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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1982
Page
5
An aerial photo shows charred Union Carbide tanks at the Taft Louisiana plant after a Saturday blast that released a prolein used in tear gas and herbicides. By Sunday the facility was deemed safe and residents could return home.
A UPI survey by Opinion Research Corp finds middle managers grow disenchanted like blue-collar workers, with 69 percent complaining of eroding authority. The study links morale to productivity declines and cites poor corporate communication as a root cause and widespread belief that pay and loyalty rewards are unfair.
A San Jose woman slowly improves after cyanide tainted Anacin-3 nearly killed her. police pursue leads in an attempted murder case. In Washington, the Reagan administration stands by its zero option on Soviet missiles amid possible talks. Atlanta sees Wayne Williams pursuing an appeal after murder convictions. In Salt Lake City, Barney Clark remains semi conscious days after seizures.
Nassau County police say Lester Borman a 16 year old from Queens was arrested at his home in New Hyde Park for second degree grand larceny over the theft of 136 Christmas trees valued at 4760 from the Friendly Frost Garden Center in New Hyde Park NY.
A DC-3 cargo aircraft from TALA airlines crashed on a training mission in Mariquita Colombia. It struck five houses on the main avenue killing four aboard and injuring two onlookers. The plane, en route from Bogota, caught fire after an aborted emergency landing following reported mechanical problems.
President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq says Pakistan will not pursue any nuclear device and calls U S reports of plutonium and uranium supplies "certainly incorrect." He told NBC in a taped interview that there is no distinction between peaceful and non peacetime devices and that Pakistan plans neither.
Publisher denies Elizabeth Taylor will act as a diplomatic envoy in the Middle East. Taylor plans an unofficial 10 day visit to orphanages hospitals and universities to uplift people, with meetings reportedly planned with Prime Minister Begin and President Gemayel.
Rival militiamen clashed near the Shouf mountains east of Beirut. In Tripoli gun battles killed and wounded residents as factions loyal to Syrian forces and Gemayel clashed. Officials warned the violence was the worst since the 1975-76 civil war.
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