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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1990
Page
3
Hundreds of Georgians gathered in the square near Government House to mark the first anniversary of the April 9, 1989 slaying of pro independence protesters. Flowers and candles recalled the crackdown by Soviet troops and its impact on Gorbachev era policy.
Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa won the first round in Peru with 36.8 percent, short of a majority and facing a runoff. Rebels attacked polling stations in Lima with dynamite, while guerilla violence killed at least two and wounded 30 in Lima and two other cities. The Shining Path aims to disrupt the election as Peruvians prepare to replace Alan Garcia.
Explosions of heat and smoke slowed crews as they carried out the salvage of about 150 victims from the Danish owned Scandinavian Star. Seven Americans aboard the troupe were rescued with one missing and presumed dead. 345 survived the fire that began in the Oslo to Frederikshavn voyage.
A fire broke out beneath the car deck of the Norvana eight miles west of the Welsh coast. One crew member died and nine people were injured from smoke inhalation, including a pregnant woman, before the blaze was controlled and victims were evacuated to Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest by RAF helicopters. The vessel carried 78 crew and 219 passengers en route from Milford Haven to Rosslare, Ireland.
In Budapest voters gave a landslide win to Hungary's main conservative party in the first freely elected government in 43 years. Democratic Forum President Jozsef Antall declared confidence that they won, while praising the Hungarian people for the result.
FBI figures show violent crime up 5 percent last year while property crime rose only 2 percent. The report covers murder, robbery, aggravated assault, rape, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft and arson across city sizes and regions.
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