Gunman Kills Five at German School in Frankfurt Suburb
A man armed with two pistols entered Fehr herr von Stein school in Eppstein-Wockenhausen and fired on students and staff. He killed teacher Hans-Peter Schmitt and police officer Gilbert Beck, then shot himself. Fourteen others injured, including four severely, as 750 students sheltered in place. Police identified the attacker as 34 year old Karel Charva from Prague.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Kurt Kraus
Karel Charva
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Feiherr von Stein
Eppstein-Wockenhausen
Franz-Adolf Gehlhaar
Michael
Gehlhaar
Hans-Peter Schmitt
Gilbert Beck
Kraus
Beck
Controllers praised for saving Air Canada jetline passengers
The FAA credited two air traffic controllers and the crew for guiding Air Canada Flight 797 from 33 000 feet after a fire disabled instruments. Pilot Capt Donald Cameron of Montreal landed in Cincinnati 13 minutes after reporting the blaze, with fire chief Jim Lanagan praising the landing as an exceptional effort.
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Gazette Wire Services
Cincinnati
Federal Aviation Administration
Indianapolis
National Transportation Safety Board
Air Canada
Donald Cameron
Montreal
Jim Lanagan
Cincinnati Fire Department
Cameron
Reagan economist hails new drop in jobless rate
Unemployment fell to 10.1 percent in May, the third straight monthly decline. White House economists forecast further drops to the mid to low nines by year end as many Americans still face joblessness and critics denounce the pace of recovery.
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Reagan
Washington
Thomas O'Neill
D-Mass
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Martin Feldstein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Feldstein
White House
San Francisco Enacts Smokers and Non-Smokers Offices Law
Mayor Dianne Feinstein signs an ordinance requiring separate smoker and non-smoker areas in private offices with the option to ban smoking if space is not fairly divided. Violations face fines up to 500 dollars per day. The measure stands as the toughest of its kind in a major city. The text notes ongoing flood relief efforts led by local authorities and the LDS Church in Utah.
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San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
Terry Holzworth
Salt Lake County
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Utah
San Salvador
U.S
John D. Wagherstein
el Salvador
Quebrada Seca Bridge
Waghelstein
United States
Ricardo Maida
Central Election Commission
Richard Stone
Mormons Win Praise for Flood Cleanup Efforts
Salt Lake City reports state wide flooding from record snowpack runoff drew up to 40,000 volunteers organized by Mormon church leaders. They filled sandbags and aided sandbagging in Salt Lake City and northern Utah, helping limit damage estimated at 200 million dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Reagan Sets National Education Agenda at Indianapolis Forum
President Reagan vowed to place basics back in schools and put parents in charge. He announced a national agenda for excellence intended to reach every child, delivering the message during a televised address at a Republican women's leadership forum in Indianapolis.
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Washington
Reagan
America
Republican Women's Leadership Forum
Indianapolis
China protests Mongolian deportations of Chinese citizens
China condemned Mongolia for expelling hundreds of Chinese nationals and warned of damaged ties. The Foreign Ministry urged Mongolia to halt deportations and safeguard the 8 000 to 10 000 Chinese residents there.
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Peking
China
Mongolia
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Shuttle rehearsal teachers Challenger lift off mock run
Five astronauts rode the space shuttle Challenger for a computer run dress rehearsal at Cape Canaveral Florida. About 200 scientists and technicians participated in an 11 a.m. mock blastoff that matched launch day except no propellant was slowed. NASA said the test went just great and kept June 18 launch on target.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dick Young
Kennedy Space Center
Jim Ball
FDA Bans Artificial Hair Fibers for Scalp Implants
The FDA prohibited all artificial hair fibers and synthetic implant methods to treat baldness after about 350 consumer complaints. Reported harms include infections swelling pain and permanent hair loss. The ruling excludes natural hair transplants using grafts on the scalp.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Federal Trade Commission
Bacteria Thrive at 482 Degrees in Ocean Vents
New York scientists report bacteria from volcanic ocean vents multiplying at 482 degrees Fahrenheit, twice the prior known limit for life. The microbes may resemble earliest Earth life and expand possibilities for life in extreme environments beyond our planet. Findings appear in Nature.
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New York
Earth
Nature
Pentagon says two advisers violated rules in El Salvador
Pentagon reports two U.S. advisers in El Salvador violated safety guidelines by entering a dangerous area. The inquiry found three advisers aboard a Salvadoran helicopter innocent of misconduct, while the two advisers face unspecified administrative action.
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Pentagon
el Salvador
Gazette Wire
Washington
U.S
Jay T. Stanley
Towson
Stanley
Defense
The Gazette Subscription Rates and Details
The Gazette lists pricing for carrier and mail deliveries, with Cedar Rapids base rate and territorial options. It notes AP exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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