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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1990
Page
3
Governor Bill Clements called the 500000 gallon spill effects greatly exaggerated and announced a health department ban on fishing in Galveston Bay. He later allowed limited bioremediation despite initially canceling plans to use oil eating microbes.
A Delta rocket boosted a navigation satellite into orbit near Cape Canaveral at 1:39 a.m. It enhances U S military location accuracy to within 50 feet. The unmanned craft streaked into a clear sky trailing fire over the Atlantic. The launch marks a step in a series of space assets aimed at pinpointing unit positions.
Moscow reports that the Soviet government is drafting tens of thousands of soldiers and up to 15 percent of civilian trucks, with even the KGB mobilized to harvest a record grain crop that exceeds the collection capacity. Germany Sign Election Treaty in Historic Move Toward Unification. Trinidad Official Dismisses Resignation Pledge as Invalid after hostage siege ends.
The U S House passed a bill allowing 71 major airport authorities to levy a passenger fee up to 12 dollars per round trip to fund airport expansion. The measure faces Senate opposition though supporters say it would ease congestion and fund modernization while critics cite existing funds and tax already paid by travelers.
Roswell Gilbert, 81, released after more than five years for the 1985 murder of his ailing wife Emily, who suffered from Alzheimer's and osteoporosis. He apologized, saying he was wrong to kill her and cited mental trauma. Governor Martinez and the Florida Cabinet granted clemency on humanitarian grounds. Gilbert plans to regain his health and weight after prison.
The Senate kept President Bush's 1991 B-2 bomber budget intact but added tests before funding can proceed. The vote 97 to 2 supported restricting the $4.6 billion program until critical Stealth tests are done, amid broader defense-finance debate and prior House action halting production at 15 planes.
Timothy Swanson a 26 year old Peace Corps volunteer from Cheyenne Wyoming was released after 50 days in captivity by Communist rebels in the central Philippine island of Negros He said he is tired happy and wants to go home His release was welcomed by U S Ambassador Nicholas Platt and President Bush spoke with Swanson's parents after the news broke
After two months of testimony and arguments the government case against Mayor Marion Barry goes to a 12 member jury. Jurors sequestered since trial start receive 14 counts of drug possession perjury and conspiracy as closing statements emphasize prosecution's pursuit versus defense conceded occasional cocaine use. Judge Jackson instructs jurors to ignore outside appeals and not consider targeting claims.
The House voted 289 to 134 to cap punitive damages at 150000 or the compensatory award for women victims of intentional workplace discrimination. The bill aims to curb huge jury awards and reverses several Supreme Court rulings, facing a Bush veto threat.
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