Johnny Orr. Cedar Rapids and Waterloo news conferences will follow, with the Linn County Courthouse event at 2 p.m. in Cedar Rapids.
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