PLO factions clash as Beirut shelling escalates
Violence roared through Beirut and near Tripoli as Syrian backed PLO factions attacked Baddawi refugee camp. Reports conflicted over gains while WAFA claimed repulse. At least 13 dead 75 wounded in Beirut. Shells hit Zahrieh near Arafat HQ and Christian East Beirut. Premier Wazzan urged end to civilian shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire
Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Arafat
WAFA
Baddawi
Hotel Dieu
Shafik Wazzan
Amin Gemayel
Christian East Beirut
Khalde
U.S
Beirut International Airport
Marine awards four stars to wounded Lance Cpl Nashton
Marine Commandant Paul Kelley presents Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Nashton of Rome New York with a plaque bearing four stars after Nashton, wounded by a terrorist bomb in Beirut, wrote Semper Fi to the general. Kelley says Nashton deserves the honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kelley
Lance Cpl
Jeffrey Nashton
Rome
N.Y
Washington
Nashton
Beirut
Kelley
U.S. Naval Attaché Shot Dead in Athens Ambush
In Athens a gunman on a motorcycle fired seven bullets at the car of Capt. George Tsantes and his Greek driver, killing them. The attacker and accomplice escaped. the motive appears linked to the November 17 group, which is tied to past Greek political violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Wire Services
Athens
Greece
U.S
George Tsantes
U.S. Military Advisory Group
Nikos Valoutsos
CIA
Richard Welch
Andreas Papandreou
Monteagle Stearns
Envoy targets Grenada pullout by Christmas
Acting U S envoy Charles Gillespie said U S forces will exit Grenada no later than Christmas, or sooner if the interim government requests it, with withdrawal within the 60 day congressional window. He spoke after five Grenadian governing council members were sworn in at Government House following the Oct 25 invasion. Losses included 18 Americans, 21 Grenadians, and 42 Cubans reported killed. Mexico condemned the action, warning against setting a precedent for U S military intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LT. George's
Grenada
U.S
Caribbean
Charles Gillespie
Government House
Gillespie
U.S. Congress
Maurice Bishop
Washington
Mexico
Carly Simon Says She Loves Being Alone and Independent
Carly Simon, famed singer, describes herself as a dominating personality in private life and says she no longer needs a man to feel complete. She admits stage fright but notes she attends movies, parties, and restaurants solo and even sends herself flowers with a playful card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carly Simon
Miss Simon
Carly
Roths New England retreat fuels monomania and drive
In Warren Connecticut Philip Roth describes life at his rural 40 acre home with Claire Bloom as sharpening his focus and problem solving. He notes his daily discipline and prolific output from 1971 to 1975 and the intense monomania it fosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philip Roth
New York City
Roth
Warren
Conn
Claire Bloom
Current
House & Garden Magazine
Senate rejects Reagan gas decontrol and price control moves
The Senate rejected both a full decontrol of natural gas and an expansion of federal price controls amid rising heating bills. It also indicated support for increasing the national debt limit, with Baker claiming enough votes to pass despite deficits concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Reagan
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Kissinger says Nixon overruled spray of Agent Orange
In a court deposition Henry Kissinger recalls that the Nixon administration stopped spraying Agent Orange in South Vietnam in 1971 to aid a chemical weapons ban effort. He doubts health concerns influenced the decision and testifies amid a suit against five chemical firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nixon
South Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
U.S
Appeals Court rebukes Bergland on school soft drink ban
A federal appeals court ruled that Agriculture Secretary Bergland exceeded his authority when banning soft drink sales in schools during subsidized meals. The three judge panel said Congress intended limits only in areas and times meals are served, not a schoolwide ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
National Soft Drink Association
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Congress
Agriculture Secretary
Gazette Iowa Subscription Rates Notice
The Gazette Cedar Rapids announces subscription rates for Morning Editions and Sunday editions. Carrier weekly rate is 2.25 dollars and mail rates vary by term, with 4 week and 52 week options. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Former Argentina intelligence chief indicted for illicit association
Gen Otto Paladino former head of State Intelligence Agency was indicted for illicit association with a right wing terrorist group blamed for killings and disappearances in the 1970s. He was placed in preventive imprisonment along with Lt Col Rodolfo Schilici Moreno and Ruben Dario Gonzalez Figueredos, per Judge Jose Nicasio Dibur. Jose Westerkamp of the Center for Legal and Social Studies called it an important step toward illumination of the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
State Intelligence Agency
Otto Paladino
Jose Nicasio Dibur
Rodolfo Schilici Moreno
Air Force
Ruben Dario Gonzalez Figueredos
Jose Westerkamp
Center For Legal and Social Studies
Israel reports 21.1 percent October inflation
Israel announces October inflation at 21.1 percent the highest monthly rate since price tracking began 32 years ago. Annual inflation topped 100 percent for four years and is seen reaching 166 to 180 percent in 1983, driven by a 23 percent shekel devaluation and subsidy cuts raising food costs 40 to 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Gazette
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zahrieh
Bernardo Sepulveda
Organization of American States
Glamour Magazine
James Taylor
al Corley
Flynt
Los Angeles
Larry Flynt
John de Lorean
Hustler Magazine
Robert Takasugi
Donald Hodel
Senate Energy Committee
Nancy Kassebaum
Kassebaum
Flynn
Boston
Raymond Flynn
Kevin White
Melvin King
Wbz-Tv
King
White
Mondale
John Glenn
Walter Mondale
Glenn
Coalition For A Democratic Majority
KMART
Paul Phelan
Ats SR Fue
Jonathans
Mcintosh
Rome & Rec Delicious
Asset Lotatoes SH
Dale’s
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!