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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1983

Page

2

U S warns AWACS use if Chad bombing resumes

The State Department warned that resuming Libyan bombing of a northern Chad outpost near Faya- Largeau could force the Reagan administration to deploy AWACS radar planes in the region. Officials noted 1,500 to 2,000 Libyan troops aid rebel forces and that France may act if the crisis worsens.

U.S Chad Gazette Wire Services Washington Reagan Administration Sudan State Department John Hughes AWACS Hughes Libya Hissene Habre Faya Largeau Chadian Goukouni Oueddei JANA U.S. Awacs France Habre Reagan Congress Pentagon United States

Harold and Maude profits after cult rise noted

After 12 years in release a Paramount film once rejected by audiences earned profit due to a devoted following. It spent two years in Paris and 114 weeks at a Minneapolis theater with Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort earning her a $50,000 share.

Paramount Paris Minneapolis Ruth Gordon Bud Cort Miss Gordon Maude Colin Higgins Harold and Maude

ONeal son Griffin starts rehab amid family strains

Griffin O Neal 18 is in a private Hawaii rehab center after a Malibu incident and a past jail stay. His sister says he needed help not to be indulged and to face consequences. Meanwhile Xavier Cugat 83 named to star in a biopic titled A Rose Into The Air after hospitalizations this year.

New York Griffin O'Neal Ryan O'Neal Hawaii Tatum O'Neal People Magazine Griffin Ryan the Bel Barcelona Spain Xavier Cugat Cugat Miguel Iglesias

Syria shoots down Israeli drone over Bekaa Valley

The drone was downed over eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley with Syria saying it began over Syrian positions. President Hafez Assad rejected a disengagement plan as a first step to withdraw both armies from Lebanon. McFarlane met Saudi officials in Riyadh and in Damascus with King Fahd to press Syria to withdraw its 50,000 troops.

Syria Lebanon Bekaa Valley U.S Robert McFarlane McFarlane Fahd Bekaa Damascus Hafez Assad Israel Assad Robert Mc

Pentagon mulls shifting up to $10 billion from Navy to Army

Pentagon planners consider reallocating as much as ten billion dollars from Navy to Army over 1985 to 1989 to fund five new light infantry divisions aimed at operations in rugged terrain such as Iran's Zagros mountains. Officials cite budget constraints under Reagan and emphasize mobile Army divisions to counter Soviet threats in oil-rich regions. Deputy Secretary Thayer confirms plans for five new light Army divisions despite ongoing discussions.

Washington Post Washington Pentagon Navy Soviet Union Iran Zagros Persian Gulf Army Air Force Marine Corps Defense Resources Board Reagan Defense Paul Thayer

Pups rescued from sweltering Miami pet store

Six pedigreed puppies 18 weeks and younger were found suffering without food or water in a closed Miami pet store. Owner Max Bayard was charged with cruelty to animals and neglect. Officials say temperatures likely exceeded 100 degrees.

Miami Humane Society Max Bayard Lyle Benjamin Humane Society of Greater Miami Benjamin

Prison violence at Angola leaves three inmates dead

Three inmates died from stab wounds and a fourth was injured in a Monday incident at Angola State Prison in Baton Rouge. Corrections officials say details are undisclosed and the case remains under investigation by the West Feliciana Sheriff and prison authorities.

Baton Rouge State Penitentiary Angola Corrections Department West Feliciana

U S Accused Of Stalling On Nicaragua Policy

Nicaraguan officials in Washington charged that the Reagan administration is using the Kissinger commission and peace talks as a delay while pursuing an armed effort to topple the Sandinista government. They cited U S warships and Honduran maneuvers as proof of covert actions.

Washington Saul Arana U.S Arana Honduras Antonio Jarquin Henry Kissinger Commission On Central America Kissinger Nicaragua Jorquin

Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Moore Jr. Execution

The court, in a 4-3 decision, refused to block Alvin Moore Jr.’s Thursday execution for raping and killing a young mother who named him in her final words. The plan to die in the Angola State Prison electric chair would mark Louisiana’s first execution since 1964.

New Orleans Louisiana Supreme Court Alvin Moore Jr Moore Angola State Prison Louisiana

Locker Searches Restricted by New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a student’s locker is a personal space not freely searchable by school officials. In a 5-2 decision, the ruling followed two drug cases one involving a Somerville High School locker search and another related matter.

Piscataway High School Trenton N.J State Supreme Court Somerville High School

West German climbers die on Eiger after 13 days

Two young West German mountaineers aged 19 and 20 perished on the Eiger north face after 13 days of exposure. They were treated on the mountain and airlifted to a hospital hours before dying, having survived at Death Bivouac before descending and staying at 8,100 feet since Aug. 1.

Die Zurich Switzerland Eiger

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