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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1988
Page
3
A man fired on mourners at the Milltown cemetery graveside service for three IRA members, killing three and wounding 82. He and a second suspect were arrested after a dramatic chase as riots erupted in West Belfast with fires, barricades, and protests.
Salt Lake City AP reports Morton Thiokol Inc was cited by a state agency for six safety violations and fined 31,700 dollars after a December 29 MX missile motor assembly building fire killed five workers.
West Virginia physician John Jacob Cannell filed consumer fraud complaints in all 50 states accusing four publishers of selling achievement tests that portray a falsely positive view of student progress. Cannell, known for a 26 page report last November criticizing the Iowa Test and the Metropolitan Achievement Test for misleading students, parents, schools, and the press.
In Seabrook New Hampshire a weekend blaze destroyed a warehouse holding thousands of chemicals. At least ten firefighters fell ill and nearby mobile home residents reported rashes and other health effects as investigators call it the worst hazardous materials incident in state history.
President Reagan affirmed he will not revise or abandon the U.S. peace plan despite Israeli PM Shamir’s objections. Talks in Washington ended in apparent deadlock as both leaders emphasized their positions on an international conference, with reports noting four more Arab deaths in the occupied territories bringing the total since December 8 to 100.
Gov. Evan Mecham testified in Phoenix that he did not shield an aide accused of making a death threat and did not sell appointments for campaign money. He portrayed himself as a naive victim amid charges including obstructing an investigation, concealing a 350000 loan, and misusing 80000 state funds. The 192 seat Senate gallery filled as he took the oath to tell the truth.
President Reagan vetoed a civil rights bill aimed at stripping federal funds from entire institutions for illegal discrimination. He proposed an alternative to protect civil rights while preserving state and local government independence. Democrats and civil rights groups urged an override as Congress prepared to vote on the override.
Beijing and Hanoi traded state statements on Wednesday claiming that Chinese forces suffered casualties while Vietnamese ships remained ablaze two days after the clash near disputed islands. The Voice of Vietnam accused Chinese warships of blocking rescue efforts as three freighters burned.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev proposed that the superpowers freeze their naval forces in the Mediterranean as a first step to reduce tensions. He called the region one of the most explosive in the world and suggested the freeze begin July 1.
Attacks persist as Iran and Iraq blast each other’s capitals with missiles and bomb other cities in ground fighting along the front. Hundreds killed in air and ground exchanges amid over two weeks of almost daily strikes on major population centers.
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