Frederic slams Gulf Coast causing many deaths and damage
Hurricane Frederic struck the Gulf Coast with 130 mph winds and heavy rains, killing at least eight and injuring hundreds. Dozens of homes and businesses flooded, power lines down, roads washed out, and coastal resorts endangered. Alabama guards patrolled Mobile for looting as the storm weakened to a tropical storm.
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Mobile
Ala
UPI
Frederic
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Louisiana
Florida
Grand Bay
Prichard
Dothan
Pensacola
Fla
New Orleans
Mississippi
National Weather Service
Miami
Tuscaloosa
Pascagoula
Miss
Fairhope
Jack
Mobile Bay
Gulf Shores
Hurricane Fred graphic humor on picture page
The Picture Page shows Hurricane Fred imagery mixing destruction with humor. Joan Kennedy, wife of Senator Edward Kennedy, says the role of first lady does not scare her as she discusses public life. Page 11A.
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Joan Kennedy
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Mass
Bufano shifts from youth options to film and TV stardom
A brief item notes Vincent Bufano now stands as a movie and television star after exploring three career paths in youth. It highlights his rise in entertainment with a nod to his early options.
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Vincent Bufano
Dear Abby on coping with a distant child
A reader asks how parents handle a child who feels more like a stranger than a son. Page 16A. Also notes on prudent business speech and an index item about restraint.
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Abby
Kiss concert tickets sell out fast at Five Seasons Center
The Kiss show on October 10 drew heavy demand with 7 000 of 10 tickets sold in 75 minutes at the Five Seasons Center box office. Six cash only sellers handled sales, with mail orders to be processed next day and about 1 200 tickets remaining at noon.
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Kiss
Five Seasons Center
Des Moines
Five Seasons
Mike Gebauer
Gebauer
Mount Etna eruption kills nine tourists near summit
Ash and volcanic bombs from Mount Etna strike a group of about 200 tourists near the crater rim in Sicily. Nine killed, two dozen injured as rescue teams find multiple bodies and assess hospitalizations amid concerns the toll may rise.
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Catania
Sicily
Europe
Mount Etna
Unpaid tax prompts Westdale question
A Cedar Rapids businessman, Stanley Zegel, has paid back taxes totaling $9,294.54 for part of the Westdale Mall site, but questions remain over who bears ongoing tax responsibility. The issue stems from a transaction chain involving the Westdale organization and Skogman Homes, with Delinquent taxes disclosed in The Gazette. The matter centers on 2 to 3 acres of the 85 acre Westdale site and could affect future title transfer.
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Cedar Rapids
Westdale Mall
Linn County
Stanley Zegel
Iowa Data Processing Corp
Zegel
Tom Leahy
Treasurer's Office
Westdale
James Hennessey
Westdale-Skogman
Tion
Dick Moowe
Ernest Hahn Co
el Segundo
Calif
the Gazette
Skogman Trust
Moewe
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Center Point
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America
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Erma Bombeck
Erma
Dick Hogan
Gazette
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Bergamo
Italy
Ken Sullivan
1828
Fifth Ave. SE
Westdale Organization
Skogman Homes
Merchants’ National Bank
Skogman
MNB
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