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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1990
Page
3
Tens of thousands of demonstrators besieged a government building in Katmandu on Sunday to demand the resignation of the Cabinet and the disbanding of Parliament. They blocked Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand from leaving during a 15 hour standoff, while formal talks with the opposition continued inside.
Hawaii Senator Spark Matsunaga, a longtime peace advocate and champion for Japanese American internment survivors, died in Toronto General Hospital at age 73 while undergoing cancer treatment. He announced in January his prostate cancer had spread to the bone.
Movie icon Greta Garbo, the Swedish-born star who retired from film at 36 and lived largely in privacy, died Sunday at age 84. New York Hospital disclosed her death, while colleagues recalled her mystique and enduring influence on cinema.
Washington reports airlines airports and foreign governments oppose rapid deployment of neutron scanning machines despite calls from the FAA to install them at many airports. Critics say high cost bulkiness and imperfect detection limit use while proponents cite 548 deaths in 16 months from bombs on jets and threats to other flights.
Washington Post recounts 1987 shooting of U.S. Park Police Trooper Patrick Gavin during a Baltimore Washington Parkway stop for an illegal U turn. Gavin survived after weeks in hospital. FBI data show traffic stops and pursuits cause notable officer fatalities. a 1987 assailant remains in prison.
Workers pump out 35 tanks near Yellowstone National Park after leaks from Church Universal and Triumphant shelters. Tanks hold 634 500 gallons total. initial leaks reported 4 000 gallons with 15 000 unaccounted. Cleanup overseen by Envirocon with long term recovery planned.
Armenians armed with gasoline and torches besieged the KGB headquarters in Yerevan and attempted to destroy it. A blast wounded a man and a girl, with KGB saying bandit attack while locals blamed agents over a weapons arrest or a chemical leak at Nairit plant.
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