Iran hangs 19 drug smugglers in nationwide drive
Iranian authorities hanged 19 narcotics traffickers in a broad anti-drug campaign that also saw mass detentions and deadly shootouts. Officials linked rising drug abuse to the eight year war with Iraq as security forces intensified operations. Sikh militants kill 14 Hindus in Punjab in apparent retaliation for Sikh executions related to Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
Iraq
Amritsar
India
Punjab
Indira Gandhi
Protesters Arrested After Blocking Clinic Entrances
Nearly 100 anti abortion protesters were arrested in Worcester Massachusetts for blocking doorways and jamming elevators at a Planned Parenthood clinic. They sang carols and filled hallways hindering entry for about 15 women seeking services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester, Mass
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Reagan OK after finger surgery at Walter Reed
President Reagan underwent a partial palmer and digital fasciectomy to correct Dupuytren's Contracture in his left ring finger. Surgeons reported the operation as successful and the president in good spirits with full use expected, his arm in a sling and hand bandaged for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Col
John Hutton
White House
Dupuytren
Hutton
Marlin Fitzwater
Walter Reed Army Medical
Nancy
Fitzwater
Nursing schools see 11 percent rise in freshmen intake
U S nursing schools enrolled 15 494 freshmen in 1988 up from 13 970 a year earlier a rebound after a drop through 1987. Publisher DeVito cites higher salaries and job opportunities while noting lower entry GPAs may boost applicants and licensing exam failure rose to 16 percent in 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.S
Nursingworld Journal
Richard DeVito
DeVito
Oil spill fouls Washington shores as birds die offshore
Washington state officials report the Dec. 22 barge spill spread to 300 miles of coastline including the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island. More than 6,400 birds have been recovered, about 4,000 dead, with 675 washed and 85 released. NOAA says many may die, and long term ecological damage may last months or years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Olympic Peninsula
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Melissa Seymour
Forks
Ron Holcomb
State Ecology Department
Oregon
David Kennedy
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chuck Janda
Olympic National Park
Tornadoes injure several and trap three in Illinois and Indiana
Tornadoes struck southeastern Illinois and Indiana Saturday injuring several people and trapping three in Allendale Illinois. A mobile home was blown over near Vincennes Indiana with two people slightly injured. Weather officials reported hail near Carbondale and Washington with multiple counties hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allendale
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Vincennes
Evansville
Missouri
Carbondale
Washington, Ind
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
West
Frankfort
Mill Shoals
Loogootee
Ind
John Muensterman
Muensterman
Teen sought in shooting of child in Tampa
Police issued an arrest warrant for Sedrick Latroy McKinney 17 for attempted first degree murder and attempted armed robbery in the Dec 27 shooting of a 1 year old. The infant remains in guarded condition with a spinal injury and possible partial paralysis. The crime occurred as the babysitter Theresa Charlene Robertson 30 went to buy crack cocaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Sedrick Latroy McKinney
Wiley Howell
McKinney
Sebastian Placker
Theresa Charlene Robertson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Robertson
Howell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iran
Carverton
Eric Cottam
Larry
Leona Cottam
Commission
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New York
San Francisco
Martin Bander
Massachusetts General Hospital
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Aid Center
2Nd Avenue
S.E
Cedar Rapids
Bellone
Wisconsin Fishing Co., Inc
New England
Howard Miller
Seiko
Lesalle
Third
Ymulehof
Cityline
Gazette
Teleconnect
Iowa City
Financial Reports
Dow Jones
SCI Commodities
VNN
AP Network
ST. Luke's
Iowa
Midwest
C.R. Community Schi
Kirkwood
United Way
C.R
Kcck JazzLine
Z i Vanes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!