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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1985
Page
3
A nationwide outcry led by American Jewry reacts to President Reagan's planned visit to a German cemetery. Columnist Robert E Hunter asserts the Holocaust is a crime against humanity and urges protests to center on humanity itself, noting the current lack of such focus.
Reports say Syrian supplied armor, Druse allies, and Muslim militiamen routed Christians from coastal south Lebanon. At least 25 dead and 30 wounded as Amal Shiite forces and Druse captured Jiye, driving Christians from the Green Line in Beirut. Israel pulled back from Tyre as fighting widens and fears grow of Lebanon partition.
Thousands of Christian refugees converge on Qlaia and nearby villages after fleeing burning homes and a church in Mieh Mieh near Sidon. Israeli backed militia and army distribute aid as tens of thousands seek shelter and safety in connected Christian towns. Authorities warn of more arrivals and uncertain future.
Mary Carpenter warned at the Iowa Press Women meeting that South Africa could see a slaughter of whites if government policy does not change. She described blacks as the majority and outlined violence, displacement, water cuts, and stripped services in townships, with famine-stricken Ethiopia also noted.
The PEO JI club will meet Monday May 6 at the home of Mrs C J Lynch 195 Ryecroft St SE correcting an earlier incorrect date. The Gazette states it will publish corrections or clarifications for accuracy and fairness and invites complaints at phone 398 8313.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier 2.25 weekly, by mail pricing listed per period with regional restrictions. Postmaster address provided for changes to The Gazette Company Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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