05 Jan 1989
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1989
Page
1
Mark Dukes pays tribute to Ron Altenberg a former Marion High School athlete who died after a battle with cancer. The notice appears on page 1C and records Altenberg's athletic history and his passing.
A light joke notes the humor of using a lot of shortening in an after-dinner speech. It plays on the double meaning of shortening as a baking ingredient and a way to quicken speech. The quip delivers a quick, friendly punch for the reader.
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi pledged retaliation after two Libyan jets were shot down by U.S. fighters. He warned America will be defeated on land and urged the Soviet Union to move warships closer to the area as Tripoli residents rushed to filling stations in the hours after the encounter.
AP report details U S Navy F-14 Tomcat engagement in international water near Libya. Carlucci says two Libyan MiG-23s shot down in self defense. carrier USS John F Kennedy was en route to port, not launching a strike. Crews returned to ship. two Libyan pilots unknown. incident marked first clash since 1986.
A bipartisan Senate committee voted to ask for a 4700 annual pay increase for legislators, raising base pay from 16600 to 19800 and expense payments from 40 to 55 per day. The plan, to be reviewed by a compensation panel, would take effect in 1991.
New studies link long term birth control pill use to higher breast cancer risk in women under 45 prompting an FDA advisory panel review. Officials note inconsistent results but say more studies are expected as pills remain the most common contraceptive method in the United States.
In a four hour pursuit that never exceeded the speed limit, California Highway Patrol booked Brett Barish, 29, of La Jolla, on charges including evading arrest and driving while intoxicated after a 1978 Volkswagen sedan drove from Malibu to San Diego County. The chase began when Officer Donna Urgidi tried to stop the car for slow driving on Malibu Canyon Road.
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