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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1990
Page
4
A panel of experts reports removing a tumor in early stage breast cancer offers survival similar to full mastectomy. Both lumpectomy and mastectomy yield excellent results for Stage I and II disease. Dr. William Wood of Harvard Medical School chaired the committee.
A Wayne County Circuit Court jury convicted 29 year old Lawrence DeLisle of first degree murder in the deaths of his four children who drowned when the family car sped into the Detroit River. He also was found guilty of attempted murder of his wife Suzanne. He faces a mandatory life term. DeLisle, of Lincoln Park, had claimed a leg cramp caused the accelerator jam.
The FCC directed local phone firms to cut charges to long distance carriers by 1.1 billion dollars nationwide. The reduction takes effect July 1 and is expected to lower long distance rates as carriers pass savings to customers.
Soviet researchers report that thirteen babies infected with the AIDS virus in Soviet hospitals spread the virus to their mothers through breast feeding. Experts call the finding interesting and disturbing but say it is unlikely to become widespread.
Four gunmen in army uniforms opened fire on a gathering of Haiti’s Council of State in Port-au-Prince. A union activist was killed and two politicians were wounded as the council met with union, political and business leaders to address rising crime.
President Mikhail Gorbachev accused hard line critics of slander and said he did not plan reforms without party consultation. He spoke at a Communist Party gathering with delegates from the Russian republic, denying ideas appeared from nowhere.
A West German prosecutor opened a criminal inquiry into East Germany's former leader Erich Honecker amid reports he sheltered members of the Red Army Faction. Honecker denied the charges as nine alleged RAF members were arrested in East Germany, tied to a wave of bombings and killings in the country.
A violent rainstorm-triggered flood in northern Turkey killed at least 42 people and left nine missing, Anatolia news agency reported. Widespread damage followed in affected provinces as rescue efforts continued.
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling ends political patronage for federal state and local jobs, saying party affiliation cannot generally determine hiring, promotions or transfers. The decision upholds a suit against Gov. James Thompson and Illinois leaders, with local governments most affected.
The court, in a 5-4 Kansas Missouri price fixing case, barred suits by indirect purchasers and allowed only direct energy buyers like utilities. In a 6-3 decision, warrantless home search evidence is admissible when consent was reasonably believed to be authorized. The court revived a libel suit by a former Ohio wrestling coach against a newspaper, treating statements as factual assertions. A 7-2 ruling kept strong free speech protections for opinions largely intact.
Nelson Mandela said he supports PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Libya's Muammar Gadhafi for backing South Africa's anti apartheid movement. He warned Western reform efforts could drive white South Africans to the right. The remarks came during a taped Town Meeting at City College of New York moderated by Ted Koppel.
Police investigate a predawn Central Park shooting after a note found near the victim hints at the Zodiac gunman who has claimed three prior killings. Four shootings in New York before dawn link to notes referencing zodiac signs. two victims survived.
East and West German lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a treaty to merge their economies, removing a key obstacle to unification. Both sides also passed resolutions saying a united Germany would guarantee Poland’s western border.
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