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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1990
Page
3
A 30 year old man surrendered to police in San Antonio after a 14 hour standoff in which he held five children hostage in an apartment. The suspect, related to the children and possibly father to some, released two youths around 11 am in exchange for cigarettes. He was arrested around 2 30 pm after police arrived to break up the domestic dispute and end the siege.
New research shows seven ordinary imperfect shuffles thoroughly mix a deck. Fewer shuffles fail to achieve full randomness, while more shuffles do not significantly improve mixing. The proof derives from computer simulations and game observations, aligning with gambler and bridge player intuition.
Cape Canaveral officials delayed the space shuttle Columbia rescue mission by at least a day as cloud banks kept the orbiter grounded. The delay extends a three week setback and NASA managers set the next launch window for 6:35 to 7:33 a.m. Iowa time.
FAA plans new safety requirements for infants and toddlers on airliners. The agency may require adults traveling with children under age 2 to buy tickets for the children and use approved child seats, with details possibly two years away.
In Bucharest, captured members of Nicolae Ceausescu's feared security service faced military court hearings charged with crushing the uprising that toppled his 24 year rule last month. The first convicted terrorist received nine years for attempted murder.
In Kwangju, radical students burned effigies of U S Ambassador Donald Gregg and President Roh Tae Woo to protest his visit. A second protest near the U S Cultural Center residence Gregg visited involved about 100 demonstrators throwing excrement and tear gas powder. In Paris, Holden Roberto of Angola’s National Front proposed a peace plan with a round table, U N peacekeepers, and elections after an 18 month transition.
The court agreed to hear Florida and Connecticut cases challenging FCC policies that count minority or women ownership as a favorable factor for licenses and allow sale of licenses to minority firms. Analysts warn decisions could broaden to affect other government programs and diversity aims.
The ANCHORAGE AP report notes Redoubt Volcano's largest eruption since reawakening with a steam and ash plume over eight miles high. Ash mainly drifts east and south toward Kenai Peninsula and the Gulf of Alaska. Flights to Kenai and Homer canceled. other air traffic unaffected. No deaths or injuries reported.
Secretary of State James Baker will travel to Moscow February 6 and 7 for talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze aiming to clear obstacles to a new U S Soviet treaty cutting long range missiles by 30 to 50 percent. The discussions precede a June U S Soviet summit in Washington. Key issues include counting long range air launched cruise missiles toward a 6 000 warhead limit, encrypted test data, and storage of surplus missiles.
A federal Maritime Administration decision blocked foreign flagged vessels from delivering home heating fuels to the Northeast during December's supply crunch. Officials say the extra supplies might have kept prices from rising, though shortages would not have been solved. The agency defended its mandate to promote U.S. shipping interests amid hearings on the December heating fuel crisis.
Winnie Mandela met Nelson Mandela for three hours in a positive talk about his release, believed imminent after years in jail. She said she now accepts the release could come within weeks, reversing earlier doubts about timing and noting no date had been given.
Seoul subway authorities will deploy more than 130 workers at 20 crowded stations to push commuters into trains and reduce rush hour delays. About 3 million people ride the four lines daily, with around 1 million during peak periods, stressing key stations and the system overall.
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