Smoke alarm credited with saving Hiawatha woman
The Hawkeye Chapter of the March of Dimes reports a smoke alarm saved a Hiawatha resident Sunday afternoon, per Metro-Iowa page 5A. A separate feature notes Bob Hutton’s lineage to John Billington, the first American hanged for murder, per Metro-Iowa page 7A. Justice of the Peace Jack Strong, 77, of Searchlight Nevada, is described as riding a motorcycle around town, per U.S. page 8A.
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Hiawatha
Metro-lowa
Bob Hutton
John Billington
Billington
Metro-Iowa
Justice of the Peace
Jack Strong
Searchlight, Nev
U.S
Senator’s death after tax plan work precedes marriage
Connecticut state Sen Audrey Beck, 51, an economist, died by her own hand days before her planned wedding to a neighbor. The weekend before the suicide she worked day and night on a tax package to lift Connecticut from a fiscal crisis, a feat she had achieved before. The report notes the date March 11 and cites the U.S. page 13A.
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Connecticut
Audrey Beck
U.S
School bans pennies for Statue of Liberty project
Cape May New Jersey elementary students are barred by the school board from collecting pennies for a Statue of Liberty restoration effort. The district policy prohibits classes from activities outside the district.
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Cape May
N.J
U.S
Water heights hit record in Great Salt Lake flood era
Water from record rain and snow over 18 months raises the Great Salt Lake to its highest level in 50 years, with flooding in low areas causing at least 15 million dollars in property damage as officials warn the worst may be ahead.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Easter in uneasy world casts light amid violence
The AP reports Pope John Paul II calling for solidarity with terror victims as Arabs clash with police in Jerusalem and Nablus. In Beirut U S Marines attend sunrise services before patrols. Reagan surprise church visit near Santa Barbara contrasts with weather woes from New York to Wyoming and relief efforts in Los Angeles.
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Moscow
Tass
United States
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Reagan
California
Santa Barbara
Calif
Washington
Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church
Jeffrey Cotter
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Howard Baker
Tennessee
White House
Nancy Reagan
Secret Service
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Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Utah
Los Angeles
Midnight Mission
Skid Row
Mike and
Kathryn Sarantopoulos
Massive $6 Million Gold Chain Theft Strikes NYC Firm
Police say 900 pounds of gold chains worth $6 million were stolen from Goldheart International Ltd on Fifth Avenue, with entry through a wall hole and vault breach. The burglary occurred between Friday 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 p.m., and the thieves fled before officers arrived.
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New York Times Service
New York
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Goldheart International Ltd
Edwin LeSchack
Goldheart
Go cart crash claims life of 17 year old
Vincent Barker 17 of Littleton died from injuries after a go cart collided with a car about 4:45 p.m. Friday, east of Littleton. Driver Brian Woodward 17 was not injured. Barker died at Sholtz Medical Center in Waterloo per Buchanan County Sheriff's report.
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Littleton
Vincent Barker
Here
Sholtz Medical Center
Waterloo
Brian Woodward
Buchanan County
Soviet video boom sparks fear and black market cassettes
Sovietskaya Rossiya reports a rising home video scene with a growing black market in Western porn and horror cassettes. Authorities fear exposure to banned films and describe a network selling porn, horror, and Western titles, with prices and profits detailed across several regions.
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Soviet Union
Communist Party Central Committee
Sovietskaya Rossiya
Green Berets
V.S. Sevrugov
Smith and Wesson
Odessa
Leningrad
Sevrugov
Georgian Republic
Grundig
Panasonic
Hitachi
JVC
Corrections and clarifications in Gazette photos
The Gazette notes photos of two men vying for delegate to the 1983 Older Iowans Legislature were identified incorrectly and states the men are correctly identified in the photos above. The paper will respond to complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness of reports and headlines and publish corrections or clarifications in this space.
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Gazette
Compulsive tire thief baffles Danish town
NAESTVED Denmark AP police face an odd case of a man with a tire stealing compulsion. After four years of treatment nearly 50 tires from cars trucks tractors motorcycles and bikes were returned to authorities from a mental institution. Officials say the man roams the countryside avoiding surveillance and cannot be prosecuted due to his certified mental condition.
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Naestved
Denmark
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Vinton Insurance Agency
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