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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1991
Page
6
Prime Minister John Major rejected charges that he dithers calling them juvenile name calling. Sir Alan Walters, Thatcher era adviser, made the remarks in a taped BBC interview, prompting no direct response from Major.
The parliament of Soviet Georgia on Sunday established a powerful new presidency and elected Zviad Gamsakhurdia, a former political prisoner and anti Communist leader, to lead. The move grants martial law powers and authority over citizenship and war decisions as Georgia declares independence from the USSR.
The Independ ent on Sunday quotes senior Chernobyl scientist Vladimir Chernousenko saying fatalities may reach 10 000, including miners and military personnel in cleanup. Soviet reports put immediate deaths at 31 with numbers since dying undisclosed. He adds 3.5 million nearby Kiev residents faced radiation far above safe limits.
East German former leader Erich Honecker, aged 78, underwent surgery for a dangerous intestinal disease after being flown to Moscow on March 13. Bild reported the operation occurred at an air force hospital and that his condition remains serious, with a slow recovery.
Cairo reports at least 19 dead after salted fish at Sham el Nessim spring feast causes widespread illness. The food supplied by a single shop is blamed as Egyptians celebrate the holiday marking spring.
A Cypriot registered tanker carrying nearly 42 million gallons of Iranian crude sank off Arenzano near Genoa after a series of explosions that killed six sailors and injured 29. Oil slicks spread along a 15 mile coast as officials warned of a possible major ecological disaster and worked to prevent further leakage.
Two armed robbers stole 20 Van Gogh paintings from the Vincent van Gogh National Museum in the Netherlands and abandoned them less than an hour later near Amstel railway station. The haul included Still Life With Sunflowers, Still Life With Irises, and Wheatfield With Crows, with three works badly damaged. Police found the paintings in garment bags in the getaway car. no arrests were reported.
A small travel clock used by Napoleon during the Egyptian campaign sold for 509000 dollars at Geneva based Habsburg auctioneers. The clock was acquired by Napoleon 25 days before the 1798 expedition and later exchanged for another due to sand and the strain of travel. Also sold were timepieces once owned by King George IV Queen Marie Christine and Artur Rubinstein.
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