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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1988
Page
3
Tens of thousands of supporters in horn honks and flag festoons jammed Santiago's main boulevard in a final campaign event for Augusto Pinochet before Wednesday's referendum on extending his 15 year rule. Afterward small anti Pinochet groups demonstrated with banners and chants predicting his downfall.
In Hyderabad and another Sind city a two hour curfew break led to shootings that killed ten people and wounded others. Officials said ethnic violence has killed over 200 in recent days as police restored the curfew. Local hospitals reported casualties from the violence.
President Balaguer said Haiti's exiled Lt Gen Henri Namphy is not welcome in the Dominican Republic but can stay until another nation accepts him. Namphy and his family had remained in rooms at the Concorde Hotel since Sept. 17 after being ousted in a recent coup.
Emperor Hirohito, age 87, viewed portions of the Seoul Olympic closing ceremonies from his bedside as family members visited. He had fallen ill with fever and intestinal hemorrhage on Sept. 19 and remained under vigil one day after his health worsened. Imperial officials said he remained alert and engaged with the broadcasts.
In New Orleans Jim McCrery won his re election bid easily defeating Gov. Buddy Roemer’s mother in Saturday’s primary. Clyde Holloway advanced to a runoff against attorney Faye Williams, repeating the 1986 pattern and setting a November 8 rematch.
Former CIA director Stansfield Turner accused George Bush of fostering close ties with Gen. Manuel Noriega while in government. He said he did not know if Bush helped reinstate Noriega on the CIA payroll in the 1980s. Turner, a Carter-era figure, now backs Michael Dukakis.
Police Chief Robert Wadman and Open Door Mission offered space to house up to 200 homeless during the October 3–6 vice presidential debate in Omaha. Officials stressed no one would be placed against their will, while mission leaders said the arrangement aimed to present a positive, trouble-free visit for visiting politicians and guests.
Federal spending limits are eroded by loopholes as campaigns route money through party and allied groups. Exempted indirect spending covers mailings and voter outreach, with Dukakis and Bush teams moving finance personnel to national party payrolls to manage these funds.
Peru reports police stopped a planned attack on the U S Embassy. Two armed guerrillas were detained outside the guarded downtown complex while others escaped. Deputy Interior Minister Agustín Mantilla said no injuries occurred and did not name the group.
In Cumming Georgia a 2 year old, a 3 year old, and their 27 year old father were found with blunt trauma injuries on a country road after leaving home during a dispute. Authorities say they have no solid leads and are questioning the father who remains in serious condition.
More than 5,000 Gurkha activists surrendered weapons in Darjeeling to mark Gandhi's birth anniversary signaling the end of a two-year bid for a separate state. The event saw 2373 guns and rifles handed over along with many bows and arrows as authorities supervised the ceremony.
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