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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1988
Page
4
Pope John Paul II blessed wheelchair bound victims of the Mozambique civil war in Beira on a 10 day southern Africa tour. He noted improved relations between the Marxist government and the Catholic Church as security remained tight amid ongoing guerrilla attacks and widespread shortages.
In Managua, the Sandinista government and U S backed Contras agreed to a two day conference in Guatemala starting Monday. The talks aim to reopen high level discussions cut off June 9 as they pursue a negotiated end to seven years of war. The March 23 accord called for disarmament and reforms as the death toll nears 28 000.
A storm bringing 4 to 6 inches of snow was forecast to hit Yellowstone National Park, giving firefighters a chance to strengthen lines against northern blazes. The North Fork fire, the most active, has burned about 335,300 acres and damaged buildings near Old Faithful while threatening Mammoth and West Yellowstone. Containment is evolving, with full control expected around mid next month, as temperatures dip after daytime highs in the 40s and 50s.
A Brooklyn synagogue in Midwood faced arson and the destruction of at least five Torah scrolls early Saturday, three days before Yom Kippur. Police formed a joint task force with the Fire Department to investigate as victims compare the act to a murder scene.
World’s largest beer festival begins as thousands flood downtown Munich to celebrate the two week event. Officials project about 6 million attendees and nearly 1.4 million gallons of beer across the festival. The 1810 wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese sparked the tradition.
Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians and wounded 27 as 250000 residents in the Gaza Strip faced curfews after a general strike called to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sabra and Chatilla massacre. West Bank raids arrested over 100 alleged Arab ringleaders during nighttime actions. Egypt marked Camp David anniversary with renewed calls for Palestinian self determination and faulted Israeli intransigence.
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