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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1992
Page
5
A Defense Agency official confirmed a Mainichi report that medical documents show venereal diseases among women of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese origin who worked at Japanese comfort stations during World War II. The documents reportedly prove Chinese women were present at these stations.
Nelson Mandela and F W de Klerk accepted the Felix Houphouet Boigny prize in Paris as co winners. Mandela forecast a multiracial interim government within six months while de Klerk urged South Africa to return from isolation. Each received 74000 dollars for the inaugural award honoring Ivory Coast President Houphouet Boigny.
Georgina Dufoix, head of the French Red Cross, resigns amid criticism over arranging the visit of Palestinian guerrilla leader George Habash to France. Foreign Minister Dumas and President Mitterrand deny prior knowledge. Habash arrived for medical treatment and left after a short stay.
North Korea may accept six month timetable for international inspections of nuclear facilities after signing a safeguards treaty with the IAEA. The first on site checks depend on Kim Yon and agency coordination and a list of nuclear materials is due within two months.
Haitian immigrants in New York protested the weekend repatriation of refugees to Haiti. Officials from the Haitian Affairs Committee and Brooklyn leaders condemned the policy as a betrayal of freedom. Mayor Dinkins urged President Bush to rescind the move as Amnesty International and the UN refugee chief criticized the action.
A government survey shows 11 percent of Japanese adults feel very tired and 53 percent somewhat tired while 53 percent report stress. The report notes average annual hours 2044 with 185 overtime in fiscal 1990, about 51 forty hour weeks, compared with Americans at 1949 hours in 1990.
Argentina will release decades of secret Nazi records in the coming weeks. President Menem announced the move at a news conference, saying the act is a debt to humanity as the National Archives will review documents on Nazis who fled Europe after World War II.
Wind driven snow hampered dig teams in Gormec and nearby areas as avalanches bury villages and military outposts. At least 140 dead with 29 soldiers and 18 civilians recovered. five survivors were pulled after 30 hours. Governor notes months to reach all victims amid heavy Kurdish conflict area deployments.
The United States will relax long standing limits on diplomat interactions with Russians and allow embassy workers to be hired locally. Ambassador Robert Strauss welcomed the changes approved by Secretary Baker saying they are progressive and a major step. The flag was raised over a new six person embassy in Kazakhstan with others in Kirgyzstan Belarus Ukraine and Armenia.
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