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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1986

Page

4

Khadafy Seeks Security Deal Tied to U S Attacks

Italian Prime Minister Craxi says Muammar Khadafy offers to urge Arab and Palestinian groups to refrain from European attacks if the United States pledges not to strike Libya. Malta's Bonnici relayed the proposal amid reports of U S Marines in Naples and possible fleet action. Kalb notes the U S will respond if Libya ends terrorism.

Gazette Wire Services Rome Bettino Craxi Muammar Khadafy Europe United States Libya Craxi Khadafy Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici Malta U.S Naples 6Th Fleet U.S. Navy London Bonnici U.S. State Department Bernard Kalb

Actress Lilli Palmer Dies at 71 in Los Angeles

Los Angeles AP reports actress Lilli Palmer died at her home after a battle with cancer. The 71 year old star appeared in more than 50 films with Fred Astaire William Holden Clark Gable and Rex Harrison to whom she was once married. She was treated at Cedar Sinai Medical Center from Jan 3 to Sunday and released. Her notable films include Secret Agent The Four Poster The Counterfeit Traitor and The Boys from Brazil. Palmer born in Posen Germany married Harrison in 1943 had a son Carey in 1944. She also starred on Broadway and in the NBC mini series Peter the Great airing Feb 2 through Feb 5.

Los Angeles Lilli Palmer Fred Astaire William Holden Clark Gable Rex Harrison Palmer Dick Fisher Forest Lawn Mortuary Cedar-Sinai Medical Center Ron Wise Alfred Hitchcock Brazil Harrison Carey John van Druten Brook and Candle Posen Germany Berlin

Prairie Home Companion TV special marks theater renovation

A one time national broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion hosted by Garrison Keillor will celebrate the World Theater in Saint Paul after renovations. Alison Circle of Minnesota Public Radio said details such as network and guest lineup are not finalized. The April 26 event caps the downtown theater opening but specifics remain undecided.

Garrison Keillor St. Paul Minn World Theater Alison Circle Minnesota Public Radio Nixon Richard Nixon Miami Florida Lewis Elias Elias Miami Heart Institute Bahamas Cat Cay Charles Bebe” Rebozo

L Ron Hubbard founder of Scientology dies at 74 in California

L Ron Hubbard founder of the Church of Scientology dies at age 74 after a stroke at his ranch near San Luis Obispo. Church officials say his body was examined by the county coroner and his ashes were scattered at sea. Hubbard and Mary Sue Hubbard founded Scientology in 1954 based on Dianetics. The group, once claiming millions of members, had grown substantially since its 1950s inception.

Los Angeles L. Ron Hubbard Church of Scientology Scientology Hubbard San Luis Obispo Heber Jentzsch Church of Scientology International San Luis Obispo County Mary Sue Hubbard The

Museveni to be sworn Uganda president after Kampala takeover

Rebel commander Yoweri Museveni, whose National Resistance Army seized Kampala last weekend, will be sworn in as Uganda president today. An aide said Museveni would head state, as Radio Uganda had announced a new president would take office in the morning.

Kampala Uganda Yoweri Museveni Radio Uganda Ben Kanyangyeyo Museveni

Catholic bishops back Aquino in veiled endorsement

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines issued a joint pastoral letter urging voters to resist electoral cheating and intimidation. It called for voting according to conscience and warned of a conspiracy of evil that could thwart the public's will in the presidential contest.

Manila Philippines Corazon Aquino Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Gazette Wire Services

South African school boycott ends as pupils return

Black students stream back to classes in Johannesburg Pretoria Cape Town and Port Elizabeth after a pact reached by parents and the white government. The accord allows student councils and more funds for books, amid ongoing racial unrest and violence in townships.

Johannesburg South Africa Pretoria Cape Town Port Elizabeth Soweto Kagiso

Edwards faces retrial in federal racketeering case

New Orleans Edwin Edwards and four co defendants await a second federal trial after a hung jury ended the first trial. Judge Marcel Livaudais set March 10 for the retrial in the racketeering and fraud case. In New York the borough president Donald Manes passed office to Deputy Claire Shulman amid a bribery probe and knife injuries.

New Orleans Edwin Edwards U.S Marcel Livaudais Donald Manes Borough of Queens Claire Shulman Sam Samuels

Hispanic Population Surges to 16.9 Million in 1985

Census Bureau figures show the nation's Hispanic population rising faster than overall growth and reaching 16.9 million by March 1985, about one in fourteen Americans.

Washington United States

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