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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1988

Page

5

Palau president found dead in his home

Salii, 54, Palau president, was found shot in his residence Saturday amid a rift over a U S self governance plan. Initial reports varied on whether suicide or gunfire caused death, with officials later noting a gun was found and suicide not ruled out.

Koror Palau Salii Pacific United States Theodore Obak

Iraqis celebrate cease fire amid crowded shops in Baghdad

Crowds filled stores waving flags on the first day of the Iran Iraq truce as UN observers report no front violations. Iraqi officials claim an Iranian helicopter and vessel challenged the cease fire in Hormuz while Iraq says an Iranian soldier infiltrated a position.

Baghdad Iraq Iran U.N Strait of Hormuz Gulf United Nations Slavko Jovic U.N. Iran Security Council Jovie John Annand Mohammed Mahdi Saleh al- Qadissiya Saleh Saddam Hussein

Thatcher backs internment debate after deadly IRA attack

In Omagh Northern Ireland Protestant lawmakers push for selective internment following an IRA car bomb that killed eight British troops and wounded 27. Prime Minister Thatcher flew from holiday to address the crisis as Parliaments demand action and authorities cite Libyan arms links.

Omagh Northern Ireland IRA Irish Republican Army Ireland Tom King King Margaret Thatcher Cornwall London Ken Maginnis Maginnis Tyrone

Hinckley nude sketch prompts hospital trip cancel

AP reports Hinckley sought a nude sketch of actress Jodie Foster prompting a Washington hospital to cancel a planned field trip for patients. Secret Service found disturbing entries in his St Elizabeths records. officials said further clinical assessment was needed before any outing.

Washington (Ap Hinckley Jodie Foster Secret Service St. Elizabeths Hospital Foster Hinkley Reagan Washington Mental Hospital

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