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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1981
Page
4
A musical about John Lennon’s life will premiere in Liverpool with input from Allan Williams and Yoko Ono approval sought. Bob Eaton of the Everyman Theater aims for a balanced portrait. Lennon opens October 28 in his hometown.
Oakland police detained Black Panther leader Huey Newton, 39, on charges of being drunk in public after he harassed bar customers at Iveys Bar. His bodyguard Larry Henson, 32, was arrested on gun charges after allegedly brandishing a .45 caliber handgun during the disturbance.
Loyola theologian says a rare Pontius Pilate era coin imprint on the Shroud of Turin matches a miscopied inscription from the coin. He argues the identical misspelling and coin details prove the cloth originated around Christ's crucifixion and date.
Hollywood mourns actress and dancer Vera-Ellen who starred in White Christmas and On the Town. Born Vera-Ellen Roche in Cincinnati she rose from radio contests to Broadway and film with stars like Fred Astaire Gene Kelly Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. She died at UCLA Medical Center after a long retreat from public life.
Marine Pfc. Robert Garwood, a former POW convicted of aiding the North Vietnamese, will wait months for a decision on his back pay of 147000 dollars. A Marine hearing officer handed his attorney 425 questions to answer before the Marine Corps Review Board.
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