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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1988
Page
5
The 15 month old coalition led by Prime Minister Thorsteinn Palsson resigned after failing to agree on an economic program. President Vigdis Finnbogadottir will decide within a day whether to call elections or ask another coalition leader to form a government.
Police rounded up 225 people on felony and misdemeanor charges in a weekend sweep targeting violent gang activity. The operation began Friday evening and ended early Saturday in crime-ridden inner-city areas, according to Detective David Powers.
About 350 anti abortion activists were arrested during demonstrations outside clinics in New Jersey and California. In Shrewsbury New Jersey police arrested about 250 protesters for blocking a Planned Parenthood entry while in San Francisco about 100 surrounded a Pregnancy Counseling Center. Organizers described Planned Parenthood as a target of an Operation Rescue protest network.
In Rangoon, armed Buddhist monks and students seized the Ministry of Trade building, forcing 24 soldiers to surrender after an exchange of fire. Demonstrators demanded democratic reforms and an interim government. Beatings followed after accused poison-water suspects were killed by a mob.
About 160 workers at Lockheed in Burbank allege work related illnesses from chemicals used in classified projects tied to the F 19 Stealth fighter. Five plaintiffs have died and Lockheed denies the charges while refusing to discuss the case.
Michael Dukakis mocked George Bush’s environmental claims and accused him of flip flops on offshore drilling. In Anaheim he proposed elevating the EPA to Cabinet status and drew parallels to former Interior Secretary Watt Burford and Lavelle while criticizing Bush’s coastal environmental record.
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