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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1986

Page

4

111 Cuban political prisoners freed arrive in Miami

111 Cuban political prisoners freed after decades in Castro era jails reach Miami aboard a charter flight. They greet relatives at Tropical Park in a large reunion as Archbishop McCarthy hosts a Catholic church backed program with Jacques Cousteau help. Ramon Grau Alsinas, 62, among the released, recounts last minute confrontation over a crucifix.

Miami Fidel Castro United States Domingo Suarez Espinosa Havana U.S Tropical Park Free Soil Edward A. McCarthy Jacques Cousteau Ramon Pedro Grau Alsinas Ramon Grau San Martin Grau Gray Polita Cuba Graus Castro Xavier Suarez Juan Gomez Blanco Gomez Mary Olaechea

Teen age pregnancies to exceed one million in year

New York AP report cites Ladies' Home Journal noting average teen activity at 16 for girls and 15 for boys. Over a million teens may become pregnant this year with 500,000 keeping babies, 450,000 aborting, and about 100,000 giving up newborns for adoption. only one in three uses contraception.

New York Ladies’ Home Journal Alan Guttmacher Institute Planned Parenthood

Teachers End Walkouts in Two Districts in PA and RI

Gazette wires report strikes ended Monday in Schuylkill Valley Pennsylvania and East Greenwich Rhode Island, restoring classes for about 3 300 students while nationwide actions idled 77 000 pupils across five states.

Pennsylvania Rhode Island Illinois Ohio Michigan Washington Schuykill Valley East Greenwich R.I

Impeachment Opens Against Judge Claiborne in Senate

The Senate began impeachment proceedings against federal District Judge Harry E. Claiborne of Las Vegas, the first sitting judge to serve time after a tax evasion conviction. A 12 member committee heard charges as House prosecutors led by Rep. Rodine and Hughes, with a full Senate vote expected by month’s end.

New York Times Washington Senate Harry E. Claiborne Las Vegas Claiborne U.S Congress Senate Committee Peter W. Rodine Jr D-N.j House Judiciary Committee New Jersey William J. Hughes House of Representatives House Maxwell Air Force Base Ala

Ran Chod Named South Africa Envoy to European Market

Law professor Bhadra Galu Ranchod, age 42, became South Africa s first non white ambassador by appointment from the Department of Foreign Affairs. In Brussels foreign ministers of the 12 Common Market nations discuss possible sanctions over apartheid as Kasparov leads Karpov 94 64 percent in the World Chess Championship after game 16.

Pretoria South Africa Bhadra Galu Ranchod Ranchod Department of Foreign Affairs Brussels Leningrad U.S.S.R Garri Kasparov Anatoly Karpov Kasparov

U N opens under worst financial crisis at United Nations

The United Nations General Assembly begins amid its worst financial crisis, with payroll fears and big cuts in staff. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar has slashed spending as world leaders including Reagan and Aquino prepare to address the assembly amid tight budgets and uncertainty over a new secretary general.

New York Times United Nations U.N. General Assembly New York United States Javier Perez de Cuellar Juan Carlos Spain Reagan Eduard Shevardnadze Soviet Union Shimon Peres Israel Daniel Ortega Nicaragua Corazon Aquino Philippines Pacific Aquino Edelman & Associates Assembly Perez de Cuellar

Stop signs coming to West Amwell Township

West Amwell Township will require drivers to stop at intersections, as the police chief notes the area has long lacked an enforceable ordinance. The Township Committee plans to adopt the rule after larger stop signs arrive in two weeks, part of a shift toward stricter road rules in the 1980s.

West Amwell Township N.J Carolyn Hawley Robert J. Musselman

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