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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1992
Page
5
The Medellin cartel leader Pablo Escobar allegedly ran his cocaine empire from prison with orders relayed by guards as waiters in tuxedos served meals. Attorney General Gustavo Greiff released a report Monday detailing the alleged prison orgies and pornographic films.
Germany started destroying stockpiles of tanks artillery and armored vehicles under the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe treaty becoming the first nation to implement the accord. The effort targets thousands of tanks artillery pieces armored vehicles and attack aircraft from the former Warsaw Pact era.
Western waste haulers push into the old Soviet bloc to unload toxic cargo as Eastern European nations crack down with tougher environmental laws. Experts warn that enforcement lags behind economic pressure, with businessmen accepting Western cash to store burn or resell toxic flotsam including used tires batteries solvents smokestack dust and dioxins.
About 1,900 Marines are to land in three waves at Shuwaik to take part in joint drills as U S forces show readiness to defend the oil emirate amid bellicose threats from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Officers say training, not combat, is the aim.
Millions of black workers join a nationwide strike disrupting cities from Cape Town to Durban. At least 12 deaths are linked to the protest, with violence continuing as ANC and Inkatha oppose the walkout. Police report casualties and disruptions, including transport shutdowns and clashes in Soweto and Natal.
In Washington, Russian lawmakers warned of possible violence if state owned enterprises are sold off too quickly. They cited fears of rapid property transfers and observed examples of managers buying state assets while critics warn the pace may spur inflation and undermine reforms.
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