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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1990
Page
3
In Monrovia on a Wednesday assault government soldiers stormed a U.N. compound sheltering rival tribes. A U.N. security guard was killed two people were wounded and at least 30 were abducted. Villagers showed reporters four bodies found miles from the capital.
Four rival crime families allegedly coordinated since 1978 to monopolize window installation in New York housing projects. The 15 defendants include reputed Genovese and Lucchese bosses. The 69 count indictment cites racketeering and related charges.
Israeli forces foiled a speedboat raid by Palestinian guerrillas off Tel Aviv with four attackers fatally wounded and 12 captured. One boat reached shore and surrendered after a firefight. others were intercepted at sea. The PLF claimed responsibility.
Newly elected Russian President Boris Yeltsin said he would seek sovereignty for Russia within a reconstituted Soviet Union within 100 days and demand the Soviet premier’s resignation. He urged neighboring republics to have real power and to stand against central dictates. He planned treaty talks with secessionist Baltic states and urged dialogue with Gorbachev.
A strong quake in Peru's San Martin region killed at least 115 people and wounded more than 800. Moyobamba and surrounding jungle towns saw many fatalities as aftershocks followed the 9:33 p.m. quake, which registered 6.3 by some measures. Civil defense declared a state of emergency.
An earthquake centered in Romania's Vrancea range shook from Moscow to Istanbul injuring hundreds and killing eight in Bucharest and the capital of Romania. The tremor reported magnitudes from 6.5 to 7.5 with deep focus spreading fear across nearby nations.
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke sponsors a bill to ban affirmative action that easily clears the Louisiana House, provoking charges of unconstitutional racism from Black lawmakers led by the Black Legislative Caucus. Duke seeks to aid his Senate campaign against J. Bennett Johnston while Ben Bagert gains GOP backing.
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