World leaders clash with crowds as Reagan tours Latin America
President Reagan visits Colombia amid jeers while announcing a 1.2 billion loan package to Brazil and endorsing closer U.S. ties. The trip also features a letter bomb at 10 Downing Street and plans for Pope John Paul II to visit El Salvador and Central America.
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Ronald Reagan
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Reagan
Colombia
U.S
Margaret Thatcher
No. 10
Downing Street
Scotland Yard
el Salvador
San Salvador
John Paul II
Haiti
Nicaragua
Kennedy Ends 1984 Bid Yet Leaves Door Open to 1988
Edward Kennedy said he will not seek the 1984 Democratic nomination to avoid pressuring his children, but did not rule out a presidential run in 1988 or later.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Branstad era costs Israel style? unclear
Iowa officials outline budget requests while Governor-elect Branstad plans inauguration fundraisers. IDOT to cut staff 5 percent over two years as a 1983 budget of 148.4 million is proposed, with 147.9 million the next year. Inaugural events draw 40 000 invites with a 15 dollar per couple ball and a 100 dollar couple dinner for energy aid. A Marshalltown double murder case and arena electrical work issues at the University of Iowa are noted alongside tax shifts and revenue declines that prompt tax increase talk.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Warren Dunham
Suspect arrests strain Italy Bulgaria ties over papal attack
Bulgarian airline official Sergei Antonov was arrested in Rome amid claims of involvement in the 1981 attempt on Pope John Paul II. Italy warned of worsening relations, while Bulgarian officials denied guilt and hinted at possible exchanges for Italians held on espionage charges. A separate case saw Syrian arms smuggler Henry Arsan arrested in Bulgaria as a staging hub.
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John Paul II
Italy
Bulgaria
Antonov
United States
Boyan Traikov
Poland
Sofia
Agca
Henry Arsan
Middle East
Arsan
Cedar Rapids area notices big shifts in planning and housing
Metro OZARK AIR LINES and Mississippi Valley Airlines sued to block a Tuesday sale of 11.5 million dollars in general obligation bonds for a Cedar Rapids airport terminal, arguing voters were not asked. A housing permit surge in November follows only 13 through October, signaling a rebound in Cedar Rapids starts for 1982. A six month consultant study will assess Regis and LaSalle Catholic high schools with possible consolidation or a new campus. Civil Service raised officer age limits from 21 32 to 18 65 for police and firefighters, while Linn County supervisors awarded jail construction contracts after minority bid concerns. Wilson Junior High closure was reaffirmed with an 4-3 vote, with study of remedies for 1983-84 end.
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Ozark Air Lines
Mississippi Valley Airlines
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Matthew G. Novak
Eastern Blvd
Regis and LaSalle
Bruce McGrath
Regis- LaSalle High Schools Foundation
George Elford
Boston College
Finnsh
Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Jan Kazimour
Commission
Wilson Junior High School
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