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27 Aug 1980
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1980
Page
1
Partition of India blamed on a love affair in Mountbatten bio
A biography of Earl Mountbatten argues the partition emerged from a personal romance. The insight appears in the Today World section on Page 13A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Earl Mountbatten
Barbara Mandrell Persists For Oregon Prison Inmate
A feature notes Barbara Mandrell proving to an Oregon prison inmate that perseverance pays off. The piece appears in the page 13A section and highlights a moment of unlikely encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Mandrell
Oregon
Hijackers Force Jet to Havana from New York
Three Spanish speaking men hijack Eastern Flight 401 two hours after departure from Kennedy Airport. They spill gasoline, strike matches, and threaten to blow up the plane if it did not go to Cuba. The jetliner with 228 passengers and 12 crew diverted to Havana, with the hijackers staying in the rear and issuing commands through a flight attendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Cuba
New York
Havana
Bill Nettles
FBI
Kennedy Airport
Steindam
Eastern Airlines
Bomb threat prompts Nevada casino evacuations near Stateline
Authorities moved to evacuate a row of glittering gambling casinos along the Stateline strip after a bomb was found in Harvey's Resort Hotel Casino. Extortionists demanded 3 million dollars and a helicopter, claiming 1000 pounds of TNT, with Army FBI NRC and DOE experts assessing methods to disarm or detonate the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stateline
Nev
Nevada
Robert List
Harvey's
Curtis Patrick
Tahoe-Douglas Fire District
Army
FBI
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Douglas County
Jerry Maple
Las Vegas
U.S. Department of Energy
Maple
List
Harvey’s
Harrah’s
U.S. 50
Reno
Reagan demands Anderson enter first Carter Reagan debate
President Reagan rejects Carter terms and urges the first Carter Reagan debate include independent candidate John Anderson. White House and campaign aides debate format while Carter accepts. League of Women Voters sets Baltimore venue if Anderson reaches 15 percent in polls by Sept 10.
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Press Club
Baltimore
League of Women Voters
League
Anderson
Illinois
White House
James Baker
Reagan
Baker
Powell
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