16 Apr 1984
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1984
Page
1
Michael Striegel regained the ability to swallow after a dozen operations on February 27, ending a nine year ordeal caused by accidental lye ingestion. His parents Betty and the family recount the incident and its dangers, highlighted by Dear Abby coverage.
American University of Beirut professor Frank Regier and French engineer Christian Joubert were freed in West Beirut after 75 days in captivity. The release occurred with U S Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew present at Nabih Berri’s home. They were unharmed and wore striped pajamas from confinement.
Two American diplomats monitoring the South African troop withdrawal in southern Angola died in a bomb blast at a fuel station near Oshakati in northern Namibia. Namibian casualties included a local man, with several civilians hurt. The attack, attributed to insurgents from SWAPO, halted talks with South African officials at the Joint Monitoring Commission. The incident came as U.S. mediation supported disengagement and Namibia’s path to independence.
Senator Daniel Moynihan quits as vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee citing a breach of trust by the Reagan administration over Central American policy. He says the panel was not briefed in February about mining Nicaraguan harbors and American ships, a claim contested by Sen. Patrick Leahy who says some briefing occurred.
Nine white defendants including Klansmen and Nazis were acquitted of conspiring to disrupt the November 3, 1979 Greensboro anti-Klan rally that left five Communist Workers Party demonstrators dead and others wounded. Several were cleared of related offenses, while victims’ families reacted with shock.
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