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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1992
Page
3
The Security Council endorsed sending a United Nations team to war-torn Somalia to plan aid efforts and monitor a cease-fire. Ambassador Diego Arria said the plan should win formal approval today as mass starvation threatens Somalia's 8.4 million people.
Gazette wire service report says voters in Michigan and Illinois head to the polls in Democratic and Republican primaries that could seal nominations for President Bush and Bill Clinton. Jerry Brown seeks to derail Clinton by showing electability doubts amid a flare up over contracts. Tsongas vows to stay, while Bush and Buchanan campaign in Chicago and Milwaukee with negative ads signaling a tight race.
A watch commander testified that Sgt. Stacy Koon directed baton blows against Rodney King after a traffic stop. He also said King was injured as officers acted during a claimed assault by the motorist. The prosecution planned to rest its case as the trial of Koon and three colleagues proceeded.
In Belleville Pennsylvania an arsonist burned six Amish barns within two hours killing 177 horses and cows crippling a farming community on the eve of planting season. Police identified a suspect but no arrest had been made.
John Sbarra of Rockaway alleges the TV series theme mirrors his 1951 song Basket Full Of Wishes licensed to Muzak in 1981. He and Joseph DiBuono earned a 1980 copyright and filed suit March 10 in U S District Court. John Addison, the credited theme writer, calls the claim silly and lists his extensive film scoring credits.
The special Senate counsel subpoenas all telephone records for two reporters who first published Anita Hill allegations concerning Justice Clarence Thomas. Attorneys warn this sets a dangerous First Amendment precedent and prepare possible federal court challenge.
U S efforts to secure 10 billion in loan guarantees faced rejection as the administration balked at the latest congressional proposal. Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Arens pressed to keep settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, while opposition leader Haim Ramon warned voters in the June 23 elections might react poorly. The White House maintains a policy tying guarantees to suspension of construction in occupied territories. A final White House meeting with Senator Patrick Leahy was planned.
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