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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1990
Page
3
A study cited in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the French abortion pill RU 486 or mifepristone is 96 percent effective in terminating early pregnancies and performs comparably to traditional methods. The drug has been available in France since 1988.
Coast Guard crews battled to contain over 100000 gallons of fuel oil leaking from a barge that exploded and burned in the waterway between Linden New Jersey and Staten Island Investigators warned the Tuesday blast could have been caused by static electricity machinery sparks or friction with a tug pulling the barge from Citgo Petroleum docks in Linden
The House voted 261 to 160 to sustain President Bush's veto of legislation directing government intervention in the Eastern Airlines dispute. The margin failed to reach the two thirds required for an override, dealt a setback to organized labor and Democratic leaders.
A 12 member jury including seven women and five men was sworn in for the Iran Contras trial of John Poindexter. Lawyers sought to limit testimony from Oliver North, the prosecutor's first witness.
An explosion and fire at the Koryo Chinese Korean restaurant in downtown Frankfurt killed 11 and injured six. Fire brigade chief Guenter Burbaum said the blaze started about 8 40 p m and gutted the second floor of a five story building near the cathedral. In Jerusalem officials reported Labor ministers extended an ultimatum to quit the coalition, giving Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir four more days to back U S peace proposals.
A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train derailed during morning rush hour, tearing a car and killing three. Some 162 people were treated, with 67 released by afternoon and five in critical condition. Rescue teams freed two more victims after hours, with reports of a possible dragging motor triggering the derailment.
The Bush administration urged the international community to stop a dangerous Libyan plant near Rabta, 60 miles south of Tripoli, said to produce small amounts of mustard gas and nerve agents. White House officials stressed worldwide vigilance to deny Libya the ability to obtain equipment and expertise.
A pro Iranist underground group in Lebanon says it will not release the two American captives and calls for attacks on U S targets. The Revolutionary Justice Organization also claims the United States plans a military operation to free 18 Western hostages. The note accompanies a photo of hostage Joseph Cicippio of Valley Forge Pennsylvania, kidnapped September 12, 1986.
A Mount Sinai led study finds women over 30 having first babies face more pregnancy and labor complications but similar baby health and no higher risk of prematurity. Researchers caution results apply to a specific mostly white, educated, insured group and do not address infertility or birth defects.
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