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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1990
Page
3
The United Nations stopped humanitarian deliveries in Angola after the government blocked food convoys to rebel-held areas. The move endangers aid for about 2 million facing starvation amid a severe drought.
Typhoon Russ damaged or destroyed more than 2,000 homes and injured 88 people on Guam with gusts to 150 mph. No fatalities reported. Gov. Joseph Ada sent a letter to President Bush requesting a disaster declaration for federal recovery funds. In Seattle a marina fire at Leco Marine pier forced three people to jump into icy water.
Police arrested Gary LeClerc, 27, in Manchester early Saturday after a spate of nighttime house shootings shaken a city section. No injuries. several windows were shattered and walls penetrated. bail set at 510,000 with additional charges likely.
Vladimir Kryuchkov told the Congress of People's Deputies that Russia must be prepared for bloodshed to reestablish order in rebellious Soviet republics and accused Western intelligence of masterminding the collapse. Baltic officers warned of martial law if Congress fails to act. Gorbachev pledged possible direct presidential rule if ethnic hot spots remain split.
Federal prison inmates on Terminal Island earned 12 to 40 cents an hour and donated 525.50 to the Los Angeles Mission for the homeless. Mission spokesman Michael McKee and warden’s aide Harvey Trott described the gesture as empathy and holiday spirit from prisoners.
A series of quakes hit Costa Rica causing window damage and panicked shoppers in San Jose. Six temblors shook the area, with a 5.7 magnitude event near the Panamanian border. A landslide blocked a road west of the capital. Officials differed on the epicenter location. No injuries reported.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney told Marines in the Saudi desert that war could begin soon after January 15 if Saddam Hussein ignores the U.N. deadline to withdraw from Kuwait. He emphasized the president's seriousness and joined Gen. Colin Powell in briefing troops as the U.S. presses toward the deadline with allied support.
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