Mad explorers finish historic global journey
Greenwich England welcomed Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Charles Burton as they completed a 35000 mile circumnavigation via both poles. Prince Charles praised the feat while the pair described the expedition as the last great journey left on Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire Service
Greenwich
England
Prince Charlies
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Virginia
Prince Charles
Fiennes
Charles Burton
Canada
North Pole
Greenwich Pier
Burton
Ranulph Fiennes
Ginny
Transglobe Expedition
Dole urges post election session on Social Security
Sen Robert Dole calls for a special lame duck session to address Social Security finances possibly via payroll tax increases and benefit cuts for future retirees. He says tax reform may follow to shrink the deficit and notes mixed White House support and reluctance from Senate leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Robert Dole
Congress
Social Security
Kansas
Dole
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
Illinois
Reagan
Senate
Howard Baker
Newsmaker
Thomas
O’neill
Bob Michel
Jordan King warns of real disaster in Middle East
Jordan's King Hussein warned that a real disaster looms in the Middle East unless rapid moves toward a Palestinian peace are made. He supported a new initiative beyond Camp David and said the current process was unacceptable. Hussein planned talks with the PLO as thousands of guerrillas flee to Syria and South Yemen amid regional tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire
Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Middle East
U.S
Camp David
Menachem Begin
Israel
United States
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Syria
South Yemen
Lebanon
PLO
Beirut
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
West Beirut
Fortune-hound returns from grocery run after market blowout claim
A man who boasted of burning through a fortune in the market now appears back from a grocery store trip. He offered no new evidence to support the earlier claim.
Study links broken homes to juvenile delinquency doubt
A six year Justice Department funded study led by Lyle Shannon from the University of Iowa found broken homes have little relation to delinquency. It notes employment and driving raise police contacts, especially for males, with first full time work at 17 or earlier increasing delinquency risk. Age of leaving home showed no consistent impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jsazette
Don Hornstein
Amanda Wheeler
Marion
Hanna Kissling
Toddville
Bever Park
St. Luke’s Hospital
University of Iowa
Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Justice Department
Fleischman Foundation
Lyle Shannon
Iowa Urban Community Research Center
Three Plane Crash Victims Found Along Missouri River Bank
Rescue teams locate three victims of a Cessna 310 crash along the Iowa side of the Missouri River opposite Omaha. The plane, missing since before night, was found near a tree with twisted wreckage, as authorities search for additional possible victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Missouri River
Iowa
Omaha
Eppley
Carter Lake
Douglas County
Council Bluffs
Federal Aviation
FAA
Bob Franks
Aurora
Finch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Africa
Fiennes and Burton
Sahara Desert
Antarctic
South Pole
Yukon River
Northwest Passage
Sen. Dole
Mideast
Nebraska
Franks
Bill Pierce
Chris Finch
St. Joseph Hospital
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!