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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1987

Page

3

Pope faces laity push for women role in church

In San Francisco the Catholic lay leader urged Pope John Paul II to expand women’s leadership while the pontiff reaffirmed traditional duties of women. The exchange during his US visit drew sustained applause as Hanson pressed for dialogue and recognition of lay voices, saying participation affirms dignity and rights.

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FBI bait lures Lebanese suspect aboard yacht in drug sting

Government sources say FBI lured Fawaz Younis, 28, onto an FBI rented yacht in the Mediterranean by offering drugs and loading the boat with attractive female agents. He boarded after promises of a large quantity of drugs to resell.

FBI Washington Mediterranean Sea Fawaz Younis

Handyman Charged in Peter Tosh Murder Case

Kingston Jamaica AP reports 33 year old handyman Dennis Lobban charged with murder of reggae star Peter Tosh and two guests. Lobban surrendered to police and will stay in custody until a court hearing next week per Inspector Dennis Martin.

Handyman Kingston Jamaica Peece Ts Ae Srimes Peter Tosh Dennis Lobban Dennis Martin

Free Sandinista prisoners released by Nicaraguan rebels

Nicaraguan rebels flew 80 Sandinista prisoners into Costa Rica and released them. 20 expressed willingness to return home. A Kenyan man bit a cobra, beat it to death, then ate the head claiming it a cure after a bite. Le Pen blames pro immigrant lobby for campaign against his Nazi gas chamber remarks. Austrian trains crashed head on near Lambach, killing three and injuring 101.

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Senate votes down War Powers Act amid Gulf policy clash

The Senate 50 to 41 rejected a War Powers Act trigger as it debated Reagan Gulf policy. Critics warn of deeper US involvement while the chamber funds a $302 billion Pentagon bill and weighs the risk of drawing the US into the Iran Iraq war.

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Reagan adviser Beryl Sprinkel resigns from post

President Reagan’s top economic adviser Beryl Sprinkel, 63, quits citing personal reasons and plans to return to private life in Flossmoor Illinois. He leaves as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers effective late November, with economists saying policy will likely remain unchanged.

Washington Beryl Sprinkel Federal Reserve Board Reagan Sprinkel Flossmoor Chicago Council of Economic Advisers Council Allen Sinai Shearson Lehman Brothers New

Soviet official apologizes for shooting of U S soldier

Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze apologized for the shooting of an American serviceman in East Germany. Pentagon spokesman Obert Sims demanded a fuller explanation and hinted at possible actions. The two Americans, Air Force Capt. Bennett McCutcheon and Master Sgt. Charles Barry, were near a restricted area. Barry was lightly wounded.

Washinuiun Eduard Shevardnadze East Germany Pentagon Obert Sims Shevardnadze U.S Sims Hadeen Air Force Bennett McCutcheon Scottsdale Aki Charles Barry Tucson Ariz Barry

Weinberger Approves Early Tests of Space Missile Defense

Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger on Friday approved preliminary tests of space weapon systems that could form an initial Star Wars defense against ballistic missiles in the 1990s. The approval follows a summer recommendation by a Pentagon board, with Weinberger a leading proponent.

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Reagan backs testing of space based Star Wars defenses

The administration approved preliminary research for six systems including ground and space rockets and sensors to target ballistic missiles. The move, urged during USS-Soviet talks, aims to speed a space based defense program despite Soviet objections. Pentagon officials said the decision preempts any arms treaty link and follows a long planned schedule.

Reagan Soviet Union Pentagon Weinberger

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