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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1985
Page
2
Ten people staged a short sit in on the Ames campus Monday to protest a Central Intelligence Agency recruitment effort. Three refused to leave initially but no one was arrested.
Hurricane Juan battered southeast Louisiana with 85 mph winds and 20 foot waves sinking an offshore rig and crippling others. Rescue crews saved 141 people including 79 of 80 workers in life capsules. at least three died and four were missing. Governor Edwards declared 13 parishes in emergency. levee breaches and floods forced evacuations across Lafourche and surrounding areas.
Federal officials abruptly halted a three day campaign to herd a 40 foot humpback in the Sacramento River near Rio Vista California The plan to drive the animal to salt water was suspended as the whale drifted upstream and volunteers were sent home The agency will retry if conditions change and attach a satellite transmitter later if possible
The Gazette corrects scheduling for poet William Stafford canceled at Coe College and notes his appearance tonight at 8 in Van Allen Hall Iowa. It amends Friends of the Public Library sale timings at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum with a Friday 6 to 10 pm, Saturday 9 30 am to 4 pm, Sunday 1 to 4 pm and admission charges.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Postmaster info lists subscription rates by carrier and mail with various 4 week and 52 week options for different regions.
Des Moines reports Iowa lottery ticket sales reached 3.1 million in the week ended last Friday, the highest since the game began. Officials credit a big jackpot and Halloween bonus drawing offering 100 000 cash for five losing tickets mailed in October.
Anamosa 18-year-old Bradley Yahnke faces a first degree murder trial in Linn District Court for the Jan 24 shooting of Joni Helms in Cedar Rapids. jury selection began as both sides questioned jurors about potential conflicts and ballistics testimony. The defense noted an alibi defense and questioned whether a lawyer father would affect juror views while Judge Van Zimmer said the trial could run three weeks.
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