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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1988
Page
3
Los Angeles endured a 110 degree Sunday tying the hottest civic center reading. Gusts turned the city into a heat haze as dry leaves and dust swirled through streets while hundreds of thousands fled to beaches. Traffic jams snarled freeways and sand temps hit nine tens.
A former policeman convicted in a pension fund scandal surrendered on Sunday after taking the police official who exposed the scheme hostage on the 15th floor of an office building. Anthony D. Daniele, armed with an unidentified weapon, released John Frank, vice president of the city police board, before surrendering 10 hours later.
In Commerce California a chlorine gas leak from a pool supply firm forced up to 1000 residents from their homes for a second day. No injuries were reported and most evacuees in Montebello eight miles east of downtown Los Angeles were allowed back around 8 a.m. following a lengthy hold.
Hurricane Uleki weakened on Sunday and veered away from the Hawaiian Islands. Dangerous surf remained and residents were warned to be prepared against sudden changes in the storm’s path. Meteorologist Hans Rosendal of the National Weather Service urged vigilance.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged blacks and whites to stay away from the polls in a nationwide municipal election, defying government regulation. In a related act, Winnie Mandela called for stronger economic sanctions, violating state of emergency rules.
Lech Walesa told 4,000 Solidarity supporters in Gdansk that ending the Aug 16 to Sept pause was necessary to legalize the movement. He warned critics and said the government talks on a roundtable would begin soon, with unions seeking legal status and representation. Strikes had hit 20 enterprises and disrupted Poland's ports and coal output.
Monsoon floods reported by Gazette wire services say about 20 million people are marooned across Bangladesh as more than two-thirds of the country floods. The death toll rose to 882, while Dhaka shelters about 500,000. Prices for rice jumped 40 percent as relief efforts struggle.
The USS Vincennes departs for home port as U S forces cut back in the gulf after the Iran Iraq cease fire. France begins naval cutbacks, while a Royal Navy destroyer sustains damage from a collision with a cargo ship.
Two of the United States' wealthiest foundations plan multimillion dollar programs in Asia Africa and Latin America to curb unwanted population growth. The MacArthur Foundation will spend 23 million over 30 months on family planning and maternal health, while the Packard Foundation expands its population outlays to about 10 million annually.
Residents outside the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park were told to evacuate as a 57,000 acre fire advanced from the west. About 150 people were evacuated while 500 firefighters and 50 engines worked to defend Silver Gate and Cooke City. Bulldozers carved a wide fire line as crews planned a backfire to starve the main blaze.
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