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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1988
Page
3
Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita reassigns a 20 member Cabinet on Tuesday with a new aggressive justice minister at the fore. The reshuffle excludes politicians tied to the Recruit scandal that precipitated the resignation of the finance minister and 16 other leaders.
London scientists report a new Braille system read by foot to help blind people detect lampposts roadsigns trash cans platform edges and safe crossing points. The Transport and Road Research Laboratory in Crowthorne says patterns avoid confusion for those with walking difficulties or in wheelchairs.
Thousands of Sudanese demonstrated in Khartoum or stayed home to press for the civilian government to resign over soaring costs. The Sadek Mahdi government insisted on new prices with sugar reaching 26 cents a pound, a 600 percent rise.
Academy Award winning director Hal Ashby died of liver cancer at his Malibu home on Tuesday. He was 59 and had been working on Hand Carved Coffins when he passed away. director Ashby influenced Harold and Maude Shampoo and Coming Home.
Preliminary U S analysis of wreckage and a suitcase from Pan Am Flight 103 in Scotland suggests sabotage caused the crash. Forensic tests in England have greatly strengthened suspicions that a bomb exploded in flight last Wednesday, according to U S sources.
Thousands of Chinese youths joined anti black demonstrations in Nanking Jiangsu Province as police used riot gear to push back crowds. Five Americans were released while about 140 Africans remained confined at a guest house amid safety concerns.
Eastern Airlines Flight 251 diverted to Charleston Yeager Airport after a 14 inch fuselage hole opened at 31 000 feet causing rapid depressurization. The crew reported earlier trouble maintaining cabin pressure and two passengers suffered nosebleeds and headaches.
Two French sisters aged 7 and 6, Marie Laure Valente and Virginie Valente, remained missing after captors said they freed them and sent them toward Paris. Abu Nidal's Fatah Revolutionary Council contradicted plans, delaying specific return dates despite initial claims of a 24 hour release as a Christmas gift.
Egypt expressed a condition for a Mubarak trip to Israel linking it to Israel's readiness to engage with the PLO. Boutros Ghali said Mubarak would visit only if dialogue with the PLO begins. An Israeli official questioned the emphasis of Mubarak's remarks.
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