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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1983
Page
13
World conservatives secured a majority of over 100 seats in Britain. Margaret Thatcher became the first incumbent PM in 83 years to win a full five year term with a solid majority, while her party achieved consecutive majorities for the first time in 24 years.
An unidentified worker pockets empty boxes as Nicaraguan consul offices in New Orleans prepare to depart. Washington orders expulsion of 21 Nicaraguan consular officials and the closing of all six Nicaraguan consulates in the United States in retaliation for the prior expulsion of three U.S. diplomats in Nicaragua.
Pfc. Shawn Lau a 20 year old U S Army Ranger from Oelwein was killed during jungle training in the Panama Canal Zone. He served with the Black Berets. Iowa officials urged an Army investigation into the incident.
Monday night riot police clashed with striking union members and sympathizers at Wilson Foods plants in Cedar Rapids. Twelve arrests and one injury followed isolated rock throwing before calm returned and talks began with company officials in Chicago to end the strike started Saturday.
A Los Angeles superior court jury ruled in favor of CBS News Dan Rather and producer Stephen Glauber in a slander suit brought by a doctor who claimed a 1979 60 Minutes segment wrongly tied him to insurance fraud. The decision solidifies CBS position against the plaintiff.
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