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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1982
Page
1
A gun attack on Jo Goldenberg's restaurant and a kosher shop in Paris' Jewish quarter left six dead and 21 injured. Witnesses described up to four or five gunmen firing at patrons, then fleeing in a white car as police and officers pursued the attackers.
In Grand Prairie Texas on Monday John Parish 46 of Dallas armed with two pistols and a rifle killed six people and injured five in a 25 minute spree at Western Transfer Co and a second office before police shot him dead. Victims include supervisor Eddie Ulrich 40 of Lewisville and drivers Martin Moran 30 of Grand Prairie Moody Smith 58 of Hudson executive secretary Wyvonne Kohler 45 of Arlington receptionist Ruth James 19 of Alvarado Burnett Hart 42 of Arlington. Parish reportedly acted over a pay dispute with his employer.
A federal judge ordered John Hinckley Jr to be indefinitely committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital after psychiatrists found him unpredictable and dangerous. The former Reagan shooter, in his first court appearance since acquittal, waived a release hearing and sought public release findings while the hospital report described a severe chronic mental disorder with schizotypal and other personality conditions.
Linn County jailers must no longer use preset bail figures for misdemeanors as an Iowa attorney general opinion says state statutes do not authorize such schedules. The practice, previously allowed by a 1977 order, was discontinued after it was deemed invalid. Several Eastern Iowa counties reportedly used similar presets.
A playful note from Chuckle College suggests students abroad treat the family telephone as a cherished relic. The lighthearted observation contrasts campus independence with home traditions.
Israeli jets gunboats and artillery pounded guerrilla positions in and around West Beirut as U N brokered talks allegedly yielded a final plan for PLO evacuation. Arafat claimed a definitive agreement with Lebanon and with envoy Habib, while Israel and Lebanon debated exact troop withdrawal and future placement of a multinational peacekeeping force.
Bankers Life of Des Moines will open a regional claims office in Cedar Rapids on October 1, occupying 6,000 square feet on the fourth floor of Executive Plaza, 4403 First Ave SE. The operation will start with about 35 staff, rising to around 50 as it grows, with Mark Franke named assistant manager and relocation from Des Moines planned in September. The office will be one of 19 regional claims offices nationwide and will handle group health claims for the Iowa market.
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