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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1979
Page
4
Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Edsel McMickle, a 30 year department veteran and 1971 appointee, wore a cap and gown to accept his diploma at the Coliseum on Saturday. Fellow graduate Linda McNeal adjusted her cap beside him.
British vessel Pacific Fisher carrying up to 60 tons of spent nuclear fuel from Japanese plants to Europe will stop at Honolulu Harbor as Rep. Cecil Heftel criticizes NRC for not warning residents. Coast Guard says informed. Governor seeks health department review amid leakage concerns.
Vietnam and the United Nations reach a seven point plan to allow about 20 000 Vietnamese to leave legally with 5 000 bound for the United States The plan aims to slow the daily boat people exodus while vets and UN officials approve exit visas in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City The Vietnamese government retains final authority on who may depart with humanitarian cases prioritized
Le Monde reports that Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Empire may have personally participated in the massacre of nearly 100 schoolboys who protested school uniform expenses. Sources in Bangui say Bokassa killed several victims as he entered the prison where they were held.
President Carter attacked Republicans and Congress in a Jefferson Jackson Day speech in Indianapolis. He defended decontrol of oil prices and SALT II, urged a New Foundation era of peace and prosperity, and urged unity as he faulted congressional resistance to energy policies.
An unidentified gunman killed American English tutor Dwight David Goodman at his doorstep in Adana Turkey on Saturday morning. Police say he worked for Alem Dershanesi language school and held a Miami issued passport. Details on motive or possible links to unrest remain unclear.
In Armagh, Northern Ireland, nationalist gunmen opened fire in the city center, killing a police reservist and his companion. A child narrowly escaped injury, and the reservist was shot outside his home near the Gough police barracks as he walked to report for duty.
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