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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1990
Page
6
Pope John Paul I condemned the detention of foreigners in Iraq in a public address from Castel Gandolfo. He prayed for those unjustly kept from their homeland, marking his first public statement on the Kuwait crisis after the August invasion.
Rescuers recovered additional bodies from a lake after an overloaded tourist boat overturned during a moon-gazing cruise. At least 21 drowned and 34 remained missing as police said 88 aboard included three British executives and 82 staff and family members.
Firefighters and soldiers battled outbreaks around Toulon and Nice for five days. One firefighter died and another was seriously injured. The Toulon fire charred up to 34 600 acres of brush and pine. A separate Nice blaze was nearly out and may have been arson according to police sources.
Architect Max Gordon died of cirrhosis in London at age 59. An international master of exhibition spaces, he partnered with firms in New York and London before striking out on his own in 1981 to design and consult on display of artworks in metropolitan spaces. He designed New Scotland Yard from 1962 to 1966 and later gained worldwide notice for his independent display design work.
A Bogota report says Western Europe has become the largest cocaine market, with Spain Italy and Holland as major receivers. Interpol and DAS cite mafia cartel cooperation to flood Europe, with prices from 27 500 to 115 000 per kilogram and purity levels driving huge profits.
At Falcon Heights Minnesota the Enterprise ride at the state fair malfunctioned for 15 minutes leaving about two dozen riders spinning in a flat wheel until it was stopped. Riders reported dizziness and vomiting and some were taken to a St Paul hospital. No one was in danger per spokesman Jerry Hammer.
Dallas police say Charles Edward Jordan hid a hostage with a rifle for three hours in South Oak Cliff. He believed the $2,000 ransom would be his to keep after authorities paid him back. The hostage Bruce Humphrey was released unharmed. Jordan was jailed on $25,000 bail on aggravated kidnapping charges.
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