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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1988
Page
3
In SAN JOSE Costa Rica AP reports Hurricane Joan at 120 mph pushing toward Central America forcing mass evacuations after 35 dead or missing in Colombia. Activists inJohannesburg escape to US Consulate vow renewed opposition.
The FDA unveiled new approval steps to speed life saving treatments for AIDS cancer and other deadly diseases. Commissioner Frank Young said these changes could cut approval time by 33 to 50 percent, shaving years off the current eight year average.
Three Americans led by Leon Lederman Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger win the Nobel Prize in physics for capturing neutrinos in a high energy beam to probe atomic structure. West German chemists Johann Deisenhofer Robert Huber and Hartmut Michel win the chemistry prize for photosynthesis discoveries with solar energy potential and broader biological impact.
Two Army National Guard Skycrane helicopters tow an 185 ton hovercraft ice breaker toward three trapped whales off Barrow Alaska. The operation, moving 10 miles of ice and mud, aims to free the whales despite bitter cold and shifting ice as biologists monitor their condition.
The Senate sent to President Reagan a bill reimposing limits on ads during children's programs and mandating educational content. It caps weekend ads at 10.4 minutes per hour and 1.2 minutes on weekdays, with a Jan. 1 1990 compliance deadline and five yearly FCC program reviews.
A 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling confirms a civil contempt finding against former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda for failing to comply with grand jury subpoenas. The subpoenas sought fingerprints palm prints voice handwriting consent for foreign bank records and more.
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