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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1990
Page
3
President Alberto Fujimori declared a two day bank holiday in Peru to halt a run on banks as he previews an economic program to end the crisis. Banks nationwide were closed through Monday as the government sets measures in motion.
The House Armed Services subcommittee voted to end all 3.8 billion dollars in B-2 bomber procurement. The panel supported stopping purchases after the 15 current planes are delivered to the Air Force.
London Ian Gow a leading Conservative critic of the IRA was killed when a 42 pound bomb exploded under his car in Hawkham near London. Gow 53 a Thatcher ally chaired the Northern Ireland committee and supported union. Police say the IRA planted the device. Gow had been on a hit list and warned as a prime target.
A government advisory panel led by a former NRC chairman warns that one or more of Hanford’s 177 tanks could detonate from internal heat or external shock, triggering a chemical reaction spreading decades of radioactive waste. The report criticizes plant operator Westinghouse subsidiary for failing to assess explosion risk and tank contents.
The article notes that as New Hampshire attorney general in 1976 David Souter submitted a brief opposing Medicaid abortion funding and describing abortion as the killing of unborn children. It also cites a 1972 case with his deputy AG role defending a strict pro life law. The extent of his personal involvement remains unclear.
Scientists report a previously unknown eight foot lizard from the Gobi Desert might have attacked dinosaur eggs and hatchlings. The fossil skull and forelimb, about 80 million years old, resemble a Komodo dragon and were found near a nesting site with eight eggs.
High fiber foods such as whole wheat fruit and vegetables aid dieting by sustaining fullness longer. They require chewing and take longer to eat, and fiber expands in the stomach absorbing moisture. Add fiber gradually and drink plenty of fluids.
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