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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1989
Page
3
Lt. Gen. Boris Gromov said after the pullout is finished before February 15 Moscow will stop airpower support for President Najib’s government. He dismissed U S claims of a scorched earth campaign and noted civilian casualties in a Salang Highway operation.
In Jerusalem three years after leaving Soviet prison Natan Sharansky appears set to become Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. An aide to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and another senior official confirmed radio reports that Shamir chose Sharansky for the post pending Cabinet approval.
Vitaly Korotich, editor of Ogonyok, tells the Washington Post that Mikhail Gorbachev earns about 18 000 rubles annually, or roughly 28 000 dollars at the official rate, as head of state and general secretary. The figure far exceeds the average Soviet salary.
President Bush vowed to drain waste and mismanagement from the troubled military procurement system while speaking aboard the aircraft carrier America at Norfolk Naval Base, warning cost overruns threaten national security as defense contractors listened.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced a government plan to apply free market methods to the National Health Service. The plan envisions 320 top hospitals becoming self governing within three years, charging for extras, and allowing private patients to pay, with tax deductible private insurance for the elderly.
The judge named seven jurors from a pool of potential jurors as the Iran-Contra trial moves into selection. Officials note many prospective jurors recall North's congressional testimony and discuss sequestering if a panel is seated. A juror said she watched the hearings while dealing with a home fire loss.
A KC-135A tanker bound for Hawaii with 19 aboard crashed during takeoff at Dyess Texas. Seventeen died including military dependents. Witnesses described a ball of fire and engines backfiring as the plane failed to lift off.
Census Bureau experts project the U.S. population will rise to about 302 million by 2038 before entering a gradual decline. The study attributes the turn to fewer births as the postwar baby boom ages, with projections across 30 scenarios to gauge birth, death, immigration, and race effects.
The FAA required airlines to inspect 472 Boeing 737s, 33 747s, 123 757s and 113 767s built after 1980 for cross wiring and cross plumbing in engine and cargo hold fire warning systems within 25 days. The directive follows previous wiring and plumbing concerns tied to a deadly British Midland crash.
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