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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1983
Page
3
White House spokesman Larry Speakes said on Friday that 16 year old Andrei Berezhkov, son of a senior Soviet diplomat, did write to President Reagan requesting to stay in the United States. Berezhkov told reporters he did not write Reagan.
An Iona City attorney defending James Hall contends a Bureau of Criminal Investigation file would have altered his murder trial strategy. Hall, convicted of second degree murder in 1974 for a nursing student’s death, seeks a new trial.
After 12 years of animal studies a Johns Hopkins University researcher requests FDA approval to begin human trials of a cream rubbed on the abdomen and chest to prevent male fertilization. The item appears on page 4A.
The University of Iowa offers to buy heating hardware for Iowa City's City Park pool if Hawkeyes can practice there for the 1984 Olympics. The team has lacked an Olympic-size facility since the Field House closed.
Gov. Terry Branstad urged swift action on a drought disaster declaration for 19 southeast Iowa counties. A state board, reversing its position, will meet Tuesday to review damage from this week’s 100 degree heat. Farm, page 9B.
Gladys Mickelson of Marion pauses at work to admire a three speed tricycle donated by Kwik Way Manufacturing Co and its employees to replace her stolen ride. Supervisor Norm Sundholm stands nearby as she explains plans to return some funds to donors and use the rest for her husband’s medicine.
Stuart F. Kindrick Jr and his wife Winona were found guilty of illegally receiving 652.12 dollars in Spotsylvania County welfare benefits in April and May 1982. They faced three years in prison and 1000 dollar fines each. judge to review sentence.
EPA cautions 29 West Chicago homes near a closed Kerr-McGee facility about lawn hotspots with readings up to 1000 microroentgens per hour. Residents receive maps and guidance to limit exposure while authorities plan further investigation and potential cleanup.
France appointed Marine Gen. Jean Poli to command French forces in Chad replacing Col. Bernard Messana as Paris expands aid against a Libyan backed rebel alliance. Paris also plans to deploy attack Jaguars and Mirage jets after installing a new antiaircraft system around N Djamena amid a widening cross border confrontation.
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates list Carrier 1.95 per week and mail options Morning Editions Sunday seven issues 9.20 for four weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks with territorial rates 125.00 for 52 weeks. The Associated Press holds republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
A 37-year-old Davenport man, Ralph Doughty, received a life sentence on a first degree kidnapping charge for abducting a 5-year-old boy on his way to school. Judge James Havercamp ordered the term at the Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa, mandatory under Iowa law.
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