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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1982
Page
4
London AP reports British Rail threatens to shut down the 11 000 mile system and fire 24 000 striking engineers as western region operations halt. Travelers crowd bus depots while unions press for negotiated schedules and pay.
Actor Robert Redford campaigned for Rep. Toby Moffett in New Haven as part of his fundraising effort. Redford cited Moffett's work as a representative and his environmental activism as reasons for his support in the Democratic Senate bid.
Nine cast members will play John Lennon and more than 60 figures from his life in the musical Lennon opening off Broadway in August after debuting in Liverpool last year. Bob Eaton directs the New York version with an American cast.
Michael Fagan, 30, a drifter, allegedly entered the queen’s Buckingham Palace bedroom and talked with Queen Elizabeth II for about 10 minutes before a footman removed him. He was later charged with breaking into the palace and stealing wine, with the timing tied to June 7.
Authorities arrested nine people and seized 1,200 pounds of cocaine valued at 400 million dollars, along with 450000 dollars in cash and firearms, ending a six month probe. Four arrests occurred at a truck stop on Interstate 75 south of Cleveland while five others were taken in Loudon County.
A University of Washington business student, Mark Hagen, sued a 2 year old Nelson Moore for 200 in damages after a tricycle dented his 1976 Porsche 914. A Seattle judge dismissed the case noting the defendant's age making the suit improper. Hagen contemplates federal court.
Salvage crews pulled a 50 ton U S Army M 60 tank from the Neckar River and recovered a 20 year old private driver who stole the vehicle and caused a rampage through Mannheim injuring three Germans and an American. The tank damaged cars a trolley and street furniture before sinking. Brig Gen Cromartie expressed regrets and officials offered no reason for the act.
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