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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1988

Page

3

Meese aide took free rides on government planes

Justice Department records show former Attorney General Edwin Meese allowed E Robert Wallach to accompany him on several trips aboard government planes at no cost. The records say the trips were legal though Rep. Glenn English seeks a DOJ investigation into the arrangements.

Wallach Washington — Justice Department Edwin Meese E. Robert Wallach Department Glenn English Oklahoma Justice Department

Ravioli Factory Worker Pulled Into Dough Machine

Mount Vernon man Calvin Knight was trapped in a six foot tall dough kneading machine at John's Ravioli Co in New Rochelle. Fire crews released him after more than an hour and moved the machine to New Rochelle Hospital for surgery or care where the blades were removed and Knight remained in stable condition.

New Rochelle N.Y Calvin Knight Mount Vernon Knight John’s Ravioli Co Raymond Kiernan Kiernan New Rochelle Hospital

Defense consultant admits paying for contract information

William Parkin a former Navy contracting official now running a consulting firm acknowledged paying another consultant Fred Lackner monthly for technical information on a pending Navy contract. He said payments totaling 15 000 to 18 000 were made between 1986 and the contract details were provided to Hazeltine Corp of Long Island New York.

Washington Pentagon William Parkin Navy Fred Lackner Parkin Lackner Hazeltine Corp Long Island N.Y

Titan 340 Rocket Launch Powers Secret Satellite

A secret military satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Titan 340 rocket. The mission marked the rocket’s third consecutive success after an 18 month grounding period.

Cape Canaveral Fla

Lawmakers Finish Brazil Charter Replacing Military Rule

In BRASILIA lawmakers completed a new constitution that ends the generals era. It does not overhaul social or economic policy but legalizes strikes abolishes censorship strengthens Indian and environmental protections and lowers the voting age.

Brasilia Brazil

Debby Hits Tuxpan Then Weakened To Tropical Storm

Hurricane Debby battered Tuxpan with 74 mph gusts and heavy rain causing outages and floods before it weakened to a tropical storm. In Cyprus a Kurdish rebel spokesman said Iraqi forces killed about 1300 civilians this week and refugees described chemical attacks that killed about 500 in their group.

Tuxpan Mexico Debby Nicosia Cyprus Turkey

Yonkers Faces Crushing Fines Over Desegregation Plan

The U S Supreme Court ordered Yonkers to begin paying daily fines for defying a housing desegregation plan. Fines start at 192000 total by Labor Day and rise to a maximum of 1 million daily if noncompliance continues. Councilors resistant to the plan vow to press their case.

Los Angeles Times NEW York Yonkers U.S. Supreme Court U.S Leonard Sand Neil DeLuca Nicholas Wasicsko Land Supreme Court Spallone

Walesa urges miners to return to work in Poland unrest

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa urged holdout miners to end their strike as Polish Prime Minister Messner visited nearby mines. In Szczecin 2400 workers offered to suspend action for job security, while July Manifesto mine in Jastrzebie remained on strike since August 16 as talks continued into the night.

Warsaw Poland Solidarity Lech Walesa Szczecin Artur Balasz Jastrzebie Walesa Zbigniew Messner Borynia Chal Henryk Jankowski Antoni Pilny

Global Amnesty concert opens six week world tour at Wembley

Tens of thousands fill Wembley Stadium for a six hour Amnesty International benefit concert led by Bruce Springsteen Peter Gabriel Sting and others to mark the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The event aims to reach 20 cities on five continents and raise awareness for human rights worldwide.

London Wembley Stadium Amnesty International Bruce Springsteen Peter Gabriel Sting Bob Marley United Nations Springsteen Gabriel Tracy Chapman Senegal Youssou N’dour Youssou N'dour

Polygamist clan members anger prosecutors over sentences

A Utah judge sentenced Addam Swapp to 15 years and Vickie Singer to five years for church bombing and siege crimes. Jonathan Swapp and John Timothy Singer received 10 years on firearms counts plus five years’ probation. Prosecutors plan to appeal, saying terms were illegal and too lenient. State murder charges against clan members were anticipated.

Salt Lake City U.S Bruce Jenkins Addam Swapp Vickie Singer Jenkins Swapp FBI Utah Jonathan Swapp Singer John Timothy Singer Marion Congress Brent Ward Fred House

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