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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1990
Page
3
Gunmen killed a leading opposition member of Parliament and at least 27 others in Karachi as clashes erupted between rival ethnic groups and security forces. Another 72 were wounded in the coordinated attacks across Pakistan's largest city.
NASA reports an electronics problem in Columbia's display unit adding last minute tasks but not delaying the launch set for 11 38 a m CDT Wednesday. The mission carries seven astronauts and a 150 million Astro ultraviolet and X ray observatory to study cosmic objects. A separate Dublin stabbing claims Gale Stanley Critchfield a 20 year old Mormon missionary from Payson Utah near Clondalkin. Police await motive as 160 workers with Mormon Missions in Ireland are affected.
Russian lawmakers faced mounting pressure from angry voters urging swift action to elect Boris Yeltsin as president, as a fourth day of voting continued amid three candidates including Yeltsin. He fell 28 votes shy of a majority in a runoff last Saturday, with 531 needed of 1,060 members.
Lech Walesa persuaded rail workers to suspend a two night strike threatening Poland's economic reform. Despite pausing, strikers stated resolve remains, and they seek a 20 percent pay increase while the Solidarity government pressures restraint. Walesa may again intervene if demands stay unmet.
A pipe bomb hidden in a trash bag exploded in a busy Jerusalem Jewish marketplace on Monday, killing an elderly man and injuring nine others. The blast occurred as Arab-Israeli tensions rose after a gun attack eight days earlier. Officials see the explosion as possibly aimed at signaling the Arab League summit in Baghdad.
North Korea for the first time in 36 years turned over the remains of five U S soldiers at Panmunjom. Rep G W Sonny Montgomery led the delegation and promised a hero's welcome in the United States. American observers saluted as coffins passed into U S hands. The ceremony was described as historic and hoped to pave the way for more returns for proper burial.
Chicago case recalls Dwayne Hardin who identified two men later convicted for the killings of Officers William Fahey and Richard O’Brien. He sought a $60,000 reward from Mayor Jane Byrne and the Fraternal Order of Police, but no payout occurred. The Wilsons were tried twice with Hardin testifying both times.
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