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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1985
Page
2
Editorial mocks President Reagan for the Bitburg cemetery visit and the Reichswar symbolism, calling it a vaudeville-like misstep. It critiques staff work, suggests possible remedies, and argues the U S should focus on celebrating V E Day with restraint and gratitude rather than prestige theater.
A Santa Monica man with a history of sexual offenses flew to Miami on a state funded ticket in what officials call a bid to “pay back” California for ordering a prostitute to the East Coast. Miami police say the man was later arrested on criminal mischief and indecent exposure charges, prompting criticism of the transfer as unprofessional and dangerous.
Rebecca Quijano, aboard the same China Airlines jet, testified she saw a Metrocom officer aim a gun at Benigno Aquino as he descended the stairs and heard a shot. A colonel allegedly warned her to remain silent, amid a murder case charging Gen. Fabian Ver and others in Aquino’s 1983 assassination.
The 30,000 ton Liberian tanker Nordic Trader was hit by warplanes and set on fire in the Persian Gulf. 17 crew rescued by Qatari forces. one crewman in critical condition. In Baghdad Iran’s President Khamenei’s sister Badri Husseini Khamenei defected to Iraq with her family, saying she fled Iran with help from friends after passport rejections.
The Justice Department approved a 734371 study by Judith Reisman at American University to assess Playboy Penthouse and Hustler magazines for links to juvenile delinquency and child exploitation. The project is a trimmed version of a 798531 plan that would also review non sexual readings. Policemen plead innocent in New York as five officers, including a lieutenant, face charges over beating and stun gun abuse of drug suspects in the 106th Precinct. The allegations prompted a major police shake up. From Gazette wire services.
Police briefly detained two American diplomats in Krakow amid an illegal May Day march. The U S Embassy said they were observers, while PAP reported 15 people detained in the aggressive leading group. Officials described chants anti state slogans and hostile posters during the parade.
In Managua, 100 Cuban military advisers left after an official farewell. Lt. Col. Angel Gonzalez Castillo said they would return if needed, and Humberto Ortega stated Nicaragua remains committed to Cuba. The departure leaves about 700 Cuban advisers in Nicaragua amid U.S. and regional tensions.
In Beirut warring militias traded rocket propelled grenades and machine gun fire forcing the closure of most mid city crossings. Christian members of the coalition government boycotted a Cabinet session to protest attacks on Christians in southern Lebanon and state radio said Cabinet sessions were suspended indefinitely.
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