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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1981
Page
2
Dick Gregory, two days from a 70 day water only fast, completed 100 miles of walking and jogging from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. He weighed 104 pounds at finish, said proper nutrition matters for starving people, and credited his medical team as astonished by the feat.
President Reagan ordered the Coast Guard to stop the entry of illegal aliens from Haiti and other Caribbean nations by sea. He cited a national problem and said interdiction of vessels carrying aliens would prevent the flow, with focus on Haiti and the Southeast states. The measure allows refugee admission and seeks to ease strain on INS enforcement.
Bishop Paul Marcinkus of Cicero Illinois is named pro-president of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City, elevating him to archbishop and boosting control over Vatican finances and administration while he keeps as Vatican bank president. Union talks end Times strikes. print editions resume after provisional agreement.
The American Medical Association said it sold roughly 25,000 Reynolds and 7,000 Philip Morris shares, clearing 1.4 million dollars of tobacco holdings amid fallout from a June convention vote. The move yielded about 500,000 dollars in gains and was part of a 113 million dollar pension fund.
New transcripts show John Hinckley Jr. taped two telephone conversations with actress Jodie Foster before the Reagan shooting. Foster, who had denied contact, confirmed speaking with Hinckley but declined comment. The tapes, found in Hinckley’s hotel room after the incident, depict his obsessive attempts to reach Foster and her mixed reactions.
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