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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1982
Page
5
President Amin Gemayel arranged a rapid cease fire between Christian and Moslem militias in the Shouf mountains east of Beirut. Government sources said he intervened to stop two days of fighting and preserve troop withdraw plans.
U.S. peace envoys Philip C. Habib and Morris Draper will return to Washington for talks as Israel faces U.S. aid disputes. The State Department noted heightened U.S.-Israel tensions over a proposed aid increase to 2.485 billion dollars, while Begin rejects Reagan plan for a Palestinian settlement.
A 52 year old Iowa grandmother, Alice Cermak, was found guilty of 13 counts of first and second degree sexual mistreatment involving five grandchildren aged 3 to 10. The case described a sexual version of spin the bottle as a recurring family ritual in June and July 1981.
Fifteen Smithfield housewives announce a strike against overwork and lack of appreciation. They vow to quit cooking cleaning and other chores until their husbands meet their demands citing constant on call duties.
Trans Time Inc. a cryonics company based in Berkeley faces a federal suit over debts for Ray Mills Sr. who died in 1974 at 65 and Katherine Mills who died in 1978 at 65. The firm froze the couple on an installment plan and claims the estate has failed to make ongoing storage payments totaling 160000 with 9000 back fees, threatening removal if unpaid.
In Kenner Louisiana a 34 year old Marrero man Lawrence Robichaux was jailed after allegedly stealing a refrigerated delivery truck from a Burger King warehouse. He then ordered 4600 worth of frozen shoestring potatoes and drove off with 184 cases of the product.
Two women identified as Claudette Dibert aged 41 and Patricia Bean aged 31, both Carmel Valley residents, were electrocuted when a photographer’s lamp fell into a hot tub where they were relaxing at Dibert’s home near Big Sur on Friday night. Authorities are investigating the incident.
Investigators expanded the probe from civil to criminal as they raided a computer memory bank seeking stolen trade secrets. Paul H. Magnuson, 39, co founder of Magnuson Computer Systems Inc, was charged with conspiracy trade secrets theft bribery and possession of stolen property. He allegedly moved $100 000 worth of secrets to Prodigy, the electronics company he started after leaving Magnuson.
A senior Pakistani official on Capitol Hill urges approval of a $525 million first-year down payment toward the $3.2 billion aid package promised by President Reagan. He cites Afghan border dangers and the broader goal of sustaining U.S. ties with Zia's military government amid worries over nuclear, democratic, and heroin issues.
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