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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1988
Page
3
Soviet authorities ordered the expulsion of Armenia's best known dissident Parayr Ayrikyan, 39, amid mass protests in Yerevan over Nagorno Karabakh. The expulsion signals a hard line against potential Armenian unrest.
South Africa Angola and Cuba formally accepted an agreement to remove foreign troops from Angola and grant independence to Namibia. Foreign Minister Roelof Botha said a general consensus means no one loses and all can win if peace is achieved.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a watered-down resolution expressing deep distress over the accidental destruction of an Iranian airliner. After days of bargaining it aims to satisfy both the United States and Iran and avoid a U.S. veto.
Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as clashes flared on Wednesday. In Jerusalem hundreds of policemen used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protests over the unsolved killing of an Arab high school student.
The Reagan administration welcomed Moscow’s offer to dismantle the Krasnoyarsk radar complex but rejected tying dismantlement to a long ABM treaty pledge. Both sides remain far apart on ABM limits and Star Wars tests as officials dispute interpretations.
Texas Governor Bill Clements reports he feels fine after a minor stroke briefly affecting his vision and speech. He was admitted to Seton Medical Center Tuesday night and doctors say a small blood clot likely formed and passed, temporarily impacting his right eye and speech.
FBI agents arrested eight men linked to pro Libyan activities in the United States. Six appeared in Alexandria Virginia and were jailed without bail. Authorities described the group, including Libyan students and a Washington travel agency owner, as funding Libyan government activities and aiding travel to Libya. One man faced alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate a high U.S. official, possibly Oliver North.
Ayatollah Khomeini took personal responsibility for accepting a cease-fire with Iraq calling it deadlier than poison. He said the move serves Iran's interests and does not mean the war is over. Iraq urged UN talks with Perez de Cuellar to implement Resolution 598 and resume negotiations.
Federal Judge Howell Melton imposed a maximum life sentence without parole plus 135 years on Carlos Lehder Rivas, a key Medellin cartel figure accused of importing 3.3 tons of cocaine from Bahamas operations. Lehder denied claims of political motivation as U.S. Attorney Merkle eyed a Senate bid.
The UCLA study tracked over 700 Los Angeles County teenagers for eight years. It shows a small group of heavy users in high school face persistent personal, social and economic issues in young adulthood, regardless of ongoing use, while most teens who drink or use socially do not show lasting harm. The research, led by Michael Newcomb and Peter Bentler, marks a long term, large scale look at teen drug abuse and its consequences.
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