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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1985
Page
5
A Bureau of Justice Statistics survey finds only 35 percent of an estimated 37.1 million crimes in 1983 were reported. Victims with severe property loss or injury were likelier to report. Violent crimes had a 48 percent reporting rate, household crimes 37 percent, and other thefts 26 percent.
Astronauts Jerry Ross and Sherwood Spring assembled a 45-foot aluminum tower from 93 one inch tubes in Atlantis cargo bay during a spacewalk test. They maneuvered the 200 pound structure with the shuttle's robot arm and joked about building a space station as they kept the tower oriented toward the Moon during the 220 mile per hour journey.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions COSATU formed in Durban claims 400 000 workers from 36 unions. It demands abolition of pass laws within six months and calls for foreign companies to pressure the white government to end apartheid. COSATU aims to unify black workers and broaden political action alongside protests and potential disinvestment.
A bridge collapse on the St. Lawrence Seaway blocked the Beauharnois Canal delaying more than 50 ships, many grain bound, as crews stabilized the St Louis Bridge. The 60 foot span section fell into the canal, four vehicles ditched, two people briefly hospitalized. Bonner to seek medical treatment abroad in Italy and the United States after 19 months in exile.
New York AP report quotes Rep. Charles Rose saying the tobacco industry's influence in Washington is waning rapidly. He argues longtime supporters have grown alienated as companies import more foreign tobacco rather than buying from local farmers.
The Cedar Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions by carrier 2.25 weekly and by mail Morning Editions and Sunday 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. Additional rates for other states and territories. Postmaster and AP usage notes included.
U.S. officials confirmed three American officers flew on a C 130 with Egyptian commandos who boarded the Egyptair hijacked jet. Gen. Robert Wiggin led the U S contingent, but the officers did not take part in the assault and served mainly as moral support. Malta later disputed the account, claiming US officers helped coordinate the operation. The Delta Force was dispatched from Fort Bragg to Sigonella and the Coral Sea provided air cover for the Malta mission.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee leader says a Washington office fire was arson aimed at intimidation. An independent investigator and the ATF probe the blaze, marking the third such incident in months for the group with 13 000 members.
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