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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1989
Page
3
The Department of Education barred Indianapolis based Superior Training Services from the federal student aid program. The move disqualified 20,000 students from $1 million weekly in grants and loans. Officials said the for profit trade school misrepresented hours of coursework in its correspondence courses.
Two contractors told a Senate investigative panel that Navajo tribal chairman Peter MacDonald Sr. received kickbacks totaling at least 125000 since 1986. They alleged cash, remodeling, and hotel costs from firms seeking reservation construction contracts. The contractors said they used dummy Indian‑headed companies to qualify for minority‑reserved work.
Vice President Salvador Laurel arrived in Honolulu to visit former President Ferdinand Marcos who was reported by lawyer John Bartko to be deteriorating rapidly. Marcos, 71, had a respiratory operation to clear windpipe obstructions and was on a respirator in hospital Thursday.
Former British spy chief William Samuel Stephenson known as Intrepid died at his Bermuda home at age 93. He led wartime espionage from New York, enjoyed Churchill’s trust, and died peacefully after requesting burial before any public notice.
A Burma Airways Fokker Friendship 27 with 44 aboard crashed shortly after leaving Mingaladon Airport Rangoon en route to Kengtung. Officials fear multiple fatalities though exact numbers remain unconfirmed. All aboard were presumed Burmese nationals due to restricted access in the Kengtung area.
Carlos Andres Perez was sworn in as president of Venezuela at age 67 during Thursday ceremonies in Caracas. He called on the United States to help Central America achieve peace and economic stability as hundreds of dignitaries attended. Source: Gazette, ire services.
The FBI broadened scrutiny of Cabinet nominees John Tower and Dr. Louis Sullivan as sources said no immediate threat to their positions. White House officials stressed confidence while Senate members pursue new leads, amid questions about Tower's private life and Sullivan's ties to Morehouse School of Medicine lecturer Reginald Eaves.
The Bush White House and Congress discuss potential arms deals totaling hundreds of tanks missiles and aircraft for Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Kuwait Bahrain Morocco and Saudi Arabia. The plan remains classified and could face congressional delay or rejection.
A DOE official testified before the Senate that failure to restart Savannah River reactors could threaten the nuclear stockpile. Existing tritium supplies may last to end of 1989, but some warned a shortage could force cannibalizing weapons. The stockpile is believed to include about 22,000 warheads and munitions.
President P W Botha resigns as leader of the National Party while continuing as head of state after recovering from a stroke. Education Minister F W de Klerk wins the leadership vote narrowly, with Barend du Plesis and Chris Heunis also noted, as the party moves toward a potential presidency.
In Tampa Florida rioters attacked in the College Hill area for a second night after Edgar Allen Price a 40 year old in an undercover bust died of cardiac arrest during restraint by six officers. Six arrests were made and a grocery store was looted and torched amid the unrest.
The Cedar ae Gazette lists its founding in 1883 by The Gazette Company and publishing details at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include carriers weekly motor route and mail options with annual prices and regional variations. Associated Press rights are noted for local news and dispatches. Address changes should be sent to Cedar Rapids Inc P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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