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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1985
Page
3
Thousands of smokers gathered at the Dubek cigarette plant near Tel Aviv as production resumed after a 13 day shutdown over government price controls. Dealers blocked exits to keep supply from the public while police intervened. The company warned of bankruptcy without the 41 percent price increase.
State health officials ordered all watermelons off shelves after more than 30 people in California and Oregon fell ill with nausea diarrhea and dizziness. Traces of aldi carb Temik pesticide were found in some melons. shipments from Kern and Riverside counties and from Yuma Arizona or El Centro California were halted as a precaution.
Angelina County sheriff’s officer vows not to carry a pistol cocked after accidentally firing during a gun safety lesson. Wayne Elledge said the gun, deemed safe when cocked, fired a round that pierced desk folders and hit a wall. no injuries were reported. The hammer was down and a malfunction was blamed. Sheriff Lawrence said the weapon was locked up for examination.
In Abidjan radio Conakry reports Col. Diarra Traore toppled Lansana Conte’s government in Guinea late Thursday. Conte had come to power after the 1984 coup that followed Sékou Touré’s death. Guinea, rich in minerals, faces economic woes since independence in 1958.
The Heritage Foundation says President Reagan has been timid in using his veto and must routinely veto spending bills to curb federal spending. It argues the compromise approach has failed and urges Reagan to say no more often. Massachusetts may require a snuff warning label on smokeless tobacco packages, the first state to do so.
West and East air crews risk shooting down allies’ planes in a Europe war. War games show as many as half of NATO aircraft could be downed by NATO troops due to misidentifications and non interoperable systems. Defense officials warn serious impact on combat effectiveness. The problem stems from national protection of defense contractors and fragmented stocks of weapons and codes across seven allied nations with 18 companies producing ground-to-air arms.
Beirut plans to fortify Beirut International Airport with fenced perimeters and guarded runways. President Amin Gemayel and ministers consult with military leaders as Lebanon protests U S efforts to isolate the facility at the United Nations and seeks Arab support.
A 15-year-old, Keith Flanagan of Pleasantville, was critically injured when he was snagged by a banner being lifted by an airplane at Cape May County Airport. He fell about 100 feet after breaking loose, suffering head neck and internal injuries.
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