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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1989
Page
3
President Bush will spend two days in Beijing next month after visiting Japan and may extend his travels to other countries. The White House said dates are not final and the itinerary is expanding. South Korea was also speculated as a potential stop.
Several U S airlines raised their discounted fares after American Airlines moved to higher prices. American increased its MaxSaver fares by 20 to 40 dollars on flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to 40 U S cities, according to spokeswoman Mary O Neill.
The Anti-Defamation League reports 1988 saw a surge in anti Semitic incidents, with harassment up 41 percent and vandalism up 19 percent. Abraham Foxman cites factors including neo Nazi skinheads and Middle East tensions as stimulants for the rise.
A 73 year old man named Robert Hamm was found dead in a front porch garbage can in Rochester after police believe he remained stuck for three days. He reportedly waved to a mailman and newspaper carrier but could not signal for help. Police say others feel bad about the incident.
Radio and press reports claim a release of two British hostages could be imminent as British Ambassador Allan Ramsay entered West Beirut. After Ramsay's return to the embassy officials offered no new information.
Defense Secretary-designate John Tower reported earning 763777 as a consultant to six defense firms over 24 years. He pledged to avoid conflicts and to remain objective, saying he would bend over backward to ensure impartiality at the Pentagon.
A gunman opened fire outside Wilson High School in Washington D C wounding four students two of whom were on the basketball team. The incident followed an earlier verbal altercation between outsiders and students and investigators sought two or three suspects.
Helen Suzman of the Progressive Federal Party says she will seek impeachment of Judge J J Strydom after Parliament opens February 3. The judge jailed 22-year-old Jacobus Vorster for culpable homicide in the beating death of Eric Sambo, suspending five years with fines totaling 1,360 dollars and 55 dollars monthly for five years. The Louis Trichardt case sparked outrage from the Johannesburg Bar Council.
House leaders reach a tentative plan for sweeping income restrictions in exchange for a 50 percent pay raise. The package would end the honoraria system for speeches and appearances and curb outside income and campaign funds. Senate views vary on breadth and timing while pay raises become law February 8.
A National Research Council report finds Americans lag in math and calls for voluntary national standards and ongoing yearly math study from kindergarten to graduate school. It urges moving from drills to real problem solving and early use of calculators, with teachers as moderators and strong public support for updated standards.
NRC staff urged modifying containment shells on about a quarter of U S commercial reactors to reduce rupture risk in accidents. The Mark I vessels built by General Electric pose no immediate hazard and Duane Arnold near Palo is among 24 with Mark I containments. The commission took no action and will meet an NRC advisory panel that had said modifications were unjustified.
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