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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1986
Page
1
Poland arrests underground Solidarity leader Bujak
Zbigniew Bujak, 31, long pursued by authorities since the 1981 martial law crackdown, was detained in Warsaw. As chair of the Provisional Coordinating Commission, he led 1980 Ursus factory protests and faced charges of actions to overthrow the constitutional system. Lech Walesa praised him as a brave defender of citizens’ rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Zbigniew Bujak
Solidarity
Free Trade Union Movement
Bujak
Ursus
Ministry of Internal Affairs
PAP
Provisional Coordinating Commission
Solidarity Underground
Lech Walesa
Gdansk
Citizens’ Rights
Wojciech Jaruzelski
TKK
Long-lost flag returns to Germany after decades
Robert Tiedtke of Cedar Rapids completed a two year search to locate the owners of a 5 foot square wartime flag brought home by his brother in law Wally Lund. The scarlet flag with a gold crest will be flown to Germany for its rightful owners as Lund’s keepsake goes back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Nebraska
America
Cedar Rapids
Robert Tiedtke
Cedar Dr. NW
Wally Lund
Tiedtke
Rose Sacy
West Germany
Branstad approves sale of Iowa state liquor stores
Gov. Terry Branstad signed a $2.2 billion spending bill ending the state's ownership of liquor stores. The wholesale wine business will end July 1 and 212 retail stores move to private operation next March. Beer and wine taxes rise, education funding grows, prisons for drunken drivers funded, and funds set for home birth support and university salary increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Branstad
Board of Regents
Des Moines
Iowa
Soviets warn of buildup if U S exceeds SALT II terms
Moscow says Reagan's move beyond negotiated limits is an exceptionally dangerous measure and threatens to abandon treaty commitments. Tass quotes the warning that the Soviet Union will take practical steps to prevent military strategic parity from being upset if the U S goes beyond established levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
Reagan
Tass
United States
U.S.A
Union Calls AT&T Strike Largest in Three Years
The Communications Workers of America and AT T wage offer dispute led to a nationwide walkout by about 155 000 of AT T 200 000 unionized workers at 12 01 a m EDT. The walkout began as managers prepared to take over long distance calls and other duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Rozanne Weissman
Communications Workers of America
CWA
At&t
Herb Linnen
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Bell System
Five Sikhs arraigned in plot to bomb Air India jet
Five Sikh men were arraigned in Quebec Sessions Court on charges of conspiring to possess explosives with intent to injure amid reports of a plot to blow up an Air India jumbo jet leaving New York. Spectators and reporters faced metal detectors as police guarded the box and courtroom doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
New York
Quebec Sessions Court
Pierre Garon
John F. Kennedy International
TODAY S CHUCKLE Bigamy: where two rites make a wrong
Comical quip notes a matrimonial misstep as two ceremonies collide in a lighthearted aside. The joke hinges on plural rites creating a tangled situation, prompting amused disbelief at the faux pas.
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By Mark Glenn
Gazette
Branstad Oks
Judy Daubenmier
Branstad
Pennsylvania
Pine Creek
Etna
Ronald Harris
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