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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 2000
Page
3
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan injuring 39 people and triggering landslides and a collapsing bridge. The epicenter was about 315 miles southwest of Tokyo, with nine houses destroyed and 239 damaged as debris and groceries toppled in supermarkets.
Washington AP Congress passed a 58 billion transportation package adding a national drunken driving standard of 0.08 blood alcohol content by 2004 and tying highway funds to compliance. The bill sails through House 344-50 and Senate 78-10 with Clinton expected to sign. Critics warn against penalties on social drinkers.
Sylvain Laverriere 19 of Montreal died after climbing barriers on the 86th floor observation deck and plunging 65 stories to a lower level. Police said he told a guard he did not want to live and had recently broken up with his girlfriend. He arrived in New York from Quebec the day before.
Tina Sinatra claims Frank Sinatra told her Joseph Kennedy asked him to reach out to Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana to sway the West Virginia primary in 1960. Giancana allegedly said a few calls would secure the labor union vote for John F. Kennedy. The claim arrives as Tina's book and a CBS 60 Minutes interview promote its release.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. AP NASA postponed Discovery’s flight to the international space station due to a sluggish valve and suspect bolts in the external fuel tank. Engineers planned to replace a valve in the main propulsion system, a three day job, delaying liftoff until at least Monday.
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