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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1989

Page

3

Second Generation of Freeways opens in Los Angeles

Construction began on a double decker highway to ease traffic jams. Gov. George Deukmejian presided at the dedication of the overhead project. In Washington the GAO said job training focuses on skilled entrants rather than the unskilled in need, and remedial education for high school dropouts is under addressed.

Los Angeles George Deukmejian Washington General Accounting Office Congress

Uzbek Mob Rampage Grips Soviet Uzbekistan

Soviet reports say mobs of Uzbeks and Turks clash in Fergana Valley with police stations seized in Kokand and mass arson. Escalation since June 3 leaves about 80 dead and 800 injured as 9,000 troops deploy to restore order.

Moscow Uzbekistan Fergana Central Asian Izvestia Kokand Fergana Valley Josef Stalin Vremya Komsomolskaya Pravda Y.V. Shatalin Shatalin

Sakharov Attacks Congress After 13 Day Session Ends

Andrei Sakharov blasted the Congress of People's Deputies for failing to curb the Communist Party's power as Mikhail Gorbachev warned of no coup danger. The body repealed part of a decree on crimes against the state and moved to rewrite the constitution while Rasputin warned of internal power struggles.

Moscow Congress of People’s Deputies Andrei Sakharov Communist Party Mikhail Gorbachev Congress Gorbachev Sakharov Supreme Soviet Valentin Rasputin

U S agents seize weapons linked to cartel plot in Florida

Federal officials said drug agents seized an arsenal of heavy machine guns high explosives and automatic weapons intended to assassinate Medellin cartel leader Pablo Escobar. Two men tied to the Cali cartel were arrested in West Palm Beach as the plot involved a drone flight over Escobar's hideout. Escobar's Medellin cartel supplied up to 80 percent of U S cocaine imports.

Miami Medellin Cali Cartel West Palm Beach Patrick O’brien Customs Service Florida Medellin Cartel Pablo Escobar Gaviria O’brien Escobar U.S

Watt defends work as consultant before House panel

Former Interior Secretary James Watt testified he and a partner earned 300000 for arranging a meeting with a former cabinet colleague that led to a federal housing grant. He denied abusing the program and defended his legal moral and effective actions while lawmakers alleged influence peddling. The hearing followed an inspector general report on HUD favoritism in rehabilitating low income housing. Watt defended aiding a developer seeking subsidies for a 312 unit Essex Maryland project.

Washington James Watt Watt House Department of Housing and Urban Development House Government Operations Committee Tom Lantos Dcalif HUD Inspector General HUD Essex

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