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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1983
Page
3
The caption notes a New York to Seoul route for a South Korean 747 allegedly shot down near Sakhalin and identifies an AT RIGHT 1982 file photo of a Soviet SU-15 fighter, the type U S says fired the shot.
The United States says the Soviet explanation for the downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is totally inadequate. One passenger was Rep. Larry McDonald and about 30 Americans were aboard the jet. there were no survivors. The U.S. and South Korea seek an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
Secretary Shultz says the plane was shot down by the Soviets. The list includes passengers who boarded in New York with towns and ages such as James Burgess 57 Seneca South Carolina Cecilia Chuapoco 52 Teaneck New Jersey Edith Cruz 24 Chattanooga and Edgardo Cruz 59 Irvington New Jersey.
Lawmakers condemned the Soviet attack on the unarmed South Korean airliner with 269 aboard. Rep. Hartnett called it like attacking a school bus while Byrd urged canceling the grain pact. Baker urged continuing dialogue toward peace. Sen. Grassley was touring Nigeria.
Iowa farm leaders urged calm as grain markets fell following the Soviet downing of a South Korean airliner carrying a U.S. congressman. They rejected calls to cancel the U.S. Soviet long term grain pact, saying it could be breached only in national emergency or war. Soybeans fell 30 cents on fears of an embargo, while the USDA said the Soviets bought 400000 tons of corn and 500000 tons of wheat after trading.
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