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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1983
Page
5
Nashville AP reports singer Tom Jones earned his 5000th hotel room key during a Las Vegas concert. Martha Haggard of Mercury Polygram Records said fans have long offered room keys underwear and flowers at his shows over the years.
Robert F Kennedy Jr suffers another setback as a jury acquits Leonard Walker of fracturing a co worker's jaw in a July incident. Judge Rosenberg offered encouragement noting Kennedy's proper trial and suggesting witness issues may have influenced the verdict. Kennedy had failed his first bar exam and awaits results from the second attempt.
Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, 65, rejects Assembly Speaker Willie Brown's claim that candidates must avoid aging. Bradley notes he would be 68 during the 1986 campaign and cites Reagan's late ascent after a prior loss, arguing age should not disqualify a run.
Umberto II of Italy, 78, dies in Geneva after 37 years in exile from a monarchy abolished by referendum. His dying wish to revisit Naples, Rome and Turin remains unmet. he uttered Italia as he died, with ex-wife Maria Jose and four children at his side.
After eight years of failed attempts, giant pandas Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing mated for two minutes at 10 45 am CST Friday. Zoo spokesman Mike Morgan announced the breeding and noted plans for artificial insemination were canceled as frozen sperm from London Zoo donor Chia Chia would be flown in. Ling Ling typically has a three day heat cycle, with conception possible only on one day.
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