28 Apr 1984
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1984
Page
1
An elderly Mount Auburn couple, Albin and Ruth Womachil, were trapped in a mobile home for six hours after a storm lifted it from its foundation and toppled it. Their grandson found them on the way to school as Iowa’s first severe storm of the season caused major damage statewide.
District Court Judge Gerhard A. Gesell fined Datasaab Contracting AB 3.1 million dollars for selling radar tracking systems to the Soviet Union in the late 1970s. The case, described as a major breach of U.S. export controls, marks the highest Washington D C penalty in such actions. The company agreed to be bound by the court decision and Sweden moves to tighten export approvals.
The notice urges readers to set clocks forward by one hour for Daylight Saving Time. It states DST runs from 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in April to 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in October, giving Americans an extra daylight hour.
After 11 days the Libyan Embassy siege concluded with 30 occupants leaving the building and being taken to a safe house before flights to Tripoli. Police found no firearms and the body of Yvonne Fletcher was cremated in Salisbury as Brittan coordinated the response.
U.S. President Reagan and Chinese leaders met in Beijing seeking accord while airing sharp differences on Taiwan, CIIA mining of Nicaraguan harbors, and Middle East policy. Deng Xiaoping and Zhao Ziyang pressed for frank talks amid public remarks.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court orders a new trial for Claus von Bulow after ruling the insulin evidence from a drug test in his closet was seized without a warrant. The court stops short of acquittal. prosecutors plan to consider retrying.
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