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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1981
Page
3
In a six minute ceremony Sandra Day O Connor is sworn in as an associate justice promising to support the Constitution. The event drew the president family and 500 guests as she takes the robed seat for a historic break from two centuries of male rule.
Johnson County jurors heard closing arguments from prosecutors as they urged a six man six woman panel to convict Robert Vesely of first degree murder in the April 15 shooting death of his estranged wife Laura Vesely. Prosecutors challenged defense testimony on alcoholism and alleged lack of premeditation in the fatal act.
The August employment dip in Linn County cut the labor force as schools opened, helping drop the jobless rate to 5.1 percent. A Linn County District Court jury sided with the defendant in a land encroachment case, with jurors doubting any loss from the alleged encroachment.
A review praises Camelot the first Cedar Rapids Community Concert Series attraction and Ben Vereen's Hancher Auditorium performance in Iowa City. The piece notes strong reviews for both events and previews a glamorous weekend in college football with top teams Iowa none.
The notice catalogs multiple events including the Exotic Bird and Animal Club show at Linn County Fairgrounds Central City Hawkeye Bicycle Association tours from Bever Park and Amana a Gwendolyn Brooks appearance at Mount Mercy Donnelly Center crafts and competitions at Kalona Historical Society grounds a Marion High School band contest at Marion Athletic Field arts and crafts at Plaza West Keokuk County Working Arts and Crafts Festival at Sigourney Franzen Brothers Circus shows at Fort Atkinson Rendezvous curtain for Jesus Christ Superstar at Old Creamery Theater Cedar Rapids Community Theatre Chapter Two at Cedar Rapids and a Waterloo fair continuation.
Pollen count at University of Iowa College of Medicine reported for 24 hours ending 11 a.m. Readings at Cedar Rapids airport cover 24 hours ending 7 p.m. Friday. Wind: Midnight SE at 5 mph. Sunset 6:58 p.m., sunrise 6:59 a.m. Year ago highs and lows 63/33 with no precipitation. Record highs today 87 in 1953, record low 24 in 1926.
Former Texas Gov. John Connally is named in a Des Moines suit by the Hilton Inn seeking 2300 dollars for unpaid hotel and related charges tied to his 1980 Iowa caucus campaign. Campaign treasurer Presley Werlen III says the committee owes about 1 million nationally. John D Arcy is also named for allegedly charging more than half the bill to a canceled AmEx card.
The day recorded a low of 29 degrees at Spokane Washington and a high of 103 degrees at Imperial California. The extreme swings highlight wide regional weather variation across the country.
A low center storm spreads thunderstorms across western and central Dakotas and Nebraska with a reported tornado near Pierre South Dakota. Snow falls in Montana and Idaho high elevations while West Yellowstone reports heavy snow and above freezing temps. Turbulent weather also hits Florida Miami Beach rainfall exceeds four inches and isolated storms develop in West Texas and New Mexico.
More than 70 million Americans suffer allergies and may find triggers in their own homes. An allergist can test for reactions to wallpaper cleaners newspapers upholstery fabric carpeting and even pillows.
Six girls fought at Metro High School this week leaving a 17-year-old white student with a skull fracture and an 18-year-old black student with a leg wound. The incident led to indefinite suspensions for all involved and no charges due to unfiled complaints.
A 22 year old Grinnell College graduate Dick Gilbert of Shawnee Mission Kansas died in a Kansas City hospital from head injuries suffered when scaffolding tipped during a Aug fall at a Grinnell home. Bruce Feichlinger of Dallas also a Grinnell graduate was treated and released after the incident.
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