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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1988
Page
3
The Aurora express carrying about 800 passengers derailed and burst into flames near Bologoye, about three hours after leaving Leningrad. Tass reported 22 dead including children and 107 injured in the Tuesday accident between Leningrad and Moscow.
A solidarity strike grows in Poland as miners press for legalization of the outlawed union. Some 3,000 miners holed up at the July Manifesto complex near Jastrzebie for two days, with Morcinek mine workers and Szczecin dock workers joining in support.
Diplomats and press reports said thousands gathered in Rangoon and Mandalay, demanding an end to 26 years of socialist rule. In Rangoon, student leaders spoke as about 5,000 protesters assembled outside Rangoon General Hospital, the largest rally since last week’s deadly riots toppled President Sein Lwin.
The Culture Ministry rejected Izvestia report that libraries were ordered to purge political books before Gorbachev. Natalya Gavrilenko said librarians were urged to remove duplicate Brezhnev era copies to free shelf space for newer or formerly restricted works.
North Korea consents to a Wednesday meeting to attend proposed talks with South Korea on Friday. The decision clears the path for first cross border contacts since 1986 and raises slight hope of ending the Olympic boycott. Relayed by Pyongyang in a morning call to Panmunjom Red Cross liaison at the border village.
The General Assembly approved 35.7 million dollars for three months of U.N. military observers to monitor the Iran Iraq truce. The funding covers international personnel and operations in the eight year conflict.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. died of cancer at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie on his 74th birthday. A Liberal Democrat, he began his political career in 1949 and won the 20th Congressional District seat, serving three terms before retiring in 1955.
The Salem Church Dam near Fredericksburg Virginia was listed as real in Britannica though it only existed on paper as an Army Corps of Engineers proposal since 1944. Britannica spokesman Larry Grinnell said mistakes occur.
Soviet scientists monitored the U S test Kearsarge at the Nevada Test Site as part of a treaty oversight. The device detonated 2,012 feet underground beneath PAHUTE MESA, producing surface effects seen by both nations’ officials in the control center 30 miles away. Observers hailed the test as a step toward stability and a potential ban on testing.
FDA approves Upjohn Co to market Rogaine the first prescription drug aimed at hair growth for male-pattern baldness. About 2,300 balding men at 27 centers tested. 39 percent saw dense or moderate regrowth with 2 percent minoxidil. Market launch within six weeks, pricing undisclosed. Consumer Reports questions Study scope and long term effectiveness.
The Israeli military said four Arabs were expelled on Wednesday and 25 more ordered deported. Israel Television reported a 9-year-old girl killed in a West Bank riot, while hospital officials said troops beat 105 Arabs in Gaza under curfew. Protests continued with injuries reported.
Two pursuing bank robbers shot one of about 25 captives aboard a seized bus at a Bremen rest area near Osnabrück. The victim was rushed to a Bremen hospital in critical condition after police halted an attempted accomplice capture and the robbers fled with remaining hostages.
Authorities rounded up 87 suspects in a cross state raid spanning West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio. The 18 month probe uncovered more than 120 stolen motor vehicles heavy equipment and weapons plus five pounds of cocaine. The operation aimed to curb a regional theft problem and was announced at Huntington Civic Center.
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