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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1989
Page
3
In Kabul the U S Embassy prepared to depart as Soviet soldiers end nine years in Afghanistan. Afghan soldiers and Muslim guerrillas await the power shift. Insurgent leaders backed by the United States and Pakistan predict victory after the Red Army departs.
A gunman opened fire at a Tel Aviv beach killing a man and wounding a prostitute. He surrendered after police shot him in the leg. An army officer accidentally killed a construction worker pursuing the gunman. Authorities said they do not know why the 25-year old Israeli used a submachine gun.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev plans April visits to Cuba and Britain after December cancellations due to the Armenian earthquake. He is also slated to visit Bonn in June, according to Soviet media and Western governments.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake centered 140 miles south of Salt Lake City rattled Utah and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. No major damage or injuries were reported, authorities said.
The Smithsonian will commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus discovery with a $5 million slate of five one hour television documentaries on Latin American history and culture written and narrated by Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. The programs titled The Buried Mirror are set to premiere in fall 1991.
Richmond Crinkley who produced The Elephant Man on Broadway died of cancer Sunday at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He was 49. Crinkley rose to prominence after succeeding Joseph Papp as executive director of the Vivian Beaumont Theater and moved The Elephant Man to Broadway where it won the Tony Award for best play.
Los Angeles prosecutors urge the death penalty for Richard Ramirez, accused of 13 premeditated murders during burglaries. They map crime sites, describe Satanic symbols, and note Ramirez’s capture after an East Los Angeles mob identification in 1985.
Jimmy Swaggart brands a magazine story by Catherine Kampen as diabolical slander and vows to sue. The allegations echo past claims by a former prostitute that prompted his ouster from the Assemblies of God.
The Petroleum Marketers Association of America says about 26,250 outlets may close or be forced to close due to new EPA pollution liability and tank standards. Most closures would hit rural or small population centers, raising prices and driving motorists farther for fuel and service. The group cites insurance costs or unavailability as the core hurdle.
A federal judge in Washington says President Bush will not testify in the Oliver North trial while former President Reagan may be called. The ruling limits North's access to Reagan's diaries and bars broad subpoenas. The decision leaves room for a later hearing to determine if diary excerpts are admissible.
Community bulletin lists c.R. channels for the She Boat and Tackle Show Gazette Literacy Line and iKirkwood Information. It includes Super Calendar and St Luke s Healthlines United Way Update for local services and events.
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