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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1990
Page
3
Outskirts of Monrovia see heavy combat as government and rebel forces battle. Civilians flee center while observers note half of a major suburb under rebel National Patriotic Front control amid fears of fall.
In Medellin a series of terrorist strikes on Saturday night left 40 dead, including two police, a soldier and 10 youths, police said. A second bomb in Puerto Asis killed six and wounded five on Sunday, with police tying the violence to cocaine traffickers.
Raleigh NC The $3.5 million wrongful death suit over U S Sen John East s 1986 death by own action nears completion with closing arguments planned this week His widow Priscilla East claims Navy doctors slow to detect his thyroid disorder and says delay caused a severe mood drop leading to the suicide In Greenville he killed himself by carbon monoxide in his garage. Man who got AIDS blood dies in Albuquerque New Mexico An elderly patient who received AIDS tainted blood from a patient with the same last name has died reportedly of non AIDS causes The blood transfusion occurred June 26 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center with both men in the same ward and a shared blood scan
Gorbachev signs a presidential order to overhaul state TV and radio toward democratic, independent outlets and impartial coverage. He urges a new law defining broadcast rights and stresses decentralization and political pluralism while centralizing coordination with the Kremlin on local takeovers.
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh said there is no credible evidence that Neil Bush violated criminal laws as a savings and loan director. He declined appointing a special prosecutor despite Democratic calls.
Thornburgh says many allegations exist about civil liabilities and regulatory actions while accusing calls for an independent counsel of being unfair absent criminal misconduct. Neil Bush faces a potential civil suit over conflicts of interest tied to Silverado and clients who defaulted on millions. Rep. Schroeder presses for outside counsel, needing 12 of 24 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to force Thornburgh’s decision. Feighan may remove his name from the letter.
Civil rights groups have filed challenges with the FCC seeking revocation of more than 200 radio and TV station licenses for alleged failure to meet minority employment obligations. Recent petitions target 24 Texas stations, with a broader push anticipated in Western states, including California, as renewals approach.
In Pequea Pennsylvania a 13 year old girl Heather Cunrad was driving a station wagon with her uncle Donald Duncan assisting. The vehicle sped across a parking area and into Pequea Creek at 40 mph sinking in 12 to 15 feet of water. Four children aged 3 to 7 perished. Duncan was rescued from the car after being pulled from the water.
Mohawks refused to lift their blockade of a bridge to Montreal despite promises, citing earlier police reductions not fulfilled. A Wednesday shootout at Oka left one police officer dead in a clash over a golf course expansion on ancestral Mohawk land. Talks continued Sunday as Quebec officials and Mohawks reportedly neared a possible agreement.
Washington plans call for a revitalized nuclear weapons complex to sustain production through the mid 21st century. The Energy Department cites ongoing need to replace retiring weapons despite a projected decline in the U S arsenal from about 21 000 over 60 years.
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