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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1983
Page
7
Actor Yul Brynner reports his lung cancer is arrested after September doom predictions and a yearlong King and I run. He credits radiation in California and recent Germany treatments for his renewed vigor.
FBI Director William Webster said terrorism incidents fell to 30 in 1983 from 51 last year, while concern rises due to high-profile events. He noted a thwarted plot in a public facility two weeks earlier, but declined to reveal details or perpetrators.
Vladimir Danchev, 35, the Moscow radio announcer who altered Afghanistan reports to call Soviet forces invaders, has resumed work at Gosteleradio after psychiatric treatment. A senior official said he may not be assigned an on air English service role, and the exact position remained unclear.
United Mine Workers delegates in Pittsburgh endorsed Walter Mondale for president by acclamation, with Richard Trumka leading the charge. Mondale attacked Reagan administration policies on safety and economics, pledging to stand with miners and press for favorable bargaining with mine operators.
A robber serving 25 years was fined 11 years off his term after disarming James Mitchell who grabbed a deputy’s pistol. Deputy Sherwood Searcy escaped harm as the inmate returned the gun. Judge Edwin Preston shortened the sentence and ordered separation of the inmates. Mitchell faces possible assault charges and remains in custody.
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