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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1983

Page

3

PLO official assassinated at hotel in Portugal

Issam Sartawi, European coordinator for the PLO, was shot five times at point blank range in the Hotel Montchoro lobby in Albufeira. A bystander warned of a Moroccan suspect held by Lisbon police as a gunman fled amid panic during the 16th Socialist International conference.

Albufeira Portugal Israel Lisbon Issam Sartawi Palestine Liberation Organization Sartawi PLO Montchoro

Hussein scraps talks with Arafat in Middle East reach

Jordan's King Hussein announces he will not enter separate talks or act in place of others in peace negotiations with Israel. Reagan blames radical PLO elements for Jordan's stance while urging continued pursuit of a negotiated settlement.

Hussein Arafat Reagan PLO Gazette Wire Amman Jordan Yasser Arafat Israel Middle East Washington King Fahd Saudi Arabia Petra Palestine Liberation Organization Fahd

Wind gusts sink UNH crew boat killing student

A UNH fundraising crew event in Durham was hit by strong winds and waves as at least 50 participants were tossed into Great Bay. Freshman Glenn David Hayes died, his body recovered by Coast Guard helicopter and firefighters. Up to six of eight shells may have been swamped. eleven participants were treated at hospitals with one under observation for hypothermia.

Durham N.H University of New Hampshire Great Bay University Club John Hose Glenn David Hayes Bartlett Coast Guard Hayes’ Shell Fish and Game Wayne Vetter Fish and Game Department

Counties' land use law draw county opposition survey shows doubt

Iowa county supervisors in a majority of the 99 counties favor repealing or delaying the new land use law approved in 1982. They cite high inventory costs and concerns over agricultural areas that protect land from development, with farmers able to form areas of 500 acres or more.

Judy Daubenmier Azette Des Moines Bureau DES Moines Iowa Peggy Huppert Huppert Cedar County

Watt launches anti media push amid job doubts

Interior Secretary James Watt defends his record and attacks coverage by The Los Angeles Times The Wall Street Journal and Washington media claiming flock journalism distorts his work He met two Associated Press reporters for lunch and declined to document alleged inaccuracies warning reporters to read page 13A for more.

Martin Cruisinger Anna Jackmar Washington James Watt Watt Associated Press Los Angeles Times Wall Street Journal

Taxed Drive Time Debt Dilemma

A quirky adage notes that new car ownership collides with debts as drivers encounter creditors while cruising. The line hints at financial pressure and the inevitability of repayments.

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