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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1982
Page
4
An arrest warrant was issued for a former Bulgarian embassy employee in connection with last year’s shooting of Pope John Paul II. A Bulgarian national is already jailed in Rome for alleged complicity in the assassination attempt.
Barney Clark, the world’s first permanent artificial heart recipient, was taken off his respirator on Friday and, in a hoarse voice, requested a glass of water. The moment marked a milestone in medical history as Clark, a retired dentist, began adjusting to the device.
An internal FDA document concludes Eli Lilly failed to report 26 deaths linked to the arthritis drug Oraflex as it sought approval to sell in the United States. The findings appear on Nation, page 7A.
Hugh Hambleton testified that Yuri Andropov sought to finance his candidacy for the Canadian Parliament. Hambleton said Andropov wanted him to gain a position of influence in Canada and offered to cover his election expenses.
Joseph Sobran argues that American women, among the world’s wealthiest and most independent, are not oppressed and that claiming they are on life’s losing side is lugubrious in this opinion column.
Cellist Zara Nelsona will join the Cedar Rapids Symphony tonight under conductor Christian Tiemeyer, her former student. She praises Tiemeyer as a wonderful cellist and notes their joint joy performing the Dvorak concerto.
The 1982 United Way drive ended with 2 261 723 in contributions and pledges, short of a 2.4 million goal by 138 277. Co chairs cited gains from business and individual gifts totaling 210 509 in new dollars.
The Iowa Commerce Commission staff filing says Iowa Electric Light and Power Co will not need to build its Guthrie County power plant before 1991 at the earliest. Evelyn Velthoff, 59, has fostered a 3-year-old girl for nearly three years but the Iowa Department of Social Services says she is too old to adopt.
Top-ranked Dubuque Wahlert edged Washington 70 69 while Kennedy defeated Dubuque Hempstead on a busy night for high school basketball. In girls action No 3 Jefferson beat Dubuque Senior 73 68 in overtime.
Harnischfeger Corp says Escanaba Michigan plant output may shift to Cedar Rapids while Cedar Rapids plant shuts for five weeks from December 10 due to weak demand in construction equipment. Both office and plant workers will be affected. Iowa Farm Bureau abandons push to eliminate federal price supports and backs reducing supports to match demand.
Tornadoes and floods sweep the Midwest killing at least 10 and injuring many as Arkansas faces multiple twisters and severe flooding. Illinois declares disaster as towns flood and mobile homes are destroyed. Weather records fall from Michigan to Florida amid a vast warm spell and powerful winds.
Alabama rancher Gerald Willis, 42, declares a nationwide run with a campaign aimed at rural voters. He plans a campaign office in Iowa and trips through 10 states ahead of the 1984 caucuses, arguing common people have been forgotten and promoting the slogan Let the People Rule. Willis, a former Alabama legislator, cites populist roots and cites Herbert Hoover as a precedent for outsiders reaching the presidency. In Des Moines he met with Iowa Democrats and projected a bid that could earn him delegates or a vice presidential spot if unsuccessful.
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