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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1989
Page
3
London tightened airport security for workers after journalists posing as cleaners exposed major lapses at Heathrow following the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. Passes will be issued only to airport employees or trusted outside firms, with six months of prior pass holding required for unsupervised access to aircraft and baggage.
In Johannesburg, three African National Congress guerrillas including senior leader Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim received prison terms up to 23 years for land mine explosions that wounded eight. Ebrahim was given 20 years for treason, Mandla Maseko 23 years for treason, and Simon Dladla 12 years for terrorism.
Thirteen years after four Irish defendants were sentenced to life for IRA bombings in London the Home Secretary ordered a new hearing. Douglas Hurd said new evidence cast doubt on the convictions and the 1975 verdicts will go to the Court of Appeal for possible upholding quashing or retrial.
In Brussels, former Prime Minister Paul Vanden Boeynants was abducted Saturday near his home after receiving recent threats. Prime Minister Wilfried Martens said officials debated whether the abduction was political while police reported no new leads.
Phil Sokolof announced that General Mills Inc. Ralston Purina Co. Borden Inc. Pillsbury Co. and Quaker Oats Co. will switch to vegetable oils with less saturated fat. They join Kellogg Co Sunshine Biscuits Pepperidge Farm and Keebler in stopping tropical oils amid his national campaign. In Charlotte, former PTL leader Jim Bakker plans to plead innocent to indictments alleging diversion of followers money, as he and Tammy taped their show at their nearby home.
The Senate opens confirmation hearings on President elect Bush's Cabinet with James Baker as Secretary of State facing tough questions on US Soviet relations and Central America. Democrats expect Baker to avoid firm commitments while he leverages Congress experience. Confirmation likely as the full Senate starts business January 25 with Baker among first appointees approved.
President-elect George Bush vowed to pursue Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial equality as his mission in the White House. He praised King as a hero in a speech to black supporters, stressing a kinder, gentler nation and sensitivity to minority concerns.
North Korea proposed Feb 8 talks at Panmunjom to discuss a meeting between Premier Yon Hyung Mok and South Korea's Kang Young-hoon. Seoul signaled acceptance of prime minister level talks, dropping demands to end US-South Korea military exercises. Skepticism remains amid ongoing proposals on non aggression and family reunions.
Warsaw reports a two day Central Committee session opens with Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski hinting at democracy and pluralism as possible paths. Marian Orzechowski says trade union pluralism is ripe to be solved while Solidarity remains officially banned since 1981 and not invited to talks.
Rescuers dismantled the mangled cars with two cranes and ended the search for victims of a head-on crash between a 10 car express to Chittagong and a Dhaka-bound mail train near Maizdi Khan. Officials weigh if a new digital signalling system caused the disaster. Authorities declared a day of mourning as prayers spread.
St Luke s Healthlines United Way Update and Kirkwood Information outline literacy line services and health outreach. C R Community Schi Gazette highlights upcoming calendars and local hotlines for community support.
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