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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1982
Page
6
In West Beirut, Lebanese forces detained hundreds as part of a government crackdown on Palestine Liberation Organization remnants and leftist factions. The operation aims to reassert control amid ongoing war and regional instability.
Koviljka Clendenen, 28, received her U S citizenship at a U S District Court ceremony after an 11 year fight with immigration red tape. She thanked lawmakers and her adoptive Iowa family who helped her secure permanent resident status in 1976 and now vows to pursue naturalization. Sixty seven new citizens were sworn in at the event.
Chad Rechkemmer wandered from a cornfield near his home three miles east of Oelwein while his mother carried groceries. State Patrol troopers, a bloodhound, and neighbors tracked the child for about an hour before he emerged with two kittens trailing, unharmed.
Alma Tisinger and her brother-in-law Allen performed CPR on Mark Riley after his chain saw contacted a live high voltage line at 753 Keswick Drive. Paramedics arrived minutes later and Riley was listed in fair condition at the University of Iowa Hospitals. Johnson County officials credit citizen CPR with aiding the rescue.
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