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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1984
Page
4
Senator Paul Tsongas announced he will not seek a second term due to a chronic illness diagnosed 30 months ago. Speaking at Beacon Hill he told 800 attendees he could have run again but chose to spare his family, noting his push for compassionate realism in Washington.
A New York judge barred Dior and J Walter Thompson from resuming ads featuring a model said to resemble Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The model Barbara Reynolds was also ordered not to imitate Mrs Onassis in future promotions. The ruling warned against exploiting another’s fame for commercial gain.
Iva Prochazka and her actor husband Ivan Pokorny have applied for political asylum in Austria. The couple defected with their two children from Yugoslavia on December 30 after crossing the Austrian border by forcing their car through a raised barrier. They cited government restrictions on her works as the motive.
Washington reports three days of talks with Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang were largely successful as the two nations signed science and technology agreements and new industrial cooperation. Officials said nuclear policy differences narrowed though China questioned U S inspection conditions on enriched uranium.
The Reagan administration called the downing of Chief Warrant Officer Jeffry C. Schwab a reckless unprovoked act. Secretary Shultz ruled out direct military action, though officials discussed a possible targeted strike before cooler heads prevailed. The U.S. protests and seeks a full accounting while Nicaragua decries the incident.
Interior Secretary William Clark announced modifications to the Watt plan reducing potentially leased offshore areas. The plan increases state and environmental input, shortens some review stages, and requires earlier disclosure of lease interests to balance defense, environmental, and economic factors.
In Louisville Nebraska the head of the U S Civil Rights Commission arrived to assess Faith Christian school closed by the state for employing uncertified teachers. Six fathers are jailed and nine others including operator Everett Sileven face arrest warrants for failing to testify.
Secretary of State George Shultz said he will discuss all issues with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Stockholm in a constructive spirit. He added that thawing relations requires cooperation from both sides. Reagan plans a Monday Europe televised address reaffirming arms control commitments.
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