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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1988
Page
4
Hassan Tawil, 74, the Israeli-appointed Arab mayor of El Bireh, was stabbed in the heart outside his office. He underwent surgery and remained in serious but stable condition at Ramallah Hospital. The attack followed a directive from uprising leaders calling for resignations of Israeli-appointed Arab officials.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP three space shuttle astronauts staged a mock emergency landing during a launch rehearsal test of hundreds of changes since the Challenger disaster. The exercise simulated a RTLS abort with two main engines failing as Discovery mission planners rehearsed the final countdown and a make believe touchdown over the Atlantic Ocean.
Washington AP reports a watchdog group accusing the EPA of conducting a human pesticide test. About 150 residences nationwide will be treated with chlordane, previously banned for residential use, to monitor indoor air for two years. EPA says application method differs from prior soil treatments and risks are considered low.
A car bomb near a Syrian checkpoint in Ouzai Beirut killed four and wounded 39, with two Lebanese police, two Syrian soldiers among the injured. Gunfire followed when a gray Renault linked to Hezbollah gunmen was stopped. two gunmen died and a civilian was wounded. Police say Hezbollah office nearby and Syrian-Lebanese clashes continued.
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