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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1988
Page
4
President Reagan said his beliefs are vindicated by the success of his superpower policies during a Georgetown University address. He asserted his two terms have driven the receding tide of totalitarianism as the nation marked the university’s bicentennial.
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis pledged to ban offshore drilling along two thirds of the California coast. He denounced rival George Bush as a charter member of the environmental wrecking crew while speaking with San Francisco Bay as a backdrop.
Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire and South African leader P. W. Botha met in Mobutu’s ancestral village and agreed to a future visit to South Africa. No date was set. Botha’s government has not hosted a black African leader since 1978. Mobutu said relations are on a new path after frank, in-depth discussions.
Truong Chinh, founder and former leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, died at age 81 from injuries after a fall. The Vietnam News Agency reported the passing on Saturday, noting his role as a key architect and strategist of the Vietnam revolution.
President Reagan praised Congress for passing all 13 appropriations on time and delivering them before the new fiscal year. He called the achievement historic and urged that the era of delayed budgets and budget games was ending. He noted concessions with the White House and Congress that eased the process.
A U.S. district judge in Laredo says the Reagan era embargo enforcement over Nicaragua is improper. Judge George Karen found the president lacks authority to regulate or prohibit U S citizens donations intended to relieve human suffering, weakening the embargo per lawyers for Veterans Peace Convoy Inc and opponents.
Haitians and Western diplomats welcomed Col. Jean Claude Paul’s removal as Dessalines Barracks commander. Washington may resume about 60 million in annual aid tied to progress on elections, human rights, and anti narcotics cooperation, while Paul’s replacement and his links to the Tonton Macoutes shape the ongoing crisis.
Three Haitian soldiers boarded American Airlines Flight 658 from Port au Prince with rifles and were arrested without incident on landing at Kennedy Airport. The plane carried 224 passengers and nine crew. no injuries were reported. Airport security and FBI waited on arrival per American Airlines spokesman Jim Brown.
Federal officials canceled a nationwide alert after Kosmos 1900's reactor ejected into high orbit and began disintegrating. Officials said there is no nuclear radiation risk as debris remains being tracked in low and high orbits. Tass confirmed reactor shutdown and safe separation. An emergency center was prepared but not needed.
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