Earl Grey to chair sex shop firm amid public watchdog aim
London AP reports the sixth Earl Grey, descendant of a prime minister, will become chairman of Conegate a nationwide sex shop and girlie magazine firm. He says he aims to serve public interest though the business is viewed negatively and its profits reach about 18.2 million annually. Jamaica AP notes country singer Johnny Cash offers a 560 reward for robbers who hit his Montego Bay home in December stealing 50,000 in cash and jewelry and 175 donated shoes. The family and house staff were at home when three gunmen entered during dinner.
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Mandrell to skip weekly TV program next year
Barbara Mandrell says no Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters or other weekly show for next year after finishing NBC taping this year. She cites throat problems and doctor advised rest. Plans a ski trip to Nevada and then focus on recording gospel and pop albums.
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Junkie doctor figures questioned by expert
A Mayo Clinic drug and alcohol unit director says about 9000 U S physicians may be addicted to drugs, a fraction of the real total. The American Medical Association cites 1 to 2 percent dependency, with experts noting hidden cases far higher. Dr Robert Morse says many are adept at concealing habits within practice. Dr Edward Lenay argues doctor stress is not uniquely higher and cites similar marriage issues and job security.
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Iran forms leadership council as Khomeini health flags
Iranian exile sources report a leadership council formed to succeed Ayatollah Khomeini amid health worries. The four hour Qom meeting included Hossein Ali Montazari and others. Sayed Ali Khamenei attended, signaling a shift from a single successor to a council balance.
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Pope holds Nigerian mass amid security scare during West Africa visit
Pope John Paul II celebrated mass for about 10 000 people in Ibadan Lagos and Kaduna amid gunman arrests and security alerts during his West Africa tour. Vatican aides said he was well and continued with plans. The pope addressed priests nuns bishops defending Catholicism and gospel power transforming cultures.
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Reagan targets children with 1983 budget cuts
The Children’s Defense Fund accuses President Reagan of an unconditional war on children as it releases a 1983 budget proposal with 8 billion in cutbacks. It cites reductions in health care, child welfare, nutrition and youth employment while noting a White House residential expense increase and proposed military spending slashes.
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Williams illness halts defense testimony in Atlanta murder trial
Wayne Williams in court for murder trial faced a second illness break as his uncle Ralph Barnhart testified. Prosecutors say Williams’ alleged sexual preference influenced the killings of Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne, while defense witnesses described Williams’ dislike of homosexuals and his relations with a girlfriend. The day ended with Judge Clarence Cooper recessing as Williams could not return.
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Martial law tightens as Solidar ity accused of terror plots in Poland
Martial law authorities in Warsaw accuse extremists within Solidar ity of planning terrorist acts amid tighter security. Police scan cars near the foreign press center after weekend bomb scare and protests in Poznan. About 4,000 dissidents remain under arrest as the government enforces limits. In Colombia, leftist guerrillas halt worship and deliver political speeches in Bogota churches.
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Ambush by Guerrillas Kills Two Soldiers in Guatemala
In Guatemala City area, leftist guerrillas detonated a land mine disabling a military transport and killing two soldiers while wounding several others. Rebels also firebombed municipal offices in San Sebastian, 93 miles northwest of the capital, as arson attacks blamed on rebels continue amid elections set for March 7 to replace President Romeo Lucas Garcia.
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Former UI vice president mistrial in embezzlement case
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Harold Jensen declares a mistrial after a seven hour deadlock in the Robert Parker embezzlement trial. Parker admitted taking more than 600000 dollars in large checks used for companionship of women met at an X rated club.
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Dietrich dies. longtime Hughes aide in Palm Springs
Noah Dietrich, 92, chief aide and financial adviser to Howard Hughes for 32 years, died Monday in Palm Springs after years of heart problems. An accountant who joined Hughes in 1925, Dietrich helped run Hughes’ enterprises, chaired RKO Pictures briefly, and later sued Hughes for 51 million amid a falling out. He later coauthored a book detailing Hughes and his political gifts.
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The Cedar Rapids Gazette Information Notice
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