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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1986
Page
9
A launch failure ended at 77 000 feet when range safety shut the flight of a 2300 pound X-ray telescope meant to study distant stars for about six minutes. The space policy report urged full funding to regain space leadership and reestablish space councils and departments.
The SBA considers raising fees for loan guarantees and consulting services while keeping its voice role intact. Administration aims to shrink the agency and cut programs seen as wasteful, prompting cautious reaction from lawmakers and business leaders. Senator Dixon praises keeping SBA assets, while Levin warns of indirect dismantling. Heatherly cites self sufficiency and tighter eligibility to curb losses, projected at about 11 percent annually.
Among larger payments to Kerr McGee and PanCanadian Petroleum, the Winthrop United Methodist Church receives the smallest check, to be sent after a church merger created Church of Christ United. Frevert says rewards under a dollar are common and will be budgeted.
The United States exposed a complex scheme to move two Airbus planes to Libya via Hong Kong and Cobra Airways. British Caledonian earned about 100 million dollars in the deal, which broke U.S. and European export controls and prompted diplomatic efforts to stop the transfer.
The measure proposed by Assemblywoman Maxine Waters would force firms to divest from South Africa within four years or trigger state disposal of holdings. The Archdiocese of Baltimore said it will divest from any firms doing business with South Africa. In Soweto, violence subsided after days of clashes with police, barricades, and tear gas as residents warned of further turmoil.
Rep. Ed Parker of Mingo pleads innocent in Jasper County District Court to a gift law violation linked to a bachelor party at The Back Forty tavern in Mingo. The indictment also names Northwestern Bell lobbyist Jim Pribyl and other party attendees with related charges.
Belle Plaine residents along 11th Avenue appealed for road repairs with grading and oiling authorized by the City Council. Culverts will be cleaned to prevent standing water at 11th Avenue and 21st Street. The council took no action this night.
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