03 Dec 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1979
Page
1
Phil Crane battles name identification as he campaigns in Cedar Rapids. The piece notes his optimism and ongoing efforts to win recognition among voters.
Unidentified gunmen ambushed a Navy bus in Toa Baja Puerto Rico killing the driver and a radar technician and wounding 10 more, including three women. Police hunt at least four attackers in two vans after a morning attack at 6 20 a m near a radar facility.
About 2000 Libyans stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, set parts of the four story building on fire, while staff escaped unharmed. The State Department condemned the assault and pressed Libya for stronger security guarantees and high level acknowledgment from Khadafy or his foreign minister.
A hunter discovered Daniel Kriegel's body in a ditch five miles southwest of Grinnell. Kriegel and wife Dawn vanished after the Nov. 11 Grinnell State Bank burglary in which 62000 dollars were taken. Authorities pursued a federal warrant. Mrs Kriegel, a bank teller, had keys and vault knowledge.
A 29 year old New York woman Elvira Adams jumped from the 86th floor observation deck. Strong winds up to 30 mph blew her back onto an 85th floor balcony. She suffered a possible leg fracture and was hospitalized. Authorities noted a prior 86th floor jump by a tourist from Hawaii two years earlier.
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