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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1988
Page
3
Six South African blacks known as the Sharpeville Six were denied retrial and permission to appeal the death sentences tied to the 1984 Dlamini killing. Their options now are to petition the chief justice or seek clemency from President Botha.
Arab-American activist Mubarak Awad was deported from Israel after being ordered to leave by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. He waved a defiant sign as he boarded a New York bound plane under heavy guard. In the West Bank a deaf Arab man was fatally shot during a pre-dawn search, amid reports of harsh measures and arson blamed on Arab activists.
Bush denounces South Africa as racist while opposing breaking off diplomatic ties. A Harris poll shows Dukakis up 49 to 44 with 7% unsure, margin ±3. Jackson seeks Dukakis support, while Dukakis promotes anti drug grants and tougher policy.
A Tokyo CBS poll shows 4 of 1500 Americans could name Japan prime minister Noboru Takeshita while 90 percent of 2000 Japanese know the U S president Ronald Reagan. The May survey by Tokyo Broadcasting System and CBS gauges trade attitudes and protectionism in agriculture.
Schaumburg trustees weigh restricting ice cream trucks in residential areas citing safety worries from speeding and children darting toward bells. The board acts amid other regional fire and weather updates including large brush and grass fires in the West and a surge in lightning fatalities nationwide.
Iran says its forces with helicopter gunships advanced into Iraq recapturing territory east of Basra after a dawn two pronged assault in the Salamcheh region. Iraq reports repulsed the invaders and says its 3rd Army Corps halted the attack in a 19 hour battle.
Supreme Court rules the government may face damages if a federally approved vaccine causes the disease it seeks to prevent. The decision allows Kevan Berkovitz's suit for compensation, highlighting potential effects on vaccine availability and government liability.
Washington reports an FBI internal review recommends disciplinary action for several bureau officials tied to a domestic surveillance campaign against CISPES critics of Reagan policy in Central America. The two year counterterrorism probe is described as seriously mishandled. Officials say Sessions has not yet acted.
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