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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1988
Page
3
In Hackensack New Jersey five firefighters died when the burning roof of Hackensack Ford collapsed onto them as they cut a hole in the false ceiling to attack flames. Authorities said the fire started shortly after 2 PM and destroyed the dealership and its contents.
A prosecutor dropped criminal libel charges against weekly editor Jim Fitts at the request of two legislators. State Rep. B J Gordon and State Sen. Frank McGill said the case harmed the rural area's image and conveyed letters to Solicitor Wade Kolb asking for dismissal. McGill said vengeance is not his to pursue.
In Dayton, Michael Dukakis auditioned Sen. John Glenn for vice president before a partisan Ohio crowd and praised their perceived dull but steady appeal. Dukakis then returned to Boston for a July Fourth weekend with Jesse Jackson, while George Bush celebrated his mother’s 87th birthday in Kennebunkport and prepared to campaign in Michigan Illinois and Missouri.
The NIH plans to reverse its suspension of a $20 million self-contained artificial heart project. Senate and administration officials say research contracts at centers in six states will continue beyond September, extending for about five years as originally planned.
An investigation report concludes pilot error was the most probable cause of the March night training collision that killed 17 soldiers at Fort Campbell. The six officer aviators on the Fort Campbell investigation board cited a reasonable judgment mistake as the primary factor.
An earthquake rattled parts of the Southern California desert and was felt as far south as San Diego. Police reported no immediate injuries or damage. The 7:26 p.m. CDT quake registered 4.1 on the Richter scale.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz acknowledged that chemical weapons such as poison gas were used in the Persian Gulf War and argued Iran initiated the conflict while defending Iraq’s right to self defense against Iran’s alleged barbarian wave. NATO names Manfred Woerner as secretary general, warning the West remains under threat from the East bloc amid Soviet reforms.
The Pentagon suspended payments on nine defense contracts amid graft investigations tied to Navy weapons orders. Secretary Frank Carlucci cited evidence from Dallas court papers and said payment freezes and new actions would continue while reviewing Litton Industries Hazeltine Emhart Norden and related parties including Varian Continental Electronics consultants Saunders Bradley and their firm.
Gary Heidnik, 44, was found guilty by a Philadelphia jury of first degree murder kidnapping rape aggravated assault and in voluntary deviate sexual intercourse for abducting six women and keeping two of them in a basement torture chamber. A penalty hearing was set with prosecutors seeking the death penalty.
About 220 protesters climbed a 13 foot wall section into East Berlin to evade police near a disputed area in West Berlin. Nine were arrested with eight released later. East German border guards assisted some to safety. The 10 acre land was seized by West Berlin after a five week protest and occupation began May 26.
Secretaries of State George Shultz discussed a proposed aid package with Nicaraguan rebels in Guatemala City. The plan would provide at least 30 million dollars in aid including 7 million in military equipment, released under conditions, with escrow funds and implications tied to Sandinista arms and political prisoners.
Joselito Camangian, 23, an amusement park worker at Great America, was arrested after fatally stabbing four relatives and wounding a fifth in a Santa Clara duplex. A 13 inch kitchen knife was recovered nearby as authorities investigated motive and context.
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