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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1988
Page
3
Federal investigators allege 15 or more Air Force fighter pilots aided in a scheme to obtain FAA ratings for future commercial aviation jobs. An Air Force colonel and five others were named in Miami grand jury indictments, including two former pilots now working as airline flight engineers.
A federal official says record-low water along a 300-mile stretch from western Kentucky to southeastern Arkansas has caused riverbanks to cave in, forming a series of sinkholes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman described the depressions as river levels fall.
A joint peace cruise brings 50 Soviets and 125 Americans aboard a Mississippi River voyage from St Louis to New Orleans. Workshops cover perestroika glasnost and democratization and social issues, human rights, and more during the nine day trip ending August 14, a day before the Republican National Convention.
Baltimore report says Vasiliy I. Moroz of the Soviet Space Research Institute announced plans for an atomic powered rocket engine to propel a manned Mars voyage in the early 21st century. Experts expect a new type of rocket to handle the 114 year round trip.
FRANKFURT West Germany Mathias Rust 20 just out of a Soviet prison learned he may lose his pilot license face a criminal trial at home and a bill from his flying club. Vietnam will accept boat people Thailand Bangkok Nguyen Co Thach said Vietnam will take back tens of thousands who fled by boat and want to return.
U.S. Rep. Mario Biaggi and four others were found guilty on racketeering and several related counts for turning Wedtech Corp into a bribe paying enterprise. The verdicts came after five days of deliberation. sentencing is set for November 18.
Seven railroad police officers are suspended after a 5 year old videotape showed Sgt. Richard DeClara naked at Grand Central Terminal on St Patrick’s Day 1983. The tape depicts harassment of the homeless and a derogatory remark to a black man with others watching and laughing.
The Navy released revised base club regulations banning topless and other sexually oriented entertainment for officers and sailors. The measure aims to curb harassment by enforcing discretion and modesty standards and requires clubs to offer wholesome entertainment for a mixed audience.
In San Diego a judge sentenced ex California Highway Patrolman Craig Peyer to 25 years to life for strangling Cara Knott and flinging her body from a 65 foot bridge while on duty. Judge Huffman faulted the agency for not acting on a prior complaint and said Knott would be alive if action had been taken.
In a split campaign day Dukakis in Philadelphia Mississippi urged wiser military spending and backed a nuclear freeze while Bush in Corpus Christi Texas argued Dukakis would cede leadership. Bush stressed anti disarmament claims and faced a cool reception from Gov George Deukmeijian as Senate Republicans pushed more aid to the Contras.
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