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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1981
Page
3
The Nation reports the 1980 national medical bill rose 9.4 percent to 247 billion dollars, about 1 in 10 dollars of Americans spending. Government planners fear rising costs as health care spending snowballs.
The Des Moines Register quotes Gov. Robert Ray defending investigators amid claims of biased questioning in the Bradley J. Mather fatal Executive Inn fire trial. A reporter pressed Ray at a Monday press conference about the Mather case, prompting Ray to denounce alleged lies by state investigators. The newspaper faces criticism for distorting his remarks and owes an apology.
The Psychology Today poll of 24,000 readers reports nearly half of married respondents admit cheating on spouses and about 4 in 10 admit tax cheating. It notes self selected sample, with 70 percent women and higher education levels, and religious respondents less likely to report moral breaches.
Nashville police officer William Brook issued multiple tickets to Dr. Ron Cherry and Dr. Melissa Cherry after they kissed at a stoplight. The Cherrys face fines totaling 40 dollars for careless driving, missing license plate, and lack of Metro sticker.
OPEC issued a common base price of 34 dollars per barrel for its 13 members, to take effect by November 1 and hold through 1982. The move, aimed at stabilizing markets amid oversupply, may lift U.S. retail fuel by 2 to 3 cents a gallon as Saudi Arabia increases its price and surcharges apply.
A deer leaped through a plate glass window at St Luke's Hospital around 5:50 a.m. and raced through first floor corridors before police and conservation officers tranquilized and destroyed it. No staff were injured though glass and blood stained areas. the buck suffered leg injuries.
Robert Vesely, 32, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his estranged wife Laura Vesely, 31, last spring, was sentenced in Johnson County District Court to a maximum of 10 years. He must serve a minimum of five years before parole and time already served will be credited. The judge set bond at $20,000 and indicated the sentence could be served at Fort Madison or Anamosa.
Iowa Board in Control of Athletics revokes the 1973 ban on color guard participation at athletic events. Eight members vote yes while six opposed. The guard may appear unarmed, as ROTC groups pressed for the change. Hawkeyes have two home football games remaining this season.
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