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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1989
Page
3
New York AP reports Rev. Al Sharpton 34 was arrested and arraigned on a 67 count indictment accusing him of stealing 250000 from the National Youth Movement charity he founded as a youth. Charges include scheming to defraud falsifying business records and grand larceny.
The United States, already the world’s largest debtor nation, saw its foreign debt soar 41 percent in 1988 to $532.5 billion. Commerce Department figures show a $154.2 billion increase from $378.3 billion owed to foreign creditors at end of 1987, underscoring a growing debt burden.
Chicago City Council approved a penny-per-pack cigarette tax increase to raise about 1.8 million dollars annually for shelter programs. The 15-cent tax takes effect July 29, following unanimous council approval Wednesday.
Ireland's prime minister Charles Haughey resigns after a Dail defeat in his bid for re election. He pledged to form a new government and seek renewed support for a fresh bid before the 166 member Dail reconvenes.
President Bush unveiled a plan to reform campaign finance aimed at curbing PAC influence and large warchests while boosting party funding. Democratic leaders criticized the proposal as favoring Republicans and sought caps on spending and public financing. Bush also announced a Congressional pay raise and ban on speaker payments.
The House Appropriations Committee backed a fiscal 1990 Interior bill imposing a one year ban on offshore oil exploration off Alaska California the Georges Bank region and a Rhode Island to Maryland coastal strip The Bush administration pledged to challenge the limits citing stalled domestic petroleum development and potential spills.
President Bush and congressional Republican leaders reach agreement on a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning. The proposal would empower Congress and the states to prohibit physical desecration of the United States flag. Bush plans to endorse the language at a ceremony at the Iwo Jima Memorial.
An aide to Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole resigns amid a federal fraud investigation into alleged credit card overbillings tied to an interstate prostitution ring. The Washington Times names several patrons including former Reagan administration staff and a former editor. charges involve named individuals and a raid on a DC house.
A 46 year old farm equipment salesman Paul Stedman Cullen was arrested in Elroy Texas and charged with criminal mischief in the poisoning of the Treaty Oak a 500 year old tree. The damage exceeds 20000 dollars making the offense a felony with possible prison and fines.
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