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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1983

Page

2

Soviets threaten to place missiles near U.S. in 10 minutes

Soviet general Col. Gen. Chernov warned Stern that if NATO deploys Pershing 2 and cruise missiles in Western Europe the USSR will counter with missiles that could reach the United States in about 10 minutes. He denied Cuba deployment. Chernov claimed SS-20s would be deployed in Europe to balance Soviet defenses.

Hamburg West Germany America NATO Europe Cuba Nicolae Chervov Stern North Atlantic Treaty Alliance Soviet Union Chernov U.S U.S.A Chervov Andrei A. Gromyko East Berlin Reagan Western Eastern Gromyko Erich Honecker

Reagan signs papers to form reelection campaign

President Reagan, declining to state his plans for a second term, acts to establish a campaign committee and informs the FEC that this committee is his principal campaign entity. Campaign aides express strong confidence he will run, with formal announcement pending.

Washington Reagan Oval Office Paul Laxalt R-Nev Federal Election Commission Edward J. Rollins White House George Bush Larry Speakes Laxalt

Shultz Criticizes Iran Over Oil Cutoff Threat

Secretary of State George P. Shultz blasted Iran for threatening to close the Persian Gulf to oil shipping amid Iraq tensions. He indicated U S backing to France supplying warplanes to Iraq, signaling a shift toward Iraqi positions in the Persian Gulf conflict. France has sold five Super Etendard planes to Iraq.

Washington Post Service Washington George P. Shultz Iran Persian Gulf Iraq United States Shultz Reagan Administration France U.S

US professor Debreu wins Nobel in economics

Gerard Debreu of UC Berkeley wins the 1983 Nobel Prize in economics for mathematically showing how market balance between supply and demand emerges. The award marks the sixth straight year an American shared the prize. ceremony in Stockholm on December 10 will present diploma medal and 1.5 million kronor.

Stockholm Sweden Gerard Debreu University of California At Berkeley Dr. Debreu Assar Lindback Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Debreu Carl XVI Gustaf

Supreme Court to Hear Interracial Custody Case

The court will hear Linda Palmore v. Buck after a Florida judge cited her interracial remarriage as a factor in custody. The case tests if custody can be decided by a parent's race or marriage. The decision could affect inmate rights in a Lompoc murder-conviction appeal and a California hydroelectric project dispute with Indian tribes.

Supreme Court Los Angeles Times Service Washington Florida Linda Palmore Melanie Palmore U.S. Supreme Court Morison Buck Department of Justice Lompoc Calif California

Tylenol extortion trial opens in Chicago

Jury selection started in the James Lewis extortion case over cyanide tainted Tylenol capsules. Lewis, 37, allegedly wrote a letter demanding 1 million dollars from Johnson & Johnson after seven deaths in the Chicago area prompted the 1982 poisonings.

Chicago James Lewis Lewis Johnson & Johnson New York City

Yoshiwara Parlor Entry Bans Mark AIDS Fear

Tokyo sex parlors in the Yoshiwara district refuse entry to non Japanese amid AIDS fears. Signs in Turkish baths read Japanese Men Only as owners seek to avoid potential infections. In Nepal two Japanese climbers died atop Everest while a US expedition neared the summit via a new east face route. In the Arctic, the Leonid Brezhnev icebreaker rescued eight ships from ice, bringing rescued vessels to 15 as up to 50 faced the freeze.

Tokyo Yoshiwara District Japan Mainichi Shumbun Yoshiwara Katmandu Nepal Mount Everest China East Face Leonid Brezhnev Siberia Tass Chukchi East Siberian

India to Deport Hundreds of Thousands Amid Immigration Outcry

New Delhi clears rapid deportation for those entering illegally since 1971 with immediate effect in Assam where tensions flared last spring, leaving more than 4000 dead. The program targets migrants from Bangladesh and affects the entire country.

New Delhi India Government of Assam Bangladesh

King files fight over release of FBI MLK files

The Reagan administration opposes public disclosure of 20 year old sealed FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr as Sen. Jesse Helms pushes to open the records before a Senate vote on making MLK Jr day a federal holiday A judge will hear Helms' motion to release the transcripts amid the vote timing.

Washington Jesse Helms R-N.c FBI Martin Luther King Jr Helms Senate House U.S John Lewis Smith Jr

Bus rip off jolts New York school families

Hundreds of children from exclusive Upper East Side schools faced a scramble as Zizzo Transportation vanished. About 25 drivers remained unpaid and $100,000 promised to the venture was not paid. Former owner Joe Sands alleges about 400 families were signed up for the year at $850 each with $550 paid in advance.

New York Upper East Side Zizzo Transportation Joe Sands Sands Zizzo

Toronto Sun Buys The Houston Post for 100 Million

The Toronto Sun Publishing Corp. of Canada purchases The Houston Post for 100 million dollars in cash plus working capital. Assets like the downtown printing plant and part of the headquarters are excluded, with lease terms for the plant to be arranged. The Post, founded in 1885, ranks as the 17th largest U.S. newspaper.

Houston Toronto Sun Publishing Corp Canada Houston Post Post Kuyh Logan Logan Toronto Sun The

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