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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1989
Page
3
In Jerusalem, Jewish settlers assaulted a group delivering food and medicine to Palestinian children in Gaza refugee camps. The activists, aiming to aid civilians, faced a brutal confrontation amid ongoing tensions in the region.
President Bush praised Soviet responses to his arms control plan and vowed to fire the bureaucracies to accelerate negotiations. He spoke after a week in Europe tied to NATO's 40th anniversary summit and warned he would push forward reforms among NATO and U.S. agencies. A separate report from Alexandria, Virginia, notes consultant William Parkin and ex-Navy engineer Stuart Berlin received 26 month prison terms for bribery tied to Pentagon contracts.
Uniroyal Chemical Co announces immediate removal of daminozide known as Alar from the U.S. market amid safety controversy. Company notes continued overseas sales not ending. EPA to monitor removal plan but no U.S. ban is in place. Apple growers had urged action due to plummeting sales.
Andrei Sakharov used a Kremlin podium to condemn the Afghan war as a criminal episode costing lives. Deputies shouted him down with insults and applause for critics of his stance, while Gorbachov urged giving him the floor before cutting the session short.
Washington AP report shows unemployment at 5.2 percent with only 101000 new jobs added, the weakest growth since March 1986. Analysts warn of slow or no growth ahead while inflation eases slightly on wages, yet costs remain high.
Chicago city and Illinois state officials clash as a pedestrian tunnel linking City Hall to the Illinois Center misses meeting points. Four years behind, the 2 million project now needs 309 669 in changes to balance sections with new steel framing a stairway and an elevator at City Hall to aid accessibility.
Investigators center on gunner’s mate Claytor Hartwig who showed a $15 hobby timer and allegedly said if rigged to a battery it could trigger the ship’s gunpowder. NBC reports the despondent sailor was last to touch the powder and spoke of a quick painless blast.
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