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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1983

Page

2

Five Boys Found Dead. Bookkeeper Arrested in Utah Case

Five boys kidnapped over four years were found in shallow graves near Salt Lake City and Utah County. A 32 year old bookkeeper described as an acquaintance of one victim, Roger Downs, is jailed on homicide charges as investigators say the killings occurred in Salt Lake County. The victims include Graeme Cunningham. bodies located in Big Cottonwood Creek and Utah County. Downs may face first degree murder charges.

Salt Lake City Big Cottonwood Creek Utah County John Nielsen Salt Lake County Graeme Cunningham Salt Lake Roger Downs Nielsen Downs Maj. W.M. Stoler Cunningham Pete Hayward Utah Troy Ward Alonzo Daniels Danny Davis Kim Peterson South Salt Lake

Amnesty demands for Bubu the convict cat in Passau

West German animal lovers flood Passau with letters after a civil court sentenced Bubu a two year old alley cat to life imprisonment. Owners Franz and Elisabeth Baier face a 500000 mark fine if Bubu is found prowling, while the neighbor files the complaint after numerous visits.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur Passau West Germany Bubu Franz Elisabeth Baier Baiers Willy Bad Mergentheim Passau Civil Court

Reagan Budget Revises Deficit Projections Upward

The mid-session review shows deficits over $200 billion annually through 1988 even with higher revenues and lower spending. For 1984 the deficit is pegged at 179.7 billion, down from 188.8 billion previously, while contingency tax plans could cut 1986 and 1988 gaps if enacted.

New York Times Service Washington Reagan Congress Office of Management and Budget Treasury Donald Regan

Rain relief ends brutal Midwest heat wave

Rain and cooler air spread across the Midwest easing a deadly July heat wave. St Louis lifted its heat emergency after 1.3 inches of rain while southern Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee saw showers. Officials warn conditions may still be dangerous and drought persists in parts of the South and Plains.

Gazette Wire Services South St. Louis Vincent Schoemehl Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Dennis Slaughter St. Peters

Mick Jagger Turns 40 Seen As Matureer Rock Icon

Mick Jagger reaches his 40th birthday in London amid notes from Pete Townshend. Townshend defends Jagger against lurid rumors, praising his courtesy and responsibilities, and recalls their early meeting in a south London ballroom. Townshend envisions a toast at the pub and a future without revisiting old days.

London Mick Jagger Jack Flash Rolling Stone Pete Townshend Who Jagger Times of London Townshend The Stones

Miss Black America winner Sonya Robinson from Milwaukee

Sonya Robinson, 23, of Milwaukee defeated 26 contestants to win Miss Black America. She earned a new car 2000 dollars and a 5000 dollar personal appearance contract after a violin rendition of Spain by Chick Corea and a first place in swimsuit. She attends the University of Miami and sought the national title for scholarship funds.

Philadelphia Sonya Robinson Milwaukee Ms. Robinson University of Miami Spain Chick Corea University of Wisconsin

Nelson and Murray to co host CMA Awards

Willie Nelson and Anne Murray will co host the nationally televised Country Music Association awards show on October 10. Jo Walker Meador, executive director, said the pair have been influential in country music’s growth and agreed to host.

Nashville, Tenn Willie Nelson Anne Murray Anne Willie Jo Walker-Meador Association

Israeli plan to proceed with partial Lebanon withdrawal

Israeli Cabinet ministers in Washington say the pullback from central Lebanon will go ahead as planned. Shultz may press Shamir and Arens to delay six months, while Gid eon Patt says redeployment will occur exactly as scheduled amid ongoing fighting in the Bekaa and calls for UN supervised referendum in Syria and Israel occupied areas.

Associated Press Washington Lebanon George Shultz Yitzhak Shamir Moshe Arens Eon Patt Industry and Trade American Jewish Congress Israel Bekaa PLO Yasser Arafat al Fatah Palestine Liberation Organization Paris Amin Gemayel United Nations Syria

Scientists urge lawmakers to visit the Soviet Union

Federation of American Scientists urges congressional travel to the Soviet Union to gain first hand knowledge. It reports 73 percent of House members and 60 percent of senators have never visited Russia. Four of eight Iowa delegation members have traveled there.

The Soviet Union David Lynch Gazette Washington Reporter Washington Federation of American Scientists House Russia Iowa Charles Grassley Roger Jepsen Neal Smith Altoona Jim Leach Davenport Jeremy Stone Federation Ben Meriwether

Air Force tests high energy laser knocks out missiles

The Air Force reported its first successful experiment using a high energy laser aboard a C-135 converted aircraft. The system reportedly defeated five Sidewinder missiles fired by an A-7 fighter bomber while missiles approached at about 2000 mph.

Washington Air Force

FDA Warns Accutane Not For Pregnant Women

The FDA announced new warnings on Accutane after three pregnant women who used the acne drug gave birth to babies with severe central nervous system defects. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. has sent letters to about half a million pharmacists and doctors reinforcing the pregnancy ban.

Washington Food and Drug Administration Hoffmann-La Roche Inc Nutley N.J FDA Bill Grigg

Polish courts grant amnesty to 187 detainees

Polish courts freed 187 people since martial law ended, including at least 57 with political charges, PAP reported. Interior Ministry said passports for West travel would be issued to invited travelers or group sanctioned by the government.

Warsaw Poland PAP Interior Ministry Soviet Bloc

Fire guts largest stable at Lippizaner stud farm

A fire at the Lippizaner stud farm in PIBER Austria engulfed the largest stable, producing thick black smoke. Stablemen quickly saved 18 mares and six foals inside as the farm had just reopened to tourists after a five month closure tied to a herpes outbreak that killed eight mares and 31 foals.

Piber Austria Lippizaner Stud Farm

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