Tower retires from Senate prompting GOP scramble
Senator John G. Tower of Texas announced he will not seek re election in 1984 ending a 24 year tenure and triggering a Republican scramble for a successor while Democrats target Texas. Tower cited personal reasons and said he will return to Texas after retirement. He downplayed a bid for defense secretary and hinted at supporting Reagan campaigns. Rep Ron Paul and Rep Phil Gramm are among potential contenders as a crowded field forms.
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Washington Post Service
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Texas
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Republican Party
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S.C
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Henry Jackson
Wash
John Stennis
Defense
Reagan
Ron Paul
Houston
Phil Gramm
John Tower
Efficient computer linked to failure of jet engines
The NTSB reports that a highly efficient onboard computer kept Flight 310’s engines idling too slowly during a controlled descent, allowing ice to form and cause both engines on the United Airlines Boeing 767 to overheat and shut down. The crew restarted the engines for a safe Denver landing after a four minute power loss.
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Washington
United Airlines
United Flight 310
Denver
Los Angeles
Rocky Mountains
Ira Furman
National Transportation Safety Board
Polish Union Leader Surrenders as Shipyard Slowdown Fails
In Poland, Solidarity suffered a double setback with the surrender of underground leader Wladyslaw Hardek and a failed Lenin Shipyards slowdown. Hardek announced he accepted the government amnesty and urged colleagues to reconsider further clandestine action. Managers at the 17,000-worker yard reported normal productivity amid limited slowdowns. Lech Walesa, present during the day, denied initiating the slowdown and called for aid to be used for social goals if sanctions are lifted.
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Czernielewski
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Iran Pays Eximbank 419.5 Million in Claims Settlement
Iran transfers 419.5 million to the U S Export-Import Bank to settle pre hostage crisis loans and guarantees. Officials describe the payment as in full including interest from an escrow fund after hostages' 1981 release. The transfer moves from Bank of England to the U S Treasury via the Federal Reserve.
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Iran
U.S
Bank of England
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New York City
William H. Draper
Exim Bank
Cranston urges U S Cuba talks for regional peace
Senator Alan Cranston said the Reagan administration must negotiate with Cuban President Fidel Castro to secure a lasting Central American settlement. He outlined the need for Cuba and the United States to be involved after returning from a five day trip to Mexico and Central America.
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Washington
Alan Cranston
Dcalif
Reagan
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Mexico
Central America
Laurel calls for independent probe into Aquino assassination
Opposition leader Salvador Laurel urged an independent commission of jurists to investigate the killing of Benigno Aquino as he arrived at Manila airport returning from exile. He questioned whether there was military involvement and pressed for parliamentary action.
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Philippines
Salvador Laurel
Benigno Aquino
Independent Commission of Jurists
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Manila
United States
Record heat wave sweeps south with dozens dead
The Dixie heat wave drives temperatures above 100 in Georgia Tennessee and the Carolinas with 25 cities hitting new marks. Schools close or cut schedules in Kentucky Tennessee and the Carolinas as relief is scarce and poultry losses mount to about 879000 birds nationwide. Air conditioners and fans are distributed in Chattanooga and Louisville to aid the elderly and needy as farms report crop damage and livestock stress.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
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South Carolina
Missouri
Carolinas
Dixie
FDA warns against high dose bupivacaine after 16 deaths
The FDA linked deaths of at least 16 women to the anesthetic bupivacaine used in childbirth. It urged avoiding the 0.75 percent concentration for obstetrical procedures due to risks of heart stoppage from intravascular injection. Lower doses of 0.5 percent and 0.25 percent are considered safe for obstetrics, while 0.75 percent remains allowed for general surgery.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Runaway Lawyer Mary Evans Released After Bond Posted
Mary Pentecost Evans 26, jailed for three days in Anderson County Tennessee after arrest with escaped convict William Timothy Kirk outside a Daytona Beach telegraph office. Parents posted an $802,000 property bond covering home and farm to secure her release.
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Clinton, Tenn
Mary Pentecost Evans
Evans
Anderson County
Tennessee
William Timothy Kirk
FBI
Daytona Beach
Fla
Four Die in Navy Plane Crash at Coast Guard Station
Four crew members died when a twin-engine Navy C-1A Trader flipped and crashed into a 75-foot ball of flames during landing practice at the Coast Guard air station in Elizabeth City North Carolina. The training flight ended about 12 15 p m with no radio contact, officials said.
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N.C
Coast Guard Air
Cmdr
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Norfolk Naval Air Station
Navy stretched by Reagan deployment of two task forces
Jane's Fighting Ships editor says the Reagan administration has left the U S Navy "desperately tight" with two task forces off Central America and other major units in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Capt. John Moore argues that blocking Soviet infiltration is vital to the United States and NATO allies. The Navy is likened to a one-and-a-half ocean force trying to cover three oceans. Moore warns of longer deployments and less available ships for Europe and international partners.
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Reagan
Central America
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John Moore
Associated Press
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The Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include $1.95 weekly by carrier and $9.20 for 7 issues per four weeks by mail with longer terms available. postage and AP rights noted.
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Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
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