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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1980

Page

14

Garner Beaten After Roadside Attack in Hollywood Hills

Actor James Garner, star of The Rockford Files, was assaulted on a canyon road in the Hollywood Hills. He was knocked to the ground and sustained cuts and abrasions, later admitted to Cedars Sinai Hospital for observation. A motorist fled the scene. police seek charges of hit and run and assault with a deadly weapon. NBC recently announced the show’s cancellation due to Garner’s illnesses.

Los Angeles Hollywood Hills James Garner Jim Rockford Garner NBC Cedars Sinai Hospital Larry Baum Spargo Nbc-Tv

Paul McCartney Held in Narita Smuggling Probe

Paul McCartney, 37, was questioned for six hours at Narita Airport after arrest on charges of attempting to smuggle more than 200 grams of marijuana into Japan. Fans outside cried as his wife Linda and Wings members were questioned. Officials say he claimed the drug was for personal use and less harmful than alcohol. Potential outcomes include trial or deportation. if convicted, he could face up to seven years in prison.

Tokyo UPI Paul McCartney Japan Paul Narita Linda McCartney Wings Narcotics Bureau Kanto-Shintetsu Narcotics Control

Fireball sighted across Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska

A mysterious fireball streaked through the night sky over Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska breaking apart as police radios crackled with sightings. Salina officer Donald Zimbleman described a bright orange red flash lasting about five seconds with pieces vanishing. Reports stretched from North Platte to Lawton and Liberal, with FAA and air traffic notes of an explosion-like event. Experts cited meteor activity as a possibility though January skies show unusual activity.

Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska Salina Donald Zimbleman Lawton Kansas Highway Patrol Woodward Harper Ken Poyer Guymon Oklahoma Panhandle Kansas City International Airport Southcentral Alva Okla Eva Welch Liberal Curtis Williams Federal Aviation Administration Chicago Denver Kansas City Guido Chincarini University of Oklahoma

Bombs at Mount Royal Hotel kill Arab in London blast

Two bombs hit the Mount Royal Hotel near Oxford Street in London. A man of Arab origin died in the explosion while police found another bomb buried in the debris. Hundreds fled as guests and shoppers streamed into the streets in panic.

London UPI Oxford Street Mount Royal Hotel Scotland Yard

Nuclear rules loosened to reopen Erwin fuel plant

NRC votes 4-1 to restart Nuclear Fuel Services Erwin plant after missing 20 pounds of weapons grade uranium. Navy and Energy officials say plant essential to defense. license amended for enhanced surveillance and access controls. FBI found no theft evidence.

Erwin, Tenn Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington Nuclear Fuel Services Inc Erwin NRC Navy Department of Energy Nuclear Fuel Services FBI Clark Columbia S.C Savannah River

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