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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1983

Page

2

End of war accord signed as Syria blocks Lebanon routes

Lebanon and Israel formally end their war with a withdrawal accord signed at Khalde Lebanon. Syria retaliated by blocking Beirut Damascas and Beirut Tripoli roads and cutting Beirut to Syrian controlled Lebanon links. U.S. envoy Habib to press for full withdrawal while the pact sets a 8 to 12 week Israeli pullout and limits Lebanese actions in a 28 mile security zone.

Gazette Khalde Lebanon Israel Syria Beirut- Damascus Safar Beirut Bekaa Tripoli Helweh Palestine Liberation Organization State Department U.S Philip Habib Middle East Antoine Fattal David Kimche Morris Draper Kiryat Shmona Kimche

Panel brands aid to rebels a failure

Washington AP The House Intelligence Committee condemned CIA covert aid to Nicaraguan rebels as worsening the U S image and failing to halt leftist gun running in Latin America The report cites civilian deaths and Sandinista rallying power while backing Sandinista claims of weapons flowing to El Salvador and urges stopping covert aid for an open fund alternative

Washington House Intelligence Committee Reagan U.S CIA United States Latin America Nicaragua el Salvador Intelligence Committee House Foreign Affairs Committee

Censors clash over Turner CIA book clearance

Adm. Stansfield Turner disputes CIA censors over deletions in three chapters of his unfinished book on intelligence. He seeks a negotiated path or legal action, while former CIA officer Snepp criticizes Turner for censorship and calls it poetic justice.

New York Times Service Washington Adm Stansfield Turner Central Intelligence Frank Snepp Central Intelligence Agency Saigon CIA Turner Publications Review Board Carter Anthony Lapham Snepp Justice Department Supreme Court Random House

Irvine campus simulated incident labeled performance art

An unclothed man and woman painted with red clay staged a 12 foot deep air shaft incident outside the School of Fine Arts as part of a studio arts class. Five people and parents mistook the scene for a real emergency prompting calls to ombudsman Ron Wilson though campus police found no wrongdoing and confirmed it was simulated.

Irvine Calif Ron Wilson University of California-Irvine Wilson School of Fine Arts Jerry Anderson

States gain in federal aid report outlines shifts

A Treasury Department breakdown shows West Virginia facing an 18 percent cut in federal aid last year, the largest among the states, while Iowa received 893 million down from 961 million. The report notes overall aid declined from 94.2 billion in 1981 to 88.2 billion in 1982, with larger states absorbing more aid due to population, and mentions increases for Georgia Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico South Carolina Utah and Wyoming.

Washington West Virginia Iowa Treasury Department Georgia Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico South Carolina Utah Wyoming

Soviet vows automatic retaliation over European missiles

A senior Soviet official warned of automatic massive retaliation if new American medium range missiles reach Western Europe. Anatoly Alexandrov, president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, tied the threat to launch on warning. Western observers doubted the bluster, noting Andropov’s psychology and the KGB links.

Moscow Soviet Union Europe Anatoly Alexandrov Soviet Academy of Sciences Geneva U.S National Security Council Norman Bailey National Security Planning Andropov Bailey KGB Communist Party

Chilean labor leaders charged over national protest

A Santiago court heard charges against 10 labor leaders including Rodolfo Seguel of the Confederation of Copper Workers for inciting disorders during a one day protest against military rule. Amnesty International called for an independent inquiry into police torture. In China, Guangming Daily reports a shift in death definitions after a peasant woman was declared alive following a grave incident.

Santiago Chile Confederation of Copper Workers Rodolof Seguel Amnesty International Augusto Pinochet Peking Guangming Daily China

Pope John Paul II itinerary for Poland released

The June 16 to 23 visit covers Warsaw and six other Polish cities including five Solidarity strongholds. The pope will stay an extra day, with open air masses planned in Warsaw Poznan Wroclaw Katowice and Krakow. About 1 million attendees expected at each mass.

Warsaw Poland John Paul II Solidarity Labor Federation Wojciech Jaruzelski Solidarity Lech

The Gazette Cedar Rapids Ad Rates and Mail Terms

The Gazette established 1883 at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa details daily and Sunday publication. Subscriptions by carrier 1.95 weekly. by mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 9.20 for 4 weeks 95.00 for 52 weeks. Rates to other states 125.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions where Gazette carrier service operates. Associated Press exclusivity noted. USPS 095680.

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

Pentagon chief slams Trident tests as lousy performance

Richard DeLauer, the Pentagon research chief, said two failures occurred in five test firings of the Trident 1 missile now aboard 14 submarines. Navy officials disputed the charge while DeLauer demanded explanations at a news conference.

Washington Pentagon Navy Richard DeLauer DeLauer

VDT Safety Campaign by 9 to 5 in Boston

The 9 To 5 National Association of Working Women starts a national drive to reduce health risks from video display terminals. With 12,000 members, the group promotes user education, research, protective measures, and a toll free hotline 1 800 521 V D T S for VDT safety. Health complaints include eye strain wrist and neck pain and stress. Nationally 7 to 10 million people use VDTs.

Boston 9 To 5 National Association of Working Women

Pan Am jet returns to Miami after gear failure

A Pan American Boeing 727 carrying 67 passengers returned to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff due to nose gear retraction problems. The jet landed safely under power, then taxied for cleaning before resuming the flight bound for The Bahamas at 3:32 p.m.

Miami Pan American World Airways Miami International Pan Am James Arey New York C. Nathan Arey

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