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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1988
Page
3
Arab doctors report 32 wounded as Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in the occupied territories. The death toll since the uprising began in the West Bank and Gaza exceeds 300 with thousands wounded, while thirteen Israelis have also died.
A Stockholm court ordered police to hold 41 year old Carl Gustav Christer Pettersson for two weeks to allow prosecutors to build a murder case against him in the killing of Prime Minister Olof Palme. Pettersson, a career criminal with prior prison and psychiatric treatment, has a history of alcohol and drug abuse.
Reports from Deutsche Presse-Agentur allege Chinese hospitals perform kidney transplants using organs from executed criminals. Hospital staff reportedly stand by at prisons to harvest donor kidneys and rush them to operating rooms.
Washington reports the B 2 stealth bomber will cost 516 million per plane, the Air Force says 132 aircraft total expense 68.1 billion by mid 1995 production end. New York prosecutor labels the Myerson case as crime not soap opera, citing fraud and obstruction in a judge’s divorce case.
President elect Bush chose former Texas Senator John Tower as secretary of defense amid a lengthy FBI review of allegations tied to his private life and defense industry ties. Tower pledged spending cuts and procurement reform, while Bush praised the process and Tower's record on defense spending.
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices up 0.3 percent in November led by gasoline and heating oil, while food costs at wholesale level hold steady for the second month. If sustained, the annual inflation would be about 3.3 percent, below 1987’s pace.
Federal jury in Alexandria convicts Lyndon LaRouche of 13 counts of tax and mail fraud conspiracy for defrauding tax authorities and supporters. Six aides also convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy in a case alleging over 30 million dollars in unrepaid loans. Sentencing set for January 27. maximum penalties cited.
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