Polish officer blasts church and government in priest killing trial
Capt. Grzegorz Piotrowski admitted guilt to some degree in the October death of Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko. He attacked the Catholic Church and the government for alleged clergy protection and tax evasion while claiming Solidarity funds were misused. He said the interior ministry resisted using collected information.
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Fire kills 24 elderly in Grandvilliers wing blaze
A pre dawn fire in a state run rural hospital wing in Grandvilliers kills 24 residents and leaves 156 patients outside in freezing cold. About 100 firefighters battled the blaze hampered by record cold as a burst frozen pipe led to electrical shorting.
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Ford Rogers Carey join Hope at Palm Desert ceremony
Former president Gerald Ford actress Ginger Rogers and ex New York Governor Hugh Carey gathered in Palm Desert California to congratulate Bob Hope at the groundbreaking ceremony for a cultural center named after the comedian Hope quipped about the honor calling it like naming a diet center after Jackie Gleason Dick Gregory a health food entrepreneur ships two tons of nutritional formula to Ethiopia from Boston for starving relief Knox County clerk Cavern McDavitt 97 says he is the nation's oldest active politician and that he cannot tell the difference between Republicans and Democrats.
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Reagan to move energy chief to Interior in proposed reshuffle
White House officials say President Reagan plans to nominate Energy Secretary Donald Hodel as Interior Secretary and consider merging the Energy and Interior departments. Hodel would likely be replaced by John Herrington if the merger proceeds, while dismantling Energy may face congressional hurdles.
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California
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Court expands state power to limit Medicaid hospital care
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that handicapped Medicaid recipients are not protected from discrimination when states cut hospital coverage. The decision allows states broader leeway in reducing subsidized care and could affect other federal protections for the disabled.
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Supreme Court
Tennessee
Thurgood Marshall
Ohio
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Israeli airstrikes target Bekaa guerrilla positions in Lebanon
Israeli jets bombed suspected Palestinian guerrilla sites in the Bekaa valley of Lebanon near al Marj and Bar Elias. A command post near al Marj used for raids against Israeli troops was also hit. Nearby towns and rebel factions are named.
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Bar Elias
Abu Musa
Sharon Libel Case Testimony Questions Time Article
A New York federal trial features a key Israeli report denying that Ariel Sharon discussed revenge with Lebanese Phalangists before the 1982 massacre, challenging Time magazine’s appendix claim. Summations begin in the Manhattan court as Time’s lawyer concedes the point but defends the rest of the article.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscription rates show Carrier $2.25 per week and Mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues $10.40 for 4 weeks $110.00 for 52 weeks. other states and territories $140.00 for 52 weeks. Postmaster address changes go to The Gazette Company P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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