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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1988

Page

3

Soviet Troops Leave Jalalabad in Afghan Pullout

Tass reports the last convoy has withdrawn from Jalalabad and left Nangarhar province. The 88 mile trip to Kabul ended the presence of Soviet forces in the region as the convoy rests in Kabul before heading to Termez. Anti communist factions threaten to invade Jalalabad and officials including President Najib speak at celebrations.

Tass Nangarhar Afghanistan Pakistan Moscow Kabul Jalalabad Termez Najib

Judge blocks plan to test federal prison workers

A federal judge issued a 10 day restraining order halting the Reagan administration plan to randomly test 35 000 federal prison system workers for drugs nationwide. The ruling allows testing only with reasonable suspicion and precedes a June 16 hearing on a possible permanent injunction.

Judge Blocks New York Times San Francisco Stanley A. Weigel U.S. Court of Appeals For 9Th Circuit Weigel American Federation of Government Employees Joe Goldberg Reagan Administration Justice Department Richard Lepley

Dann rampage at Hubbard Woods ends in suicide

Laurie Dann killed an 8-year-old boy and wounded five others at Hubbard Woods Elementary before shooting herself. A Northwestern student was later treated after ingesting an arsenic cookie from Dana’s tainted batch delivered to the Alpha Tau Omega house.

Winnetka, Ill Laurie Dann Harold Visotsky Department of Psychiatry Northwestern University Medical School Dana Hubbard Woods Chicago Northwestern University Amy Moses Moses Visotsky Dann Greg McCullough Dallas Ann Arbor Mich Alpha Tau Omega

Pregnant Woman Killed by Lightning on Phone Line

Laura McDowell eight months pregnant died when a bolt struck the phone lines outside her Montezuma home during a thunderstorm. Her 3-year-old daughter witnessed the scene as relatives watched in shock. Autopsy to determine exact cause.

Montezuma N.Y Laura McDowell New York Cayuga County McDowell Auburn Memorial Hospital Nancy Purdy Allen Harmon Williams

Fujian Storm Kills Over 60 as Floods Hit Rice Areas

A Fujian provincial official said more than 60 people died after a 21 hour rainstorm that began Friday evening. The storm injured 162, destroyed 300 homes, washed out 120 bridges and flooded 1 976 acres of rice. Governor at scene, transport halted to Jiangyang.

Fuzhou China Fujian Xinhua News Agency Yu Dexin Wang Zhaoguo Jiangyang

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