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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1981
Page
3
The Advanced Passenger Train debuts December 7 on Britain's busiest intercity line with a top speed of 160 mph and ability to run on curved, decades-old tracks. The feature appears on page 12A.
The report highlights a Saturday win with an 84 to 66 score as the Cedar Rapids area notes a family season. It mentions the game on page 10 and focuses on the matchup against Northern Illinois University.
Los Angeles detectives traced killings to a loose Middle Eastern criminal cohort nicknamed the Israeli Mafia. Authorities disagree on whether it forms a true organized crime ring. Page 14A.
A Waterloo woman seeks millions in a multimillion-dollar personal injury suit against St. Francis Hospital and three doctors over alleged negligence leading to blindness paralysis and brain damage after a November 1977 emergency room incident. The case raises questions on emergency care standards and staff adequacy as well as whether an unborn child counts as a person under Iowa law.
A Chicago area firm run by Turkish national Nedim Sulyak is under federal grand jury scrutiny for allegedly selling more than 10 million in military aircraft parts to Libya. Evidence includes 1.4 million dollars of parts seized at O'Hare Airport in September.
Fransie Geringer an 8 year old with progeria travels from Orkney South Africa to Amsterdam and then Anaheim to meet Pinocchio at Disneyland a journey funded by donors through the Sunshine Foundation and Sunshine City Jaycees. He will meet 9 year old Mickey Hays of Hallsville Texas also affected by progeria. The boy and his family describe awe at Dutch canals and old buildings as they begin their journey.
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