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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1982
Page
4
U S Marine peacekeeping forces begin training a Lebanese army unit near Beirut airport with 75 soldiers joining 220 Marines for 21 days of basic infantry training. Officials call this an expansion of activities within the three nation peacekeeping mission as sectarian violence rages nearby.
About 235 people received 1000 settlement checks totaling 235000 in a Hyatt Regency tea dance collapse case. Plaintiffs’ attorney said claimants signed releases releasing Hallmark Cards and Crown Center Redevelopment Corp. from further claims.
John Hinckley Jr., held at St. Elizabeths Hospital after the Reagan attempt, writes KBTV he hopes to be an astronaut, football player, or psychiatrist if released. In a Dec. 10 handwritten letter he calls life at the hospital fair to good and says he misses Denver.
Police in Westland Michigan say they have the weapon but no suspect after a 14 pound bowling ball smashed through a car windshield and killed Thomas Hart 30 a fast food restaurant manager. The Galaxy model ball found near the scene had no identifying marks and may have been sold at Kmart. Authorities speculate the ball was hurled from a wooded area near the road or from a passing vehicle.
Belfast report states the Irish National Liberation Army vows retaliation for the deaths of Seamus Grew and Roddy Carroll, unarmed victims killed by police after allegedly refusing a roadblock in County Armagh. Police say the men drove through the roadblock as 17 others have died there since mid October.
The 15 member Cabinet resigned after Prime Minister Manuel Ulloa stepped down amid an ongoing economic crisis. Fernandes Schwalb to replace Ulloa, but he remains in Washington. Ulloa will lead in caretaker role until Schwalb’s arrival.
About 1,000 Mexican leftists marched on the U S consulate in Ciudad Juarez accusing the United States of causing Mexico’s economic woes. They threw rocks and bottles and burned an Uncle Sam effigy while shouting death to Yankee imperialists and demanding free political prisoners. No arrests were reported.
The Senate voted 75 to 13 to end a filibuster on a 5 cent gas tax hike aimed at funding highways and mass transit. A compromise floated would allow Reagan to pursue MX missiles with strict basing controls while Congress approves spending plans. House cuts defense funds for MX initial production.
A North Yemen earthquake killed 348 people and damaged at least 79 towns and villages. President Saleh urged relief efforts as hospitals in Sanaa and other cities struggled with casualties. reports also cited 335 dead in Jahran and 300 injured taken to a hospital.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the Federal Election Commission acted properly in barring funds from general public solicitation for a Virginia based group opposing compulsory unionism, limiting PAC spending but with little impact on overall campaign financing.
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