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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1988

Page

3

Contracts awarded for MX rail system development

Defense Secretary Carlucci authorized full scale development of a rail car launching system for the MX nuclear missile. The Air Force awarded two element contracts totaling 329 million dollars to Westinghouse Marine Division and Rockwell Autonetics Electronics Systems Division for design development and testing of missile launch cars control systems and security cars, due by July 1992.

Wachingson Defense Frank Carlucci Pentagon Air Force Westinghouse Electric Corp Marine Division Sunnyvale Calif Rockwell International Corp Autonetics Electronics Systems Division Anaheim Reagan Congress

Senate Rejects Bid to Scrap INF Treaty

The Senate voted 91 to 6 to shelve Sen. Jesse Helms bid to block debate on the U S Soviet Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Helms argued Gorbachev lacked valid authority to sign as general secretary of the Communist Party. the vote upheld the treaty process banning missiles from 300 to 3,400 miles.

Washington Senate Jesse Helms R-N.c Mikhail Gorbachev U.S Gorbachev Helms Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Radicals surrender after 10-day siege at Golden Temple

After a 10 day siege, Sikh militants surrendered at Amritsar's Golden Temple. Police say 45 militants and a woman came out with hands up or heads buried. The toll rose to 46, with 42 militants among the dead. The temple remains a symbolic heart of the separatist movement since 1982.

Sikh Temple Amritsak India K.P.S. Gill Punjab State Gill Golden Temple

Denver to open world’s largest airport in 1993

Denver officials announced ground breaking for a 1.6 billion airport next spring, expected to open in 1993 to replace Stapleton. Adams County voters approved annexing 45 square miles to the city, with 56 percent in favor and 44 percent opposed, boosting regional growth and air capacity.

Denver Colo Adams County High Prairie Stapleton Chicago Tom Gougeon Federico Pena Gougeon Roy Roemer George Doughty

Soviet denial over factory blast and fuel claims

The Soviet Union admitted an explosion occurred on May 12 at a Pavlograd chemical plant injuring five and killing three but denied U.S. claims it involved rocket fuel for a new long range missile. Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov gave the briefing in Moscow.

Soviets Moscow Soviet Union U.S Gennady Gerasimov Foreign Ministry Pavlograd Ukraine

School told to drop brick reminder in Texas

NACOGDOCHES Texas AP officials halted a district gimmick where fifth and sixth graders carried bricks to remind them to bring supplies. Superintendent James Bogue defended it as unsafe but effective, while TEA said it was inappropriate though not illegal, with no formal complaints filed.

Nacogdoches Texas James Bogue Bogue Houston The Texas Education Agency TEA Terri Moore

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