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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1995
Page
3
President Clinton plans to nominate Henry Foster Jr. to be surgeon general, aiming a national campaign to reduce teenage pregnancy. Foster, former acting head of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, replaces Joycelyn Elders who was fired last December.
Researchers at Oxford University identify small chromosomal flaws near chromosome tips in three of 99 cases of unexplained retardation, suggesting at least 6 percent of such cases may arise from these tiny genetic defects. Further study needed to confirm and refine the figure.
A hazardous materials packed car exploded near police headquarters in Algiers on a Ramadan eve, killing 38 and injuring 256. The blast damaged cars and buildings, with a white Fiat stolen that day cited. Police cordoned the area as authorities blamed Islamic militants in a long-running conflict.
Former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp, a key conservative figure, announces he will not seek the 1996 presidency. He cites conviction over partisan politics and says he may endorse later, leaving four active candidates including Dole Gramm Quayle and Alexander.
Peru admitted one army helicopter was downed by an Ecuadorian missile, killing five crewmen during a border clash over the Cenepa River region. Ecuador said two Peruvian helicopters were shot down, with at least seven soldiers killed, as talks and emergency measures unfolded.
The Smithsonian abandons a major Enola Gay exhibit and will show only the B 29 fuselage without commentary. Critics from both sides deride the action with calls for investigations and accusations of capitulation to political pressure. Secretary Heyman called the compromise an error and said the exhibit cannot honor the crew and acknowledge 50 years of nuclear tensions in one display.
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