Swiss police rescue five hostages at Polish Embassy in Bern
Swiss authorities stormed the Polish Embassy in Bern with a remote stun bomb and rescued five hostages while arresting four gunmen after a 12 minute operation. Negotiations had failed as gunmen sought 1.45 million dollars and safe passage, with no extradition treaty in place.
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Bern
Switzerland
Stefan Pinowar
Associated Press
China
Albania
Poland
Kurt Furgler
Begin accuses Reagan foes of undermining Israeli authority
Prime Minister Menachem Begin charges U S officials and journalists with meddling in Israel by leaks and statements as he rejects the peace plan. Israeli jets hit Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley destroying four Syrian missile batteries amid regional push for a Mideast accord. One guerrilla was wounded at Bourj Barajneh. army gains control of the camp’s displaced population.
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Gazette
Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Reagan
Begin
Mideast
Israeli Army
Israel
Lebanon
Bekaa Valley
Syria
Bourj Barajneh
Beirut
A Boss Is Late When You Are Early and Early When Late
A dated quote defines a boss as a paradoxical supervisor who is late for others when they are early and early when others are late, reflecting a bureaucratic mindset. Copyright status noted.
Cedar Rapids library bids come in over estimate
Bids for Cedar Rapids new library total 5.868 million dollars, about 168 thousand above the 5.7 million estimate. The process reveals unusual plumbing bid structure with seven contractors bidding HVAC and plumbing together, and seven more on HVAC alone.
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Cedar Rapids
Dick Hogan
Charles Cebuhar
Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Library Foundation
Carl Bock
Brown Healey Bock Architects
Herb Stone
Brown Healey Bock
House Overrides Reagan on Supplemental Funding Bill
The Democratically controlled House voted 301 to 117 to override President Reagan on a 14.2 billion supplemental funding bill, with 220 Democrats and 81 Republicans in support. The veto's fate rests with the Senate as GOP leaders scheduled a vote amid uncertainty.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Reagan
House
Iowa
Senate
Air Force One
Ogden
Utah
Congress
Robert Michel
Illinois
Michel
Private rocket soars into space over Texas coast
The nation's first private rocket flight carried Conestoga I by Space Services Inc. of America. A 37-foot solid fuel booster rose 195 miles high, traveled 326 miles downrange, and splashed into the Gulf after a 10 minute 30 second ascent. NASA tool purchase priced at 365000 dollars. Former astronaut Deke Slayton led the launch team on Matagorda Island as spectators cheered for free enterprise.
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Washington Post
Rockport
Texas
Space Services Inc. of America
Conestoga I
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Matagorda Island
Corpus Christi
Donald “Deke” Slayton
SSI
NASA
Conestoga
Gulf of Mexico
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Paramount Theatre
Micki Shillig
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UPI Photo
Florian Kruszyk
Wysocki
U.S
Abby Money
Tip Family Today Farm
Marion Wuzzles
Iowa National Mutual
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Cebuhar
Library Foundation
Matagore
UPI
Space Services Inc
Pacific Ocean
America
Atlantic Ocean
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