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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1990
Page
6
Hurricane Gustav weakened to a dangerous storm steering from the Leeward Islands into the Atlantic. Warnings were dropped as the system moved away from the Caribbean chain.
L Opinion reports about 30 deaths from cholera in Meknes and surrounding areas with over 200 treated in Meknes. The epidemic has spread to Fez and Taza, while Health Ministry figures on Saturday listed 24 deaths.
Haitian President Ertha Pascal Trouillot defies calls to step down and says November elections will proceed as scheduled. Seven of twelve political groups who appointed her provisional government demand resignation. five ministers resigned last week. In Yugoslavia, 69 coal miners' bodies recovered and 100 others remain trapped after an explosion as rescuers dig toward the site.
The National Endowment for the Arts confirmed Monday that four grants to Karen Finley Holly Hughes Tim Miller and John Fleck were vetoed by NEA Chairman John Frohnmayer in June for not enhancing public understanding and appreciation of the arts. The four performers appealed and were denied again after another staff review. Lawyers for the artists say they will sue in federal court claiming political bias and First Amendment violations.
York Times reports Petrosani and surrounding towns in Romania grapple with severe shortages eight months after Ceausescu's overthrow. Citizens describe scarce fuel, poultry, bread, sugar limits, and uneven stores while miners recall past strikes and leaders who vanished after suppression of dissent.
The Supreme Court will begin its new term Oct. 1 with one seat empty as nominee David Souter faces Senate confirmation delays. A committee vote may not occur before Sept. 27 and a full Senate vote could slip to Oct. 1 or Oct. 8, delaying his swearing in.
Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan faces criticism for calling Yellowstone devastated by the 1988 fires. Senator Max Baucus says his remarks reveal a misunderstanding of park and local concerns as Lujan meets with Church Universal and Triumphant leader Elizabeth Prophet over park impacts and a diesel fuel leak at the church’s underground shelter complex.
The Soviet Union will allow an international commission to access prisons and archives to determine what happened to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg who vanished into the Soviet system after saving Jews. Investigators expect KGB files to help prove or disprove reports of his 1947 death. Irwin Cotler says the inquiry mirrors Katyn findings.
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