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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1988
Page
3
President Reagan proclaimed a 12 mile territorial sea extending offshore from three miles. The measure aligns with the 1982 UN Convention and grants sovereignty over airspace, water column, bed and subsoil for nine additional miles offshore.
The 250 foot Lloyd Bermuda sank off Massachusetts 160 miles south of Nantucket in 60 knot winds and 25 foot seas. Eleven crew abandoned in two life rafts at about 6 10 p m CST. Coast Guard dispatches helicopter and two planes to assist unable to confirm crew fate.
A rare Middle East snowstorm brings heavy accumulation in Nicosia with reports of up to three feet in some districts. Forecasters warn of more snow as arid regions struggle to cope with the unusual storm.
Federal police raided a cattle ranch in the western Amazon and arrested brothers Aleci and Oloc Alves da Silva after a gun battle. The men are linked to the killing of renowned ecologist Francisco Mendes in Xapuri last week. Deputy Minister Luis Fernando Eichenberg confirmed the arrests to the Associated Press.
More than 2 000 Chinese youths demonstrated in central Nanking on the fourth day of anti-African protests sparked by a dance fight. Riot police used truncheons to disperse demonstrators as Africans and an American student group faced harassment and forced hiding. some students were kept in a factory guest house near Nanking while calls for law and order grew.
The Pentagon said Air Force officials are reviewing unsealed court affidavits accusing Victor Cohen deputy to the assistant secretary for acquisitions of aiding defense contractors in exchange for payments. The affidavits allege Cohen provided proprietary information and helped structure procurements to cut competition for clients including Unisys Loral and Cubic.
Rep. Jerry Lewis of Redlands says the Defense Secretary's Commission on Base Realignment and Closure plans to propose closing George Air Force Base and consolidating March and Norton bases in California. He notes George employs 7,000 workers and provides at least 500 million dollars annually to the Mojave Desert economy. The commission's recommendations on 3,800 installations are due to be released today.
Eastern Airlines grounded three jets including a Boeing 727 with a three inch fuselage crack in Boston and another 727 with suspected corrosion in Miami. A DC-9 also showed cracks in Atlanta during unrelated inspections. FAA urged tighter checks on DC-9s over 55 000 flights.
Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita faced a fresh setback as his reform push collided with disclosures. Justice Minister Takashi Hasegawa admitted his campaign group received funds from Recruit Co., undermining Takeshita's plan to regain public support after a cabinet reshuffle amid the scandal.
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