Blind climbers conquer Mount Rainier summit
Five blind climbers with Braille maps an epileptic and two deaf adventurers reached Mount Rainier's 14 410 foot summit. They unfurled flags hugged and cheered triumph over a belief that the handicapped cannot reach high horizons. They faced ice falls on descent and planned to return to Paradise Lodge.
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Paradise
Wash
Mount
Rainier
Chuck O’brien
Philadelphia
Richard Rose
Vancouver
Rose
Supreme Court
Ingraham Glacier
Justin McDevitt
Rosemont
O’brien
Kirk Adams
Snohomish
Alec Naiman
New York City
Jim Whittaker
Everest
Ingraham Flats
Sheila Holzworth
Des Moines
Iowa
Frederick Noesner
Glenside
Douglas Wakefield
Arlington
Paul Stefurak
Federal Way
Seattle Recreation Club For the
Paradise Lodge
L A murders tied to narcotics in Laurel Canyon case
Four people were found bludgeoned to death in a Hollywood Hills Canyon home. Ronald Launius, 37, a former Air Force sergeant who served time on drug charges, was linked to narcotics arrests. Victims included Joy Miller, 46, arrested for drug dealing, and William DeVerell, 44, with multiple narcotics convictions. Susan Launius, 29, survived and is in critical condition. Police declined comment while Mrs. Launius is treated and questioned as a potential witness.
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Los Angeles
Laurel Canyon
Air Force
California
Ronald Launius
Susan
Canyon
Hollywood Hills
Launius
Joy Audrey Miller
William DeVerell
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Lefever named adviser to Haig on security issues
Ernest Lefever, who withdrew his Senate nomination for the State Depart ment human rights post, has been sworn in as a consultant to Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. He will advise on terrorism counterterrorism and nuclear nonproliferation and may work on special projects and other foreign affairs matters.
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Washington Post
Washington
Ernest Lefever
Reagan
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander Haig Jr
Lefever
Haig
Joe Reap
Reap
Leaning Tower of Pisa to Tilt Out in 30 Years Says Team
World PISA Italy AP report says the Leaning Tower of Pisa will fall in 30 to 40 years if tilt continues. Researchers Gero Geri and Brunetto Palla of the University of Pisa measured a one twenty eighth inch tilt in the past year, noting no immediate danger but need for support work.
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Pisa
Italy
Gero Geri
Brunetto Palla
University of Pisa
Institute of Topography
Geri
Defense eyes Atlanta poll on Williams trial fairness
Defense lawyers consider a scientific poll in Atlanta to gauge local prejudice toward Wayne Williams, a 23 year old black freelance cameraman charged with murder in the Nathaniel Cater case. The poll, aimed at shaping strategy, could cost about $10,000.
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Atlanta
Wayne Williams
Williams
Nathaniel Cater
Eva Marie Saint Turns 57 Today
Actress Eva Marie Saint marks a birthday today age 57 with fanfare and media attention noting her enduring career and public profile in film and theater.
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Eva Marie Saint
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier cost 1.65 weekly, by mail 8 issues weekly rates 85.80 per year, 123.00 for out of state. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. USPS 095680.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Low
U.S. Territories
Gazette
Associated Press
Gunman Misses Protestant Leader In Belfast Shooting
A single shot was fired at a police car carrying Rev. Ian Paisley in Belfast but missed. An anonymous caller claimed INLA responsibility, calling Paisley a legitimate target. Paisley, under protection, said he would continue his work as normal.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ian Paisley
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Irish National Liberation Army
Paisley
INLA
British Broadcasting Corp
RUC
ILA
Irish Republican Army
Democratic Unionist Party
Humphrey Atkins
IRA
Atkins
Britain
Ern Ireland Council
Maze
Joe McDonnell
Sinn Fein
McDonnell
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Donna
Lori
Inglewood Park
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Los Angeles Times
London
API
Southall Broadway
Hambrough Tavern
Southall
Manila, Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Cesar Virata
Imelda Marcos
Marcos
New Society Party
Manila and Human Settlements
Virata
Interim National Assembly
Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Isabel Peron
Francisco Franco
Peron
U.S
Royal Office Services, Ltd
Fifth Avenue
Son
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Westdale Mall
the Value Hardware Stores
Vernon Heights
MT. Vernon RD
Edgewood
Edgewood RD
N.W
Food Press
Mirro
Mason
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