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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1990
Page
3
Gorbachev said Lithuania might become independent within two years if it suspends its declaration. Lithuanian officials reported an unscheduled meeting with him after a Thursday afternoon invitation.
President Bush vetoed a 2 billion Amtrak funding bill citing regulatory expansion as a step back for the rail industry. The veto centers on a provision requiring ICC approval for railroad acquisitions by non-railroad buyers. Separately, Baltimore authorities and U.S. Customs say a Venezuelan drug network was disrupted with nearly 1,000 pounds of cocaine seized and seven arrests.
The Navy reopened its investigation into the Iowa explosion and suspended all 16 inch gun firings after an unexplained ignition of powder bags during testing at Dahlgren Virginia. The move follows congressional criticism of the initial probe and a GAO report expected that day.
A federal judge voided a plan for the government to pay Manuel Noriega’s defense at 250 to 350 dollars an hour for five attorneys, citing a 60 to 75 dollar cap for a single attorney. The ruling intensifies scrutiny of 27 Noriega-linked accounts as the U S attorney’s office must justify asset seizure.
The Senate voted 59 to 38 to bar execution of mentally retarded individuals in federal capital crimes. Leaders shifted focus from closing an omnibus anti crime bill after 271 amendments were offered despite President Bush urging a strong bill.
An explosion in a car near Oakland High School injured two Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney, who had been leading campaigns to halt logging in Northern California. Bari sustained facial injuries and a pelvic fracture. Cherney had a minor head injury.
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