Calendar of topics and notes across the paper pages
A collage of briefs notes religion politics farming hunting and world affairs. It mentions historians dating 1980 as a turning point in U S religious conflict, Teddy and Fritz as Democratic rivals, Iowa and Illinois farming anecdotes, deer hunting news and a fatal Christmas Eve fire in Sioux City, street paving costs, Kissinger’s return to diplomacy, and Khomeini about Iraq war aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Maynard Reese
Des Moines
Iowa
Index Today's Chuckle Tact
A humorous line notes the paradox of praising open mindedness while revealing a fatal flaw in reasoning. The quip plays on the irony of complimenting a man who ironically has a hole in his head.
Iran releases new hostage film amid push for talks
Iran aired footage Friday showing 26 of 52 American hostages singing carols and thanking supporters as talks in Washington edge forward. The film aimed to ease U S concerns over hostage welfare while Algerian diplomats prepare to meet Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
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Iran
United States
State Department
Washington
Warren Christopher
U.S
America
Steven Lauterbach
Dayton
Ohio
Fireworks blaze kills night watchman at Mercado in Nuevo Laredo
Two Texans, Santos Hernandez Zapata of Laredo and a 16 year old, face arson charges after a burning cigarette tossed into a fireworks stand ignited a fire that gutted the Mercado shopping center. Night watchman Simon Reyes Puente died, likely from asphyxiation, as flames reached 60 feet high. Authorities say the blaze caused about 17 million dollars in damages and blocked firefighters for an hour due to a locked door.
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Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Simon Reyes Puente
Luis Sanchez
Puente
Santos Hernandez Zapata
Laredo
Hector Lopez
Mercado
Guadalupe Barron
Victor
Zapata
Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo Fire Company
Mike Perez
Sniper kills 9 year old on Natchez Trace Parkway
A 9-year-old boy Tarrell Johnson of Houston Texas died after a sniper shot pierced the rear door while riding with his family three miles south of Mathiston Mississippi on the Natchez Trace Parkway. His 12-year-old sister Michelle was wounded. a Webster County man in his late 20s was held on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathiston, Miss
UPI
Natchez Trace Parkway
Choctaw County
Hayes Mills
Tarrell Johnson
Houston
Texas
Webster County
Mills
Michelle
Mathiston
Natchez
Tarrell
Linda Johnson
Kenneth Brinkley
Eupora
Brinkley
Booneville
Reagan advisers urge delaying 1 547 miles of interstate completion
A Reagan task force recommends not finishing the remaining 1 547 miles of the interstate system citing high costs and urban disruption. It criticizes NHTSA and airbags rules, urges keeping highway trust finance, and notes wide internal divisions on safety and policy.
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Washington Post
Washington — A
Claude Brinegar
Federal Highway Administration
Task Force
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Joan Claybrook
Ralph Nader
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
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Teddy
Fritz
Illinois
Sioux City
U.s.world
Henry Kissinger
Khomeini
Editorial Farm AB
Steven
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Yohannan Issaie
CBS
CNN Pro
Boy
Reagan
Iowa Department of Transportation
Linn County
Waterloo
Iowa City
Hiawatha
Urbana
New York City
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