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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1983

Page

2

Eight bodies pulled from St Johns River in navy plane crash

Divers recovered eight more bodies in the St Johns River raising the total dead to twelve after a Navy C131 F transport plane with 15 aboard crashed near Jacksonville. One survivor, Melissa Kelly, 30, remained in intensive care as search crews prepared to resume with cranes.

Jacksonville Fla St. Johns Navy Duval County R.L. Rich Jacksonville Naval Air Station Sharon Jeronimo Guantanamo Bay Cuba Melissa Kelly

Hoffman tops Fashion Paintina best dressed list

Dustin Hoffman named romagauor of America's best dressed in the screen category by the Fashion Paintina foundation. Reagan wins statesman honor while other names include Herschel Walker Prince Philip Perry Como David Cassidy and more.

the Foundation Hoffman Reagan Helmut Schmidt Germany Herschel Walker Prince Philip of Great Britain Perry Comno David Cassidy

Poetic bartender report leads to window smash charge

A La Crosse Wisconsin bartender detailed the incident with florid similes after three drunken men harassed two women and smashed a bar window. One man was charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court with damage to property and pled innocent.

Lacrosse Wis Texas Plains Vienna Boys Choir la Crosse County

Linowitz warns covert aid harms Latin America stance

Sol Linowitz said U.S. secret support to Nicaragua opponents could violate U.S. law and the OAS charter and would damage America's standing in Latin America. He backed Reagan era aid to El Salvador if tied to steps toward a negotiated settlement. He spoke on Meet the Press.

Washington Sol Linowitz Carter America Latin America U.S Nicaragua Reagan el Salvador Linowitz NBC Meet the Press CIA Organization of American States

Bush says he is comfortable with 1984 ticket prospects

Vice President George Bush told the Houston Post he is unconcerned about whether he will be on the Republican ticket in 1984. He said he could take it or leave it and trusts party officials to choose the best formula for the campaign. Bush considers Houston his home and cited officials’ judgment.

Houston George Bush Houston Post Bush the Post Reagan

The Gazette Publication Details and Pricing

The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates are listed for carrier and mail editions with various durations and regional limitations.

THE Gazette Gazette Company Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa U.S Associated Press Cven AP News

Mudslide Threatens Reservoir Behind Thistle Utah

Flood danger rises as cracks appear in the mudslide dam holding back a 117 foot reservoir in Spanish Fork Canyon. The 3 mile barrier forces closure of rail and highway routes while 39 residents evacuate the town of Thistle. FEMA chief tours the scene as Utah officials rush gravel for repairs.

Thistle Utah Spanish Fork Canyon Federal Emergency Management Agency Spanish Fork Bill Hurley Utah Department of Transportation

Avon man charged in lover’s-lane murder

Avon police say Peter Chamberlin, 21, was charged with murdering Cheryl A. Goodhue, 22, of Brockton, by running her over with his car multiple times. Goodhue was found unconscious and died Saturday after meeting Chamberlin Friday night at a local bar.

Avon, Mass Peter Chamberlin Avon Cheryl A. Goodhue Brockton Carl Miller Ms. Goodhue Chamberlin

Iraq frees 32 wounded POWs in first Iran exchange since 1981

Iraq released 32 wounded prisoners to complete the first prisoner exchange with Iran since December 1981. The Swiss Red Cross, as neutral intermediary, said the swap followed Geneva Convention pledges to repatriate seriously ill and wounded captives. Iran handed over 32 Iraqis at Ankara on Saturday and sent them home. 32 Iranians were repatriated Sunday via Ankara.

Geneva Switzerland Iraq Iran Swiss International Committee of the Red Cross Ankara

Timerman Son Gets 35 Days Jail Over Lebanon Refusal

Daniel Timerman, son of Argentine rights activist Jacobo Timerman, was sentenced to 35 days in jail by the Israeli military for refusing to serve in Lebanon. This is his second such term after a 28 day sentence last October. Jacobo Timerman, a former Argentine publisher, was jailed in 1977 for 29 months for denouncing the government and wrote Prisoner Without a Name Cell Without a Number.

Tel Aviv Israel Daniel Timerman Jacobo Timerman Lebanon Timerman Argentina

Troops impose curfews in West Bank after protests

Israeli troops lay curfews on Nablus and the Askar and El Aza refugee camps after Palestinian youths pelted vehicles. No injuries were reported. A protester window was smashed on an army vehicle, prompting the curfew in Nablus.

Tel Aviv Israel West Bank Jordan River Nablus Askar El-Aza

Norway hunts suspected submarine near Halsnøeg Island

Norwegian navy reports oil slick in Skaaneviks Fjord and fires 12 Tern anti-submarine missiles plus depth charges at an underwater object believed to be a submarine. A special diving vessel joins the surface fleet as authorities caution about responsibility if lives are lost.

Stavanger Norway Defense Ministry NATO Baltic- North Sea Hardanger Sweden Soviet Union Erik Senstad Skaaneviks Fjord Halsnoeg Island Senstad Skaaneviksfjord Halsnoeg Stord

Medicare hospice plan faces potential benefits cut

The Reagan administration drafted rules that would cap hospice payments at about 4,332 per beneficiary, roughly 60 percent of the Congress envisioned. Officials cited costs around 11,000 to 19,000 for the last six months of life, while opponents warn the limit will deter hospices from taking sicker patients.

New York Times Washington Reagan Administration Congress House Ways and Means Robert Streimer Health-Care Financing Agency

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