Rally Echoes King Dream as 250000 Protest Reagan Policies
About 250000 marchers rally near the Lincoln Memorial in 95 degree heat behind a platform of jobs peace and freedom. Reverend Jesse Jackson delivers an invigorating speech saying I am somebody and urges voter registration while hinting at a possible independent presidential bid. Messages from Coretta Scott King and the original I Have a Dream speech close the day.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
America
Lincoln Memorial
King
Jesse
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Coretta Scott King
Constitution Avenue
Washington, D.C
Joseph Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Walter Fauntroy
D-D.c
U.S. Capitol
Bond Issue Aims for 4 Million for New Fire Stations
The newspaper outlines a proposal to issue four million dollars in bonds to fund five new fire stations as part of the November 8 election. It notes Amanas' building boom and local concerns about growth altering the town's image, with coverage on pages 15A and 17A.
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C.R
Amanas
Air France Jet Hijackers Free 55 Passengers in Sicily
Arabic speaking gunmen hijacked an Air France Boeing 727 from Vienna to Paris and forced landing in Geneva. After refueling in Sicily 55 passengers walked free and the plane moved toward Damascus but could not land there. Remaining hijackers and at least 21 people stayed aboard as authorities sought a resolution.
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Rome
Air France
Sicily
Syria
Damascus
Nicosia
Cyprus
Fontanarossa
Catania
Vienna
Paris
Geneva
Switzerland
Athens
Greece
Iowa vets reunite to discuss Vietnam in Cedar Rapids
More than 500 Vietnam veterans and families gathered for the first Iowa Vietnam Veterans Reunion at the Roosevelt Hotel in Cedar Rapids. The weekend included sessions, a memorial walk to Veterans Coliseum and a Legion Park picnic in Marion, with attendees sharing memories and overcoming stigma. Florence Randall spoke of her son Terry, a Marine killed in action March 4, 1968, and expressed pride in the new gathering.
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Mark Grenn Chazette
Cedar Rapids
Vietnam
Iowa
Roosevelt Hotel
Veterans Coliseum
Legion Park
Marion
Florence Randall
Swisher
Terry
Randall
Jerry
Life’s work up in smoke in Ancaster organ project demise
Sam Willey, 76, recounts the loss of his decades long labor restoring and expanding the Wurlitzer Opus 230 from the Carthay Circle Theater. A recent electrical short sparked a fire that melted the console, ending his lifelong dream with about a year of final work left.
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Dave Smith
Los Angeles Times
Ancaster
Calif
Sam Willey
Willey
Carthay Circle Theater
Los Angeles
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