IRA says Tidey ransom kidnap risk to life if unpaid
The Irish Republican Army claims Quinnsworth chief Don Tidey is a dead man if a $7.3 million ransom is not paid. Associated British Foods rejects paying terrorists while police question three suspects and the government opposes ransom. Tidey was abducted Nov. 24 in Rathfarnham, Dublin, with his 13-year-old daughter left unharmed.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Don
Weston
Michael Noonan
Tidey
Susan
Rathfarnham
Quinnsworth
Associated British Foods
Swedes halt six packages of U.S. electronics
Swedish customs seize six packages of advanced American electronics linked to a possible smuggling scheme to the Soviet Union. London’s Daily Telegraph reports Richard Mueller, a South African citizen, held in Luebeck Prison as investigations link him to ownership and transfer of the seized computer through Swiss and West German intermediaries.
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Stockholm
Sweden
London
Soviet Union
Bjorn Eriksson
Helsingborg
Malmo
London Daily Telegraph
Richard Mueller
Luebeck
West Germany
Telegraph
Switzerland
South Africa
Mueller
U.S
NATO
Integrated Time AG
Hamburg
Helsinborg
U.S. Customs
William von Rabb
FAA orders 100 percent surveillance of Air Illinois
Federal officials will monitor Air Illinois flights and maintenance around the clock after a Pinckneyville crash that killed 10. Ten inspectors will oversee operations until the FAA is satisfied the airline follows all safety rules. Air Illinois serves six states with 13 planes and about 120 daily flights.
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Carbondale, II
Air Illinois
FAA
Pinckneyville
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Federal Aviation Administration
Paul Bohr
Mort Edelstein
Great Lakes
Edelstein
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Roger Street
National Transportation Safety Board
Carbondale
Reagan reaffirms Taiwan ties ahead of China trip
President Reagan said the United States will not retreat from its alliance with and friendship with Taiwan as he prepares for a China visit in April 1984. He described U S relations with the PRC and Taiwan as a very delicate problem while affirming ongoing friendship with Taiwan.
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Washington
Reagan
China
United States
Taiwan
Peking
U.S
People’s Republic of China
Salvation Army unit returns $7000 federal aid
Westminster California Salvation Army officials reduced bureaucratic burden by returning a $7,000 federal check meant for Huntington Beach flood relief. Army secretary Al Solivan said staff were too busy to complete the required forms. The unit cites its own seasonal fundraisers as far more productive, with about $40,000 expected from Christmas appeals and other solicitations.
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Westminster
Calif
Salvation Army
Army
al Solivan
Federal Housing and Community Development Department
Huntington Beach
Sulivan
Orange County
United Way
Local Classified Ad Teasers and Hours
Short classified notice inviting readers to place orders by dialing 398 8234. Ad suggests hours Friday until 7 PM and Saturday 8 to 10 AM. Includes terse call to action for ordering.
Continental flight attendant's condo firebombed during strike
In Calabasas California a Continental Airlines flight attendant Karin Manetta 43 and her two children escaped a second floor condo fire caused by a firebomb. Investigators said the attack followed threats linked to the strike with scab scrawled on the door. The blaze did about 55000 dollars in damage and smoke affected three neighboring units. Continental spokesman Bruce Hicks called it a despicable act.
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Calabasas
Calif
Continental Airlines
Karin Manetta
Los Angeles
Anthony Grace
The Gazette Established in Cedar Rapids in 1883
The Gazette Company began publication in 1883 at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It outlines subscription rates for carrier and mail editions and notes exclusive AP republication rights for local and AP dispatches.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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Don Tidey
Semitronic
Optronix (Pty) Ltd
Integrated Time
Ruth Naber
Iowa City
Continental
Bruce Hicks
Houston
Foreman & Clark
Hou
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