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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1981
Page
3
Police used batons to disperse a blockade at the Diablo Canyon atomic plant gate after more than 1,000 protesters besieged the site and turned back workers busloads. The incident followed earlier demonstrations and comes amid ongoing national debate on energy and security.
Fifty seven eastern Iowa high school seniors are semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition. The note mentions broader education coverage and page references for sports and business items.
Local agencies set a busy agenda with a Riverfront Improvement Commission 10 am session at Riverfront Building and Linn Board of Social Services 1 pm in Executive Plaza. Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission meets 4 pm at Ambroz Center to hear Greene Square center and Hayes School lease options.
Richard Cottam of the University of Pittsburgh will address an 11 a.m. convocation at King Chapel, Cornell College, Mount Vernon. Marshall B. Rosenberg, at 11 a.m. in Sinclair Auditorium, Coe College, speaks on Getting What You Want for Reasons You Won’t Be Sorry for Later. Kenneth Kuntz of the UI School of Religion speaks at 11 a.m. in Cherry Auditorium, Coe College. Theatre listings include Jesus Christ Superstar at the Old Creamery Theater, 8 p.m. tonight, $7 and $6, and Jessie and the Bandit Queen at Studio Theater, Garrison, 7:30 p.m.
The article advises placing green tomatoes in a paper bag with a ripe apple or other fruit to accelerate ripening. Ethylene gas released by the ripe fruit signals the tomatoes to ripen, typically within about a week depending on initial maturity.
Opening arguments begin at 10 30 a m in Johnson County District Court in the murder trial of Robert Vesely 32 charged with first degree murder of his estranged wife Laura 31 on April 15 The jury of 12 will decide if Vesely shot his estranged wife and under what circumstances
Pollen count at University of Iowa College of Medicine for 24 hours ending 11 a.m. Readings at CR airport for 24 hours ending 7 p.m. Wednesday record low and high, precipitation, humidity, wind NW at 6 mph. Extended forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions Saturday through Monday with highs in the 70s to mid 80s and lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
National temperature extremes report a low of 28 degrees at West Yellowstone Montana and a high of 114 degrees at Palm Springs California on Wednesday. Weather officials warn of heat risk in inland regions as heat continues across the Southwest and Great Basin.
A cold front produced scattered thunderstorms from Florida to the eastern Carolinas. A tornado touched down in central Florida damaging a restaurant west of Lake Wales about 55 miles east of Tampa. Thunderstorms also developed across the southern Appalachians and parts of Ohio while rain showers covered much of Michigan and the lower Ohio and Mississippi valleys. High pressure cleared skies over the northern plains.
A Work in America Institute report predicts a 36 hour national standard by 1990 with four nine hour days as a leading option. It cites widespread flextime and job sharing as growing trends driven by productivity and changing society. Jerome Rosow notes inflation and dual career families fuel shifts.
A citation for mistreatment at Benton County Care Facility is under review by Iowa Department of Health hearing officer Mark Wheeler. The case, tied to administrator Helen Corcran, centers on a claim a resident was unduly restrained. Corcran denies wrongdoing and may pursue District Court if found at fault.
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