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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1983
Page
4
The Gazette relocates obituaries to the last left page of section A page 12A to allow expanded obituary coverage and to publish Vital Statistics Weather Report and obituaries in the same area daily. The move also puts late news at the front, aiding reader access to U S World updates.
Walter Mondale and Rep. Harold Washington left a Palm Sunday service early as more than 150 demonstrators booed and chanted for Bernard Epton. Police cleared a path as the candidates exited, underlining tensions after Mondale's endorsement of Daley in the Chicago Democratic primary. Washington called primaries spirited but said controversy had dissipated.
A presidential commission says society has an ethical duty to ensure equitable access to health care for all Americans even amid budget cutbacks. The 11 member panel led by Morris Abram argues the federal government bears ultimate responsibility, while cautioning against cost-cutting measures that worsen inequities.
Lech Walesa told about 600 cheering supporters near his birthplace that the time will come when we will win. The crowd after Palm Sunday mass at St Brygida's echoed praise as the Solidarity leader, recently released, signaled victory with a v for victory gesture.
A car owned by U.S. Rep. Bill Archer was destroyed by a bomb near a country club in San Antonio, with no injuries. The vehicle bore congressional plates, and Archer said the attack did not appear aimed at him or his family. A nearby Cadillac Seville owned by oilman John Mitchell was also bombed a week earlier with no injuries.
U S envoy Philip Habib met Israeli leaders amid reports from Beirut of new Lebanese ideas to break the stalemate but Israeli officials said the proposals touched only peripheral issues. They stated Habib brought nothing new on the core questions blocking a troop withdrawal.
A UPI report says Chinese officials told House Speaker Thomas O Neill and 12 congressmen in Peking that progress in relations hinges on the United States ceasing interference in internal affairs. Taiwan was implied as the dispute area. Beijing spoke through Liao Chengzhi, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.
Pope John Paul II led Palm Sunday ceremonies in St. Peter’s Square with palms and olive branches waved by crowds. He later addressed Romans from the Vatican Palace window urging participation in Holy Week services during the Holy Year of the Redemption begun Friday with the Holy Door opening.
The 12th Easter Seals telethon in Los Angeles raised about $21.33 million in cash pledges and donations after a 20 hour broadcast. Executive Director John Garrison noted the tough economy but praised the result reached Sunday. Pat Boone hosted for the third year as the show aired from a Hollywood studio to 125 cities.
On this date in 1797 Nathaniel Briggs was granted a patent for an improvement for washing clothes—the first washing machine. The device marked a milestone in domestic labor and mechanical innovation.
About 150 Palestinian schoolchildren in Jenin area fell ill from sulfuric gas exposure, raising totals to over 270 across several days. Schools were closed after warnings and claims of threats linked to Land Day, with UN involvement requested by local leaders.
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