Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1988

Page

13

Drug probe ties Nassif to Cedar Rapids heroin ring

An undercover narcotics affidavit links Nassif Attiyeh and relatives in Lebanon to a Cedar Rapids heroin distribution network. The investigation, involving the FBI, DEA, ISP, and other agencies, traces a Beirut parcel containing heroin to Nassif with a street value estimated around five million dollars.

Richmond Alvin ‘Overbaugh Nassif Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement Cedar Rapids Lebanon Immigration and Naturalization Shaker Nassif Attiyeh U.S Shaker Rose Nassif FBI Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Iowa State Patrol State Divi George H. Chalhoub 15Th St Missouri Highway Patrol George Maria Chalhoub Shaker Nassif Chalhoub

Explosions Hit Las Vegas Area Plant Complex Killing One

Two blasts leveled a fuel plant and a nearby candy factory near Henderson. A toxic cloud spread over five miles prompting evacuations for 20 blocks. NASA said ammonium perchlorate supply unaffected for shuttle launches planned through mid 1989.

Henderson Gary Bloomquist Kidd & Co California Institute of Technology Pasadena Bob Finn Finn John Conrad America West Airlines NASA Gibson Green Valley Jack London Desert Spring Hospital Las Vegas Doug Bradford Glen Halla Nursing Home Las Vegas Convention Center Rick Rieckmann Pacific Washington Pacific Engineering Department of Defense Don Amiter Marshall Space Fir Center Huntsville Ala Morton-Thiokol U.S Minuteman Titan Kerr-McGee Pentagon

Reagan Softens Tone on Soviets and Glasnost Push

President Reagan urged the Soviets to go farther in glasnost during a briefing with audience questions. He offered the possibility of the U.S. giving Gorbachev the benefit of the doubt up to a point and spoke of a future summit. Reagan also voiced a goal to rid the world of nuclear weapons and imagined a space threat uniting humanity.

Reagan Gorbachev

Hostages held at Summerland Hotel amid Iran France deal

The release was awaited after France agreed to pay Iran 670 million dollars on a 1 billion loan from the late Shah. Payments had been frozen since the 1979 Iranian revolution. Kidnappers in Lebanon were tied to Iran, with Washington awaiting terms of release details.

Summerland Jnah France Iran Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Lebanon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sion Linn County Overbaugh Jfk New York City Beirut St. Louis Murphy Nan Joe Hedrick Hedrick Soviets Mom State Department Uals Better Homes and Gardens Strong Housewares Santa Fe Armstrong Gifts Oneida Rogers Ias Armstrong Brooks Armstrong Sports Center Second Avenue Five Seasons Center Armstrongl Folténe Wst Jcpenne Westdale Mall Rapids
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication