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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1990
Page
3
Washington Housing Secretary Jack Kemp ordered an investigation of Mary Bush, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Board, after she awarded three no bid consulting contracts to personal friends. Kemp limited her contracting authority as aides disclosed Friday.
The Los Angeles Department of Animal Regulation prohibits adoptions of pit bulls and related breeds from city pounds in what officials call a stringent anti pit bull policy. The rule aims to reduce these dogs in the community after a history of attacks.
A federal appeals judge halted next Tuesday's scheduled execution of Robert Alton Harris, the California killer who shot two teenagers in 1978 to steal their car. The ruling cited possible lack of competent psychiatric help at trial as a factor in the stay.
In Middletown Connecticut a mentally ill man who fled a state hospital and fatally stabbed a 9 year old girl at a street fair was found not guilty by reason of insanity. David Peterson age 38 was deemed unable to conform his conduct to the law and was acquitted of murder and escape charges by a unanimous three judge panel.
Amid weeks of clashes, a cease-fire collapsed in Beirut and nearby hills with at least 38 dead. Fighting reignited at dawn and raged past midnight in thunderous urban and hillside battles.
Prisoners in a southeastern jail held a death lottery to protest overcrowding and conditions. Police said 27 year old Marcelo de Pietro, serving 31 years for rape and murder, was killed Thursday in the central jail of Santo Andre, an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo.
In Natal province Zulu factions clashed with guns and knives as Nelson Mandela agreed to cancel a regional peace rally. Inkatha leaders condemned the move while ANC aligned groups and the United Democratic Front faced ongoing violence. At least 37 people have died this week.
Thousands of Palestinians and Israeli Arabs joined rallies and marches to mark the 14th anniversary of Land Day. A general strike closed shops and schools in the West Bank Gaza Strip East Jerusalem and Arab villages in Israel, reflecting broad turnout and stoppages.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Bush administration suit on the Flag Protection Act with argument set for May 14 and a likely early summer ruling. A decision overturning the law would spur a constitutional amendment drive and affect fall political campaigns.
In Italian factory workers a study shows blood cholesterol and pressure rise with age in men with male-pattern baldness. Separately, San Diego researchers find women with five or more pregnancies have an HDL drop, possibly lowering heart protection.
A government study at 10 U S centers shows that high doses of methyprednisolone given within hours of spinal cord injury markedly reduce paralysis. Yale's Michael Bracken led the trial which found restored feeling and movement in many patients and will be published in May in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The Bush administration withdrew its prior claim that the Rabta chemical weapons facility in Libya was heavily damaged by a March fire. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said uncertainties remain about the cause and extent of damage, and suggested the fire could have been staged by Muammar Gaddafi. He noted the possibility of external manipulation and said a full evidence review is underway.
The prosecutor in John Poindexter's Iran-Contra trial asks jurors to disregard former President Reagan's testimony and convict Poindexter of cover-up charges. The defense counters that Poindexter acted in a political battle and did his best to provide information. The case remains headed for the jury after closing arguments.
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