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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1987
Page
3
Klaus Barbie faced five alleged victims who identified him as the wartime Gestapo chief. The 73 year old refused to answer questions, saying he was present illegally and by force. The brief session ended with Barbie’s adjournment as witnesses testified.
A parliamentary committee led by Abba Eban found Israel’s political leaders unaware of the Pollard espionage operation but said they must accept responsibility. The panel criticized recruiters for acting beyond authority and urged full acknowledgment of Israel's fault while offering no concrete recommendations.
Six inmates escaped the maximum security facility by cutting through five bars Tuesday, triggering an extensive manhunt. Warden Herman Solem warned the search is ongoing and the danger to the public remains.
A Continental Express Jetstream 31 taking off from New Orleans International Airport lost power and crashed through fences before skidding across an eight lane highway in Kenner. Eleven aboard escaped. thirteen injured including motorists, three in serious condition. Plane valued at 3.5 million, delivered ten days prior. Pilot and airline officials offered cautious explanations.
Gunmen fired on a U S Embassy station wagon on the Nile corniche near Maadi Cairo injuring two of three Americans. Acting security chief Dennis Williams and deputy John Hucke were wounded. administrative official John Ford uninjured. Authorities probe who carried out the attack.
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, leaves NASA to join Stanford University Center for International Security and Arms Control in Palo Alto as a scientist. The 36 year old finds the move a good opportunity to apply her physics background after her divorce from Steven Hawley.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, lists subscription rates: $2.60 weekly by carrier, $11.80 for 4 weeks by mail for Morning Editions and Sunday, $128.20 for 52 weeks, with $161.00 for 52 weeks for other states and territories. No mail subscriptions in Gazette carrier areas. Postmaster: address changes to P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. The Associated Press has exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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