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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1988
Page
3
Iraq called for a formal peace treaty with Iran and U N Security Council enforcement on Thursday in New York. The Iranian U N mission accused Iraq of sabotaging peace efforts while both sides reported continued fighting at Eslamabad inside Iran.
Four days of talks in Bogor ended in rancor as Khmer Rouge negotiator Khieu Samphan alleged Vietnam used the session to justify its Cambodia occupation. He said Vietnam aims to dominate Cambodia politically and militarily. In Toronto, a Worldways Canada DC-8 on a 246 passenger flight narrowly avoided collision with Soviet aircraft after intercepts by U S and Canadian fighters over the Atlantic.
A group of Israeli diplomats arrived in the Soviet Union on Thursday for the first time since Moscow severed ties over regional land seizures. Meron Gordon, head of the consular delegation, said we are finally here and hope this marks steps toward improving Israel Soviet Union relations.
Senate Intelligence Committee leaders said a leaked covert plan targeting Noriega originated in the Reagan White House. They called it a heavy handed effort to derail a funding bill and boost Vice President Bush political prospects.
A semi truck spilled about 80 of 180 thirty gallon calcium cyanide pellets along Interstate 15 near Cove Fort Utah on Thursday causing five hospitalizations and a full day closure of a 50 mile stretch. Officials warned sodium cyanide releases can form deadly gas when in contact with water. No rain was forecast.
A DEA undercover agent testified that a White House aide leaked details of a high profile cocaine investigation in 1984, abruptly ending it to expose Nicaraguan smuggling. The subcommittee also cited CIA plans to leak the case to press and questioned ties to Contras aid and Sandinista involvement.
Washington officials indicate Nicholas Brady, an investment banker, is nearly certain to be Reagan’s pick to replace James Baker as Treasury Secretary. Baker may soon become chairman of Bush’s presidential campaign, with committee leaders alerting the Finance panel to expect a nominee shortly. Brady, a close Bush ally, is viewed as the vice president’s preferred choice if Bush wins.
Pentagon officials defend prescribed stimulants for Air Force pilots on long solo missions and say no recent crashes abroad or at home are linked to drug use. ARD cited pilots using Dexedrine to stay awake and Seconal to sleep, prompting Public Citizen concerns.
The NBC legal drama L.A. Law led with 19 nominations, ahead of Beauty and the Beast and The Golden Girls with 12 each. Cable programs earned 15 nominations, NBC led networks with 114, while Moonlighting and The Cosby Show fared poorly in major categories.
Four friends out for a late night boat party clung to rocks above Horseshoe Falls for about an hour after their 26 foot boat capsized near the brink. They were rescued by emergency workers forming a human chain and sustained only minor bumps and scrapes.
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