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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1986
Page
3
WARSAW AP church officials said they abandoned a four year effort to channel Western aid to private farmers after government demands a veto over fund programs. Cardinal Glemp said such control would violate the fund autonomy.
A federal appeals court upheld immunity for the government in a case brought by Curtis and Lucinda Hamre of Wilmore Minnesota. They claimed a house financed through the Farmers Home Administration harbored bats and caused illnesses, but extermination was blocked by Minnesota protections. They sought damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act after a denied $55,000 claim.
South Africa authorities impose new rules barring reporters from being within sight of unrest or police action as mass funeral services loom in Soweto for about 20 protesters killed last week. In Moldova, Izvestia reports 4900 apartments and 45000 houses damaged by a quake with a strong aftershock. Tass adds a separate quake near Georgia-Turkey border with unspecified damage or casualties.
UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara scientists report sea whip coral yields pseudopterosins with potential as powerful non toxic non addictive analgesics. In mice these compounds appear to limit prostaglandin release, reducing pain and inflammation, though full drug development may take a decade.
World Airways will halt scheduled passenger operations on September 15 and cut about 1500 employees. The Oakland based carrier will focus on charter and maintenance work while coordinating with Pan Am Presidential Airways and United Airlines to honor World tickets post September 15 at no extra charge. A separate federal probe accuses Gov. Ricardo Bordallo of taking a $60,000 cash kickback for a government contract while denying politicized motives in a three day primary.
Washington reports the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights claims Chief Justice designate William Rehnquist opposes equal justice for minorities at every turn amid Senate debate. In Boston, Samantha Smith’s family sues the airline over a fatal crash, seeking 50 million dollars. In Guam, the governor is indicted on bribery extortion and fraud charges.
Scientists report two new moons detected within Saturn's rings may have contributed icy material used to form the rings. Len Tyler of Stanford's Center for Radar Astronomy notes the find is significant for understanding ring dynamics and evolution.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reports earnings for black men improved markedly from 1940 to 1980 though the overall gap with white men remains due to skills, discrimination, and unequal schooling. It notes rising earnings, factors like education and migration, and concerns over work avoidance linked to government benefits programs more used by blacks.
Washington Post reports two medical studies finding routine electronic fetal monitoring and Caesarean sections are overused without clear improvements in newborn health. Dallas data show monitoring raises C-section rates with little outcome gain. Brooklyn data show private physicians perform more C-sections than hospital clinics, without better baby health.
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