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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1990
Page
3
Seven Cuban asylum seekers took several Czechoslovak diplomats hostage at the Czechoslovak Embassy in Havana and threatened to blow up the building. All six diplomats were released unharmed. Captors demanded a plane to the United States.
The District Attorney's Office opened a criminal investigation into the cause of a blaze that gutted a downtown light rail tunnel and blocked the Hollywood Freeway. As lanes slowly reopened, prosecutors weigh potential criminal acts tied to the fire.
The Soviet Union dropped its objection to a united Germany joining NATO, paving the way for possible unification by December. Gorbachev and Kohl announced the accord from Stavropol, after rapid talks, as Bush and the British Foreign Office praised the development.
U S District Court Chief Judge Thomas Lambros ordered more than 100000 asbestos related claims across federal and state courts be consolidated into a single class action to clear backlogs. The move targets the Manville Corp trust funds and follows a push by Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn to restructure the trust and curb mass filings. The trust has run short of cash and warns new claimants may wait decades for compensation.
Secretary of State James Baker said the United States is prepared to open dialogue with non communist critics of Mikhail Gorbachev if they form a legitimate opposition. Boris Yeltsin and other ex party members formed a national opposition coalition after quitting the Communist Party. Baker expects a congress report at a Wednesday meeting with Eduard Shevardnadze to assess developments.
The FDA will halt marketing of fish oil supplements after finding no proven health benefits and uncertain long term safety. In a June 28 letter to 67 suppliers the agency orders a stop to distribution or face legal action. Existing stock on shelves need not be withdrawn.
The Bush administration will appoint an outside expert panel to review NASA's long term direction amid costly failures. Vice President Quayle says no loss of confidence and space remains a top priority despite shuttle hydrogen leaks, higher station costs, and Hubble telescope issues.
Bechtel International Inc and Transrapid of West Germany bid to build a 300 mph magnetic-levitation train between Las Vegas and Anaheim. A $500,000 initial bid was placed as the deadline neared. Bechtel VP Erv Koenig called it the pilot for a broader network across the southwest and nation.
The Bush administration approved a trial plan to accelerate the savings and loan bailout by selling sour real estate and other thrift assets in multi million dollar blocks. The RTC Oversight Board may bundle up to 2 billion in assets into portfolios of hundreds of millions.
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