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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1988

Page

3

Inmate hostage release at Ohio prison after three-day siege

About 20 inmates at Mack Alford Correctional Center released one of three guards they were holding. Capt. Lewis McGee was freed after inmates demanded food and talks with three state legislators. The siege, marked by banners calling for White Power, continued as officials negotiated.

Trun1uwn Ohio Corrections Department Joy Hadwiger Lewis McGee Anita Trammell Mack Alford

Walesa leads mass as Solidarity rally in Poland

In Warsaw thousands attend an outdoor Mass led by Solidarity founder Lech Walesa. He urged Poles to commit fully to the country as he cited the nine day shipyard sit in at Gdansk and the outlawed union, urging unity to overcome the crisis.

Warsaw Poland Solidarity Lech Walesa Walesa Lenin Gdansk Trade Union Federation Wales

Air Force to close three nuclear depots amid B 52 conversions

The Air Force informed Congress it will close depots storing nuclear weapons at Anderson Air Base Guam Loring Air Force Base Maine and Mather Air Force Base California as B 52s are converted to carry conventional bombs. A separate report from York notes killer Robert Chambers filmed scantily clad friends and his two strangulations during a party before his trial.

Washington Air Ree Air Force Anderson Air Base Guam Loring Air Force Base Maine

Bush aide linked to Contra arms operation says Newsweek

Newsweek reported that Donald Gregg, Bush national security adviser, was the Washington contact for an arms supply operation called Arms Supermarket that funded Contra support with drug money during 1984 86. Brenneke testified Suarez said Medellin cartel financed and Fidel Noriega transit profits.

New York George Bush Washington Newsweek Arms Supermaret National Security Council Oliver North CIA Israel Mossad Secret Service Senate Oregon Richard J. Brenneke Donald Gregg Bush Brenneke Connect Soviet Bloc Mossad Subcommittee Medellin Colombia U.S Manuel Antonio Noriega Jose Blandon Massachusetts John Kerry Pete Teeley Gregg

Denver man sentenced to 376 years in rape burglary case

Quintin Keith Wortham, 27, acted as his own attorney and faced victims at trial. Denver County Court Judge Lynne Hufnagel imposed a 376 year term on 14 counts of rape burglary and theft after a two hour jury verdict finding guilt on all counts following a two hour deliberation.

York Times Denver Lynne Hufnagel Quintin Keith Wortham

Iraq claims new attack and missing U S helicopter found

Iraq says warplanes struck a large naval target off Iran while Tehran accuses the U S Navy of jamming radar to aid Iraqi jets. The wreckage of a U S helicopter gunship vanished April 18 and recovered Sunday with two crewmen confirmed dead.

Iraq U.S Maanama Panrain Iran Tehran U.S. Navy Pentagon Washington Neuicopter Baghdad Gulf Keith Schneider

Sikhs surrender at Golden Temple amid siege ends

About 125 men mostly Sikh extremists surrendered to police after Indian security forces fired hundreds of rounds into the Golden Temple complex. Police said 40 to 50 militants remained inside along with 18 women and eight children who left the temple compound.

Amritsar India Indian Securiy Golden Temple Punjab K.P S. Gill

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