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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1988

Page

16

Dukakis and Jackson campaign ahead of pivotal primaries

Michael Dukakis wooed New Jersey environmentalists while Jesse Jackson pressed attacks on Reagan drug policy as the campaign heads into a Memorial Day weekend stretch. Bush met with advisers in Maine. Delegates total 466 for June 7 contests in four states. Dukakis leads with 1,711 pledged of 2,081 needed. Jackson has 984.

Michael Dukakis New Jersey Jesse Jackson George Bush Maine California New Mexico Montana Dukakis Jackson British Broadcasting Corp Massachusetts Soviet Union Kremlin Mikhail Gorbachev Gorbachev

Pope names 25 cardinals from 18 countries

Pope John Paul II elevated 25 new cardinals from 18 nations including Lithuania and Hong Kong as part of boosting the church in the Soviet Union and China. Americans Archbishops James Hickey and Edmund Szoka were named, expanding the college to 161 members with nominees from Italy Brazil Spain India and other countries. Hickey and Szoka expressed humility and commitment to their duties and service.

Vatican City John Paul II Lithuania Hong Kong Soviet Union China James Hickey Washington Edmund Szoka Detroit Italy United States Brazil Spain India

Mystery Mexican delta artifacts hint at lost civilization

In Veracruz state near La Mojarra, archaeologists unearthed a four ton stele and a 19 inch clay priest figure in a swamp. The finds, 1800 years old and bearing Mayan numerals, may reveal a previously unknown Gulf coast culture possibly named Xicalancas.

Xalapa Mexico Gulf of Mexico Fernando Winfield Capitaine Veraccruz National Geographic Society Olmecs Winfield Yucatan Peninsula Gulf Coast Clavijero Francisco Javier Francisco Javier Clavijero la Mojarra Acula Alvarado Veracruz Piojo

Freezer Topples Through Wall Kills Woman in New Mexico

In SloVis New Mexico a 68 year old woman Ora Lee Byrd was killed when a freezer in the garage was propelled through a wall by her husband’s car which surged forward after his foot slipped and hit the accelerator. She was seated in the living room when the appliance fell onto her. Her husband Joe Byrd was parking the car at the time.

Slovis N.M Ora Lee Byrd Joe

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