Mixed verdict in Rely tampon case against Procter & Gamble
A Cedar Rapids jury awarded Michael Kehm 300000 against Procter & Gamble in a suit over Rely tampons. The verdict found defect but no punitive damages, disappointing Kehm and his attorney although they viewed it as a partial victory. The jury cited company memos about publicity risks and doctor discussions as key to fault.
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Roland Krekeler
Michael Kehm
Procter & Gamble
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Kehm
Tom Riley
Tim White
Rely
Patricia
Riley
Israel breachs nine month truce with Lebanon bombing raid
Israeli jets attacked Palestinian bases along the Lebanese coast near Beirut and Damour, killing more than 20 and wounding about 80. The strike shattered the July truce, with clashes including a dogfight in which Syria claimed an Israeli jet was downed. PLO leaders urged restraint as radicals called for retaliation.
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Gazette
Beirut
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
United Nations
Mediterranean
Beirut International
Damour
Lebanon
U.S
Philip Habib
Doha
Mideast
Suburban Rights Quip Sparks Lighthearted Note
A playful line asserts that suburban residents enjoy unalienable rights including life liberty and the pursuit of elaborace. The quip mirrors a tongue in cheek take on fundamental freedoms in a lighthearted local item.
Wind whip blaze leaves 1,500 homeless in Anaheim
A wind driven fire sparked by a live power line burned over a square mile near Disneyland, destroying more than 50 buildings and displacing 1,200 to 1,500 residents while injuring at least seven. Authorities call it the worst Orange County fire, with a $50 million damage estimate and a state of emergency declared by Governor Brown.
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Anaheim
Calif
Disneyland
Bob Simpson
Orange County
Simpson
Edmund Brown Jr
Senate stalls on 42 million supplemental funding bill
In Des Moines the Senate debate over a 42.2 million supplemental appropriation for fiscal 1983 dragged as amendments mounted. With 30 filed at start and 31 remaining after hours, one amend would fund a Democrat bargaining point to wind down the 1982 session. Victory for Aid to Dependent Children program remains uncertain as adjournment shifts to potentially Saturday.
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Aewee Pe
Des Moines
Senate
Lewellyn Embezzlement Case Faces Strong U S Case
U S Attorney James Reynolds said Wednesday the government has a strong case against Gary Lewellyn on an embezzlement charge tied to Humboldt Bank failure. Lewellyn surrendered in Cedar Rapids and appeared in court as part of ongoing investigations led by federal agencies and the FDIC.
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Vazete Cou Po
U.S
James Reynolds
Gary Lewellyn
Humboldt Bank
West Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Reynolds
Lewellyn
Grand Jury Consid
Van Allen calls shuttle program an economic albatross
University of Iowa space physicist James Van Allen labels the space shuttle an economic albatross unlikely to meet its low cost promises. He spoke at a space technology seminar amid praise for a successful ionosphere experiment aboard shuttle Columbia.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
James van Allen
U.S
van Allen
U of I’s Department of Physics and Astronomy
National Aeronautics
Space Administration
U of I College of Engineering
Iowa
U of I
Stanley Shawhan
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