Ex EPA aide Lavelle convicted on perjury counts
Rita Lavelle, former head of the $1.6 billion hazardous waste cleanup program at the EPA, was found guilty on three felony perjury counts and one obstruction count after a seven hour jury deliberation. The verdict centered on false statements about Aerojet General Corp. involvement in a California waste dump and dates she learned of it.
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Washington
Rita Lavelle
Lavelle
Aerojet General Corp
California
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate
House
Congress
Reagan
Police helicopter rescues Labrador pup from river island
Cedar Rapids officers used a police helicopter to reach a 4 month old black Labrador stranded on an island behind a plant in the Cedar River. The dog, hungry and cold, was retrieved by Officer Dave McKibben and later handed to animal patrol for hold until claimed.
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Mark Glenn Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Penick & Ford Ltd
First St. SW
Armand Fuller
Dave McKibben
William Serbousek
Fuller
Serbousek
McKibben
Animal Patrol
Sarah Dravis
Dravis
Druse Judge Shot In Beirut Amid Mounting Lebanon Tensions
A Druse religious judge Sheik Halim Takieddine was killed by a man posing as a client with a silenced pistol in West Beirut. The army imposed a curfew and warned violators would be shot. The killing sparked claims of involvement by rival groups and drew U.S. pressure on Lebanon’s government as Syria and Israel hold sway over large parts of the country.
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Gazette Wire Services
Beirut
Lebanon
Druse
Cruse
Muslim West
Christian East
Sheik Halim Takied
Jumblatt
West Beirut
Washington
Reagan
Amin Gemayel
Syria
Israel
Gemayel
United States
U.S
Walid Jumblatt
Kamal Jumblatt
Moukhtara
Cedar Rapids Opens First Midwest Microchip Firm
Electronic Technology Corp in Cedar Rapids launches as Iowa's new microchip company. Five local engineers form ETC to design semicustom integrated circuits for watches, calculators, and computers with 6 initial staff, expanding to about 20 by spring. The firm seeks nationwide sales and has $1 million venture package from MorAmerica via Iowa Product Development Corp.
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Bruce Fishwild
Judy Daubenmier
Iowa
Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Electronic Technology Corp
California
Silicon Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Terry Branstad
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Iowa Development Commission
Commission
Doug Getter
Iowa Product Development Corp
Getter
ETC
North Towne Lane
Teleconnect Co
Scott A. Clark
Marion
Robert C. Carr
Clark
U S relays rebels offer to Nicaragua
The White House conveyed a peace overture from U S backed rebels to Nicaragua's Sandinista government offering a halt to guerrilla activity in return for credible steps toward democracy including free elections. Managua rejected the overture calling mercenaries and foreign powers who kill their people.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
White House
Reagan
Richard Stone
Panama City
Panama
Nicaragua
Organization of American States
OAS
Miguel D’escoto
Managua
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Abby
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U.S Worldtee Brothers
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