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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1982

Page

5

Paradise Island prison body shop run by inmates ends

Police shut down a coed Framingham State Prison computer operation after a wiretap transcript revealed an inmate run business called Computer Systems Programming. Inmates described drugs, gambling and sex with outsiders, while three prisoners reportedly earned about 24000 a year. Outside indictments followed the raid.

Somerville Mass Paradise Island Framingham State Prison Eugene Davidson Karen Debbie Computer Systems Programming Honeywell Digital Equipment Corp Susan E. Saxe Boston

Pope John Paul II Lands in Nigeria for Africa Tour

The pope arrived in Lagos for an eight day Africa trip amid heat and cheers from nearly 100000 faithful at the National Stadium. He urged Africa to develop independently and condemned interference by outside powers, praising Nigeria’s oil wealth and unity after the civil war. Security was the tightest since Carter’s 1978 visit.

Lagos Nigeria John Paul II National Stadium John Paul Rome Carter Biafra Africa

Syria says troops crush revolt. Hama siege to lift Sunday

Syria reports government forces defeated religious extremists and will lift the 11 day siege of Hama on Sunday. A SANA statement says the drive against the so called agent Muslim Brotherhood gang met with success.

Damascus Syria UPI Hama SANA Muslim Brotherhood

Ginna plant finds damaged steam generator parts

At Rochester New York the Ginna nuclear plant reports a damaged steam generator with a foreign object and tubes looking hacked. Officials of Rochester Gas and Electric continue photographic checks on unit B after a January 25 radiation leak and shutdown.

Rochester N.Y Ginna Rochester Gas & Electric Corp

Williams' girlfriend testifies on his sexuality in murder trial

In Atlanta, Gwen Harden testified she had sex with Wayne Williams, challenging prosecutors’ claim of his homosexuality linked to 28 slayings of Black youths. The defense pressed the point as other witnesses described alleged sexual advances and Williams’ ties to several victims. An Israeli pathologist offered alternate death causes.

Atlanta Wayne Williams Williams Nathaniel Cater Jimmy Ray Payne Gwen Harden Alvin Binder Miss Harden Binder Georgia

JAL DC-8 Crash Probed Over Engine Reverse Action

Investigators say at least one engine was in reverse moments before the jet nose-dived into Tokyo Bay killing 24. JAL President Takagi says the pilot, grounded in 1980 for a psychosomatic disorder, began flying again in November. The flight recorder captures a co-pilot asking the captain what he is doing.

Tokyo UPI Japan Air Lines Tokyo Bay JAL Yasumoto Takagi

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