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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1989

Page

3

CIA audits Contras over agency funds amid internal disputes

U S officials confirm an audit of Contra finances funded by the CIA after reports of possible improprieties. In Washington President Bush meets with Henry Kissinger for about an hour and a quarter. Kissinger says Moscow officials are not worried by Bush's foreign policy review.

Washington CIA Los Angeles Times Bush Kissinger Henry Kissinger Mikhail Gorbachev U.S Oval Office Moscow

Challenger crew remembered on eve of anniversary

Space workers and visitors paused for 73 seconds to mark the Challenger disaster as activists rallied at a Kennedy Space Center gate protesting Defense Department payloads aboard space shuttles.

Cape Canaveral Fla Kennedy Space Center Defense Department

Chicago Millionaire Is Sentenced After Murder Trial

Noah Robinson a Chicago millionaire and half brother of Rev. Jesse Jackson, was sentenced to ten years in prison after conviction on a felony tied to the attempted murder of a woman who witnessed Barber’s slaying. A mistrial was declared on murder and conspiracy counts.

Greenville S.C Chicago Noah Robinson Robinson Jesse Jackson Leroy “Hambone” Barber James Moore

Lech Walesa predicts Solidarity legalization next month

In Warsaw, Lech Walesa said authorities will legalize Solidarity next month and the union will help the government address Poland's economic problems. He urged agreement and understanding to bring the situation under control at a news conference.

Warsaw Poland Lech Walesa Solidarity

Closer Cuban Missile Crisis Hints At Nuclear Strike

Fresh details from a Moscow Harvard seminar suggest warheads may have been on Soviet missiles in Cuba aimed at Washington and New York. Delegates cite a Castro plea that could have pushed Khrushchev to deploy, though corroboration is lacking.

Los Angeles Times Moscow Cuba Washington New York U.S Fidel Castro Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Castro Harvard University Center For Science and International Affairs United States Sergei Khrushchev Krushchev Dmitry Volkogonov Moscow Military History Archive Institute Volkogonov Soviet Union Robert McNamara Andrei Gromyko

Rebels fire rockets as Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan

Rebels in Kabul launch rockets while Soviet troops continue exiting Afghanistan. Guerrilla chief Rabbani accuses warplanes of bombing villages with hundreds killed as Tehran, Islama bad, and other capitals prepare for security as diplomats assess post withdrawal risks.

Kabul Afghanistan Red Army Dmitri Yazov Moscow Najib Tass United Nations Iran Islamabad Burhanuddin Rabbani Jamiat-i-Islami

Fumes force evacuation in Idaho town

A sulfur dioxide laden Union Pacific tanker leaked near Bonners Ferry Idaho on Saturday forcing the evacuation of 400 to 500 people from downtown. The leak prompted road blocks and precautionary evacuations including nearby residents and a farmhouse five miles away. Several residents received minor eye and respiratory treatment at Boundary County Community Hospital. A downtown visitor died of a heart attack later but officials could not confirm a link to the leak.

Bonners Ferry Idaho Union Pacific Boundary County Fairgrounds Boundary County Norma Estep Civil Defense Estep Robert Heffner State Communications and Poison Control Center Boise Jeannie Alonzo Boundary County Community Hospital

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