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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1988
Page
3
Western officials say China completed a sale of M-9 short range missiles to Syria. U.S. officials warn the transfer could provoke an Israeli air strike or widen conflict in the Middle East.
Tass reports Azerbaijan's Presidium declared the Nagorno-Karabakh secession declaration null and void. The move preserves existing borders and sustains months of ethnic dispute turmoil between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Two Palestinian teens died from bullet wounds in West Bank clashes with Israeli troops and another Palestinian was wounded in new West Bank battles. In south Lebanon Israeli paratroopers clashed with Arab guerrillas, three guerrillas and one Israeli were killed.
DEA Director John Lawn announced a stepped up campaign to eradicate domestic marijuana using paraquat and two other herbicides under Operation Stop Crop 1988. A DEA spokesman said paraquat would spray private lands only, not public property, due to a court ruling.
Mayport Naval Station Florida AP court martial jury convicts Petty Officer 1st Class Ruben Colon 34 of killing the ship paymaster and taking 94000 dollars. Sentencing today to determine if death penalty applies. No Navy execution this century.
Washington State Department expects Nicaraguan Ambassador Carlos Tannermann and seven colleagues to comply with expulsion orders. Reagan says Tannermann will get a big surprise if he stays, as he defends visas removal and diplomatic expulsions amid Nicaragua tensions.
A seven count indictment unsealed in Miami charges recruiting and arming mercenaries to fight the Nicaraguan government. Defendants include Mario Calero of New Orleans, brother of Contra leader Adolfo Calero, Jack Terrell, Thomas Posey, Joe Adams, Maco Stewart, and Cuban-Americans Jose Coutin and Alex Martinez.
Federal Judge Hubert Teitelbaum demands attorney Barbara Wolvovitz adopt the name Mrs Lobel in his courtroom, citing PA law. He fines co counsel Jon Pushinsky for protesting, giving a suspended 30 day jail term. The exchange occurs during a race discrimination suit against PPG Industries.
Vice President George Bush will speak at the U N Security Council session over the destruction of the Iranian airliner carrying 290 people. White House officials say the move showcases U S seriousness and aims to end the Iran Iraq war.
Two bombs exploded outside a British army barracks in Duisburg injuring nine soldiers and damaging the building. The IRA claimed responsibility. Nearby, gunmen in a yellow BMW with Dutch plates fired at a police car but caused no injuries.
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