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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1990
Page
5
Saddam Hussein replaced the aging defense minister with a battle hero and ordered building owners to install bomb shelters. He met an Arab envoy to discuss avoiding war as Western captives neared release, with twenty Irish, three Canadians and two Italians flown to Amman and Americans heading home.
Baghdad announced the firing of Gen. Abdel-Jaber Khalil Shanshal aged 70 as defense minister. Maj. Gen. Saadi Toma Abbas, a veteran of the 1980 88 Iran war, was named his replacement and praised for Basra defense. The Baath party said civil authorities ordered basements converted to shelters.
Rebels forced down a government helicopter in El Salvador amid attacks that killed at least 51. Heavy fighting centered in San Miguel and Usulutan, with about 200 soldiers crossing into Honduras. U.N. observers were deployed to verify the incident and aid the area.
In Xapuri Brazil 22 year old Darci Alves Pereira admitted on Wednesday that he shot Amazon activist Chico Mendes outside his home on December 22 1988 setting the stage for a high profile murder trial. Pereira faces a 12 to 30 year sentence and sentencing was expected today. Mendes a vocal critic of Amazon development drew global attention and his death highlighted Brazil's forest protection issues.
Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze met with Jonas Savimbi at the Soviet Embassy signaling support for peace in Angola. Savimbi urged cooperation of major powers to achieve stability while Baker held talks with Angola's foreign minister. The two nations previously supplied arms to opposing sides.
In Lyon France Kasparov and Karpov agreed to a draw after 39 moves in game 19 of the world championship series. Kasparov leads 10 points to 9 and both players used almost all the five hour time limit. Karpov opened as white. The match uses 12.5 points to win the title.
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