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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1978
Page
5
Niagara Falls residents from 97 families demand Gov. Carey intervene as warnings to relocate are ignored. Army says no records on alleged Hooker Chemical dump burial, while area reports higher birth defects and surface fumes in homes nearby.
Israeli officials say the air strike signals a new policy to deter terrorism, while Palestinian guerrillas vow further attacks. In Paris, Giscard d Estaing orders crackdown on diplomatic immunity after Arab attacks in a week. In Moscow, NYT reporter Craig Whitney pays court costs over libel ruling.
Cairo radio branded Prime Minister Begin a racist dictator and schizophrenic in a harsh personal attack on the eve of Cyrus Vance’s Middle East trip. The broadcast criticized Begin’s terror past and hinted at stalled Arab-Israeli talks after Sadat’s Jerusalem visit. Vance planned meetings with Begin before visiting Sadat in Alexandria.
The heaviest Syrian Christian shelling in a month hits east Beirut with four killed and 22 wounded. Israel eases stance on deploying Lebanese troops in the south amid pressure from the United States.
United Airlines launches a pineapple sale to aid Camp Courage with proceeds from $1.50 per fruit or $9 per case. Pineapples arrive from Hawaii on a United 747 then are trucked to three Cedar Rapids locations including two Kmart stores and the airport. CAST official Larry Fry, United manager Marty Kloska, and Camp Courage co chair Tait Cummins assist.
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