Jackson to seek Demo nomination for 1984 race
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson disclosed on Sunday he will seek the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination. In a CBS interview he said a Thursday formal announcement would be made in Washington. Jackson argued greatness is measured by how society treats the young poor and elderly and suggested a woman could be a running mate.
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Jesse
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Mike Wallace
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60 Minutes
Operation
PUSH
People United To
CBS
Thatcher
Britain
Saeb Salam
Pierre Gemayel
Christian Phalange Party
Amin Gemayel
Ghassan Tueni
An-Nahar
Lebanon
Faisal Arslan
Beirut Radio
Geneva
Beirut
Guns fall silent in Beirut as talks press on
Beirut quieted after a week of deadly clashes as Geneva hosts Lebanon's reconciliation conference. Two Marines were wounded in a Saturday rocket attack. U.S. officials weigh Iranian and Syrian involvement while coffins at Dover honor 15 Lebanon dead and seven Grenada dead.
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Gazette Wire
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Geneva
Reagan
Iran
Kenneth Dam
United States
Dover Air Force Base
Delaware
Grenada
New rules proposed to curb food stamp abuse
The Reagan administration drafted rules to simplify regulations and curb fraud and duplication of benefits. It would expand income in benefit calculations, lowering allotments for some recipients and delaying emergency benefits. The proposal includes bank account checks, citizenship proofs, and a limit on change received with stamps, with potential savings in the hundreds of millions.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
Robert Leard
Food and Nutrition Service
Soviet Arctic fleet trapped as ice blocks Laptev Sea route
Ice floes trap a large group of Soviet vessels in the Laptev Sea on the Arctic shipping lane. Four icebreakers work to free them as Pravda criticizes authorities for delays and outdated loading methods delaying fleets in port.
Egyptians charged with attempting to overthrow government
Cairo state prosecutor charged 16 people with armed revolt to establish a communist system. Three remain at large. Prosecutor Rayaa el Araby said the group planned terrorist activities and assassinations of public figures in Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Rayaa el-Araby
Kaunda sworn in for fifth term as Zambian leader
Kenneth Kaunda was sworn in for a fifth term in Zambia after running unopposed in Thursday elections and receiving 93 percent of the vote. In remarks at State House he pledged to defend individual freedoms, the judiciary, press and religious institutions.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Sunday Kaunda
Britain
State House
Kaunda
The Gazette Publication Details
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and printed in Cedar Rapids Iowa. It notes address at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids and subscription rates for carrier and mail editions with regional restrictions and AP republication rights.
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Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Aftershocks in Idaho Hamper Deer Hunter Search
Killer quake set off aftershocks in central Idaho as searchers look for missing deer hunters. two children died in the 6.9 quake that struck Friday. About 30 tremors occurred between Saturday and Sunday. vehicles were stranded in fissured terrain. A separate 2.6 quake near Belgrade Maine followed near noon Sunday.
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Idaho Challis
Idaho
Linda Sells
Maine
U.S. Geological Survey
Belgrade
Augusta
Felix the Cat creator Otto Messmer dies at 91
Otto Messmer, pioneer animator and creator of Felix the Cat, died of a heart attack at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck at age 91. The Fort Lee resident had signed Felix works as Pat Sullivan in 1919 and gained recognition in the 1950s after years in anonymity. Felix appeared in over 300 silent shorts shown as film previews.
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Ntywark
N.J
Otto Messmer
Felix the Cat
Messmer
Fort Lee
Holy Name Hospital
Teaneck
Felix
Pat Sullivan
Radicals Lead Argentina Election Set to End Peronist Rule
Raul Alfonsin's Radical Civic Union led with about 55 percent of votes from 15,127 stations as 85 percent of 18 million voters cast ballots. Italo Luder trailed with 36 percent amid a turbulent economy and a transition from military rule after a 1976 coup and 74 day Falklands War.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Radical Civic Union
Peronists
Britain
Raul Alfonsin
Lorenzo Miguel
Gen. Llamil Reston
Alfonsin
Italo Luder
Falkland Islands
Murder suspect linked to 18 more slayings
Larry Eyler, a 30 year old house painter, faces a murder charge and is jailed on a 1 million bond as police link him to as many as 19 killings over three years. Investigators compare the cases to John Wayne Gacy, noting multiple stabbings and ties to Chicago area locations and victims Ralph Calise and Gustavo Herrera.
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Waukegan, Ill
Larry Eyler
Illinois
Indiana
Waukegan
Eyler
Chicago
Terre Haute
Ind
Lake County
Willie Smith
Robert Babcox
John Wayne Gacy
Babcox
Federal
Ralph Calise
Gustavo Herrera
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