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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1983

Page

11

New York City Homeless Shelters Move Back From New Jersey

The city begins relocating more than 300 homeless families from New Jersey back to New York as the number of homeless rises above 2,000 this summer. Officials cite high hotel costs and limited moderate housing space, with stays averaging 5.7 months and federal aid ending after six months.

Welfare Department Sydney Brown New Jersey Brown Newark Lincoln Las Vegas Neew York New York Robert Jorgen Martinique Manhattan Jorgen N.J New York City

Libertarian front runner drops guest and campaign

Orlando radio host Gene Burns ends his bid for the Libertarian presidential nomination amid $25,000 debt and weak fundraising. He said the party cannot mount a credible 1984 campaign. officials noted $15,000 raised so far and expected the full amount before the New York convention.

Orlando Fla Gene Burns Burns New York Honey Lanham WKIS Libertarian Party Lanham

Drought area in Peru shows high blindness rates study finds

A study led by Helen Keller International reports 1.5 percent of Puno region residents are legally blind due to vitamin A deficiency. Night blindness and Bitot spots affect 17 percent and 1.6 percent respectively, with green vegetables scarce in the high plains.

Lima Peru Lake Titicaca Puno Latin America Kevin Armstrong Helen Keller International Pune United Nations Armstrong el Salvador Bitot

US targets far outnumber nuclear weapons says study

The International Institute for Strategic Studies reports the United States has about four times as many Soviet targets as weapons. It lists 40,000 potential targets including 15,000 non military sites and 2,000 missile silos. The study notes target lists grew since 1960 and 1974 but cites new installations as a cause.

London United States Soviet Union International Institute For Strategic Studies Pentagon Kremlin KGB Secret Police Desmond Ball Strategic and Defense Studies Center Australian National University Canberra U.S

Organ From Page 1A: Willey’s Pipe Dream Burns

The article recounts Willey’s lifelong obsession with building a massive pipe organ, details his career and marriages, and describes a blaze that destroyed his two room workshop and 1200 pipes after an early morning work session. Firefighters responded to the Lancaster incident, ending his dream in charred remains.

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