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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1987
Page
3
Nicaragua’s Sandinista government agrees to allow the opposition La Prensa to reopen immediately under a good faith pact with editors. The paper will be exempt from prior censorship as long as it avoids material that could jeopardize national security. The move marks the first major step toward regional peace compliance.
An opposition newspaper moves to resume publication days after the U.S. Congress approves 100 million dollars in aid to the Contras amid a peace accord framework. The agreement requires Nicaragua to lift censorship and restore press freedoms by November 7 as a ceasefire and aid cutoff take effect, ending the Sandinista state of emergency. Diplomatic mediation led to the deal, with La Prensa editors and Cristiana Chamorro confirming an agreement with Ortega but delaying final announcement.
A former employee doused himself with gasoline and set himself aflame at Lucille's restaurant in Kansas City, forcing over 100 people to flee. The blaze injured the man critically and minor injuries were reported among two others. Damages were estimated at 150000 dollars.
After a five day stretch of testimony, Robert H. Bork’s path to the Supreme Court remains uncertain as the Senate Judiciary Committee moves into the second phase. Key questions focus on impressions formed, the upcoming committee vote, and whether probing a nominee’s ideology is proper. The panel’s eight Democrats and six Republicans show potential splits, with five Republicans likely to back Bork and five Democrats poised to oppose.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the Reagan administration wrongly claims it can unilaterally reinterpret the 1972 ABM treaty to permit expanded Star Wars testing. The 106 page report warns such moves could affect Senate consideration of an intermediate range weapons treaty and reiterates Democratic opposition to the broad interpretation. Secretary Shultz declined to say if Reagan would veto future measures, noting ongoing talks with the Soviet Union on treaty terms.
The Israeli cabinet announced new sanctions limiting trade and cultural ties with South Africa. Measures include freezing iron and steel imports, banning oil sales, prohibiting government loans and new investments, restricting Krugerrand imports, and barring certain transfers while keeping existing trade outside the sanction scope. Last year Israel’s trade with South Africa totaled 181.1 million dollars in imports and 54.8 million in exports.
Iraq said its warplanes struck a large maritime target off Iran’s Kharg Island in the northern Persian Gulf on Sunday after Iranian speedboats attacked a Saudi tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian actions followed by a summit plan in Tunis for Iran Iraq war sanctions questions with Arab League ministers.
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