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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1990
Page
6
Iranian and British clerics insist Salman Rushdie’s 22 month old death sentence stands despite his renunciation of the book The Satanic Verses and pledge not to publish a paperback edition. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls the divine ruling unchangeable and continues to demand his death.
In Jerusalem three leaders Manachem Livni Shaul Nir and Uzi Sharbav were paroled after seven years of life sentences for terrorist attacks. They were the last of 27 members freed from prison for the Jewish Underground group which carried out car bombings in the West Bank in the early 1980s killing three Palestinian students and maiming two West Bank Arab mayors.
Garry Kasparov of the Soviet Union retained the world chess championship by drawing the 22nd game against Anatoly Karpov in Lyon France. The game ended after the 43rd move giving Kasparov a 12 to 10 lead in the 24 match series with two games remaining.
In a shock move, Gorbachev names Gennady Yanayev, a conservative Russian trade union leader and Communist, to the new vice presidency amid protests from reform advocates. Ryzhkov suffers heart attack but is not in immediate danger as the Congress approves restructuring and rejects a state inspectorate.
South Korea's President Roh Tae woo names Ro Jai-bong as prime minister and Lee Sang-ok as foreign minister. He reshuffles eight other cabinet posts including trade and industry, labor, unification, information, sports, transportation, communications and education. Park Seh-jik named mayor of Seoul as part of the changes. The move aims to boost party support ahead of 1991 local elections.
Venezuela demands a firm international response to the Christmas Eve coup that ousted President Ramsewak Shankar and rejects the new military government. The U S and Dutch governments condemn the takeover while Caracas warns of non recognition and urges travel advisories and a firm stance.
Deng Xiaoping appeared on TV to cast a ballot in Beijing local council elections as China promotes political openness. Voters expressed indifference amid doubts about candidate information, while 5 million citizens were expected to vote across the city.
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