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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1988
Page
3
A general strike against Gen. Manuel Noriega in Panama City stalled as transportation and most commerce ran normally. Organizers blamed intimidation and mistrust. payday and fear reduced turnout while Noriega dismissed Delvalle and tightened control.
Israeli officials consider barring foreign journalists from the West Bank and Gaza as unrest grows. Two more Palestinians die, bringing deaths to at least 75, amid soldiers firing on rioters near Nablus and in Tel Aviv hospitals. Defense ministers back tighter media limits while a mixed group marches from Rosh Hanikra toward Jerusalem calling for an end to occupation.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and about two dozen church leaders were arrested while marching on Parliament in Cape Town to protest the banning of 17 anti apartheid groups. About 150 demonstrators, mostly clergymen, were detained and released. leaders vow civil disobedience against laws they deem immoral. The U.S. condemned the repression.
Tass reports hooligans provoke disturbances in Sumgait as ethnic strife spreads in Azerbaijan and Armenia. An Armenian dissident cites beatings and knife attacks while Gorbachov appeals for calm amid rising civil unrest across Caucasus republics.
The court will hear a federal workers union challenge to urine drug tests for job applicants, defending as a privacy invasion while the Reagan administration touts it as a tactic against smuggling. A decision is expected in 1989 and would affect tests by government entities only.
Arizona Senate begins the first impeachment trial of a governor in six decades as Gov. Evan Mecham’s attorney urges dismissal of charges. Prosecutor Eckstein calls the case a plea for conviction despite potential legal violations. Mecham remains in Glendale during the proceedings.
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