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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1992
Page
3
Adm. Robert Kelly removed from command of the Pacific Fleet after a June skit at Miramar Naval Air Station mocked Rep. Patricia Schroeder with crude references. The uproar followed a social event for F-14 pilots that included a risqué song about Schroeder and women in combat.
The United States offers 2 million dollars for Pablo Escobar information, joining Colombia’s 1.4 million offer. Escobar fled a prison near Envigado on July 22 with aides, triggering a major joint search by Colombian authorities and U.S. help. The combined reward marks one of the largest for a criminal capture.
U.S. District Court Judge John Garrett Penn held John Hinckley Jr liable for damages to three men wounded in the 1981 Reagan assassination attempt. The ruling states sanity in the criminal case does not absolve civil liability and notes punitive damages await a later trial. the plaintiffs seek royalties from his life story as part of the damages dispute.
Washington AP John Sirica the federal judge who pressed for truth in Watergate died Friday at Georgetown University Medical Center of cardiac arrest aged 88. He helped force Nixon to turn over White House tapes and presided over key trials and indictments in the scandal.
The VA launches a program to detect unusual illness patterns among Persian Gulf War veterans amid reports of fatigue low mood hair loss joint pain rashes parasitic infections and gum problems. Marine Capt. Dave Fournier hospitalized at Camp Lejeune with pneumonia heart issues and fatigue since returning 16 months ago. An Army study of Indiana reservists linked similar symptoms to stress.
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin praised James Baker as a smart campaign strategist for President Bush after Baker resigned as secretary of state to become Bush's chief of staff. Harkin called the move a sign of a tough race and noted Baker’s campaign experience. He joked about not attending the Republican National Convention with fellow Iowa lawmakers.
In Washington federal court Judge Royce Lamberth warned former CIA spymaster Clair George he could be held in contempt after repeatedly interrupting prosecutor Craig Gillen during his Iran Contra cover-up trial. George faced three obstruction of Congress counts and six perjury and false statements counts.
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