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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1989
Page
3
Leftist guerrillas bombed a bus carrying government palace guards through downtown Lima killing at least seven soldiers and police and wounding 24. A car blocked the bus while en route to the palace and two attackers detonated a pushcart full of explosives under the rear. The bus carried 42 people, mainly soldiers.
More than 4,000 anti-nuclear activists rallied at Hampton Beach State Park near the Seabrook plant in New Hampshire. Organizers billed the event as a prelude to a civil disobedience protest, with traffic delayed along the highway and protesters denouncing Seabrook and pledging continued opposition to commercial operation.
Ed’s Party in Lockerbie sparked controversy as residents take part in a sunlit day of hamburgers pipes and rock bands while relatives of Pan Am 103 victims condemn the event as inappropriate and a publicity ploy. Ed Blaus 14 from New Jersey led the effort but Pan Am offered no involvement. Community leaders defend the town led event as a local initiative. Relatives protested outside Pan Am New York HQ calling the gesture outraging.
The Soviet Union will withdraw most of its 700 to 1500 military advisers from Mozambique by year end 1990, with departures over 18 months to align with the five year cooperation pact expiration. Mozambican officers will replace many foreign staff while East German and Cuban training may be affected, amid continued aid estimated at $120 million.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, died at age 86 in Tehran after surgery to halt digestive bleeding. His passing sparks speculation on a collective leadership and succession amid Iran's political turmoil and isolationist stance.
Tokyo prime minister Sousuke Uno said his cabinet is not interim and he will seek re election when his five month party presidency ends. He rejected links to Nakasone Takeshita Abe and vowed to run "my own way" amid party influence buying scandal shadows. He spoke at a televised briefing.
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