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08 Feb 1987
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1987
Page
1
Soviets Free 42 Dissidents During Week
Moscow authorities freed 42 dissidents and human rights advocates from prisons camps and exile in the past week. The release followed a Feb 2 decree by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and reflects a shift toward greater toleration of dissent under Gorbachov, though many on Sakharov’s list remain jailed or exiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov
Supreme Soviet
National Parlia
Ment
Yelena Bonner
West
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Rumor of Waite Release Sends Beirut Rumors Flying
Radio stations in Beirut claimed Anglican envoy Terry Waite was freed 18 days after his disappearance during hostage negotiations. Police and militia officials denied sightings, while stations offered conflicting reports about sightings near West Beirut and a Ramlet al Baida hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut. Lebanon
Terry Waite
Beirut
Waite
Voice of
Druse Progressive Socialist Party
Hotel Riviera
Beaurivage Hotel
Ramlet al-Baida
the Beaurivage
West Beirut
Church of Please
Philippine rebels end cease-fire and renew clashes
Communist rebels declared the peace initiative a failure as five soldiers were killed in an attack in Kalinga Apayao. President Aquino’s cease-fire expired at noon, and rebels called an early end to it while urging renewed militant action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
Armed Forces
Fidel Ramos
Philippine
Kalinga Apayao
Aquino
Edible pet food spoon wins invention prize
Suzanna Goodin a six year old from Hydro Oklahoma won the grand prize in a Weekly Reader inventors contest for an edible pet cracker spoon that can be broken into pet food to avoid messy utensils. She and 13 year old Matthew Peters of Nashua New Hampshire received 500 dollar savings bonds and were honored at the National Inventors Expo in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Suzanna Goodin
Weekly Reader
Suzanna
Hydro Elem Okla
Matthew Peters
Nashua
N.H
U.S
Mama
Six Finders cult children moved after threats in Tallahassee
Six unidentified children from two men linked to the Finders satanic cult were moved from a Tallahassee shelter after threats were phoned in. Police said armed guards protect the youngsters at an undisclosed location while the two men face felonious child abuse charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Scott Hunt
Hunt
Leon County
Index Today’s Chuckle Weeded Out Life Garden Joke
A light quip compares life to a garden where you feel uprooted as if you were weeded out. The joke plays on garden imagery to soften the sense of personal setback. It delivers a concise punchline about resilience with a playful tone.
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