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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1992
Page
3
South Africa plans a March 17 referendum asking white voters to back or reject the reform program started by the state president on 2 February 1990 aimed at negotiating a new constitution. President de Klerk warns resignation if rejected.
A convicted killer who escaped from the West Virginia Penitentiary abducted Richard Porter, 60, from his home in Moundsville 150 miles from Pittsburgh, released him unharmed near Erie, and fled in a stolen car. The escape involved a tunnel dug to the prison greenhouse. Porter was taken Monday and freed more than four hours later.
Secretary of State James Baker issued a stark choice to Israel during the start of a new round of Middle East talks. Stop settlements in occupied lands or lose 10 billion dollars in U S loan guarantees aimed at absorbing 350 000 Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi saw a glimmer of hope while Israeli negotiator Yosef Ben-Aharon resisted capitulation on settlements and guarantees.
The U S Supreme Court rejected final appeals for thousands of Haitian asylum seekers, allowing the government to repatriate more than two thirds of about 16 000 refugees who fled after the 1991 coup. About 5 155 claimants may stay, while Congress consideration looms with a possible veto by President Bush.
A bright fireball fell from the sky near Coos Bay Oregon early Monday creating a sonic boom and a long train of sparks seen for hundreds of miles. Tony Adams described the object as bright white turning yellowish and red before breaking apart. Authorities speculate it may have been a meteor.
A Brazilian jumbo jet and a USAir jetliner nearly landed on the same runway at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday morning. The jets closed to within an eighth of a mile before the larger jet aborted its approach. The incident prompted FAA review and a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.
In Dublin the Supreme Court heard a 14 year old girl's appeal to obtain abortion abroad after a High Court order barred her from leaving Ireland. The court rejected news coverage of the case and a ruling was expected by week’s end. The government funds the family's appeal as debate over Ireland's abortion ban continues.
In Moscow crowds of over seven thousand protested reforms as riot police bloodied pro-Communist demonstrators. Some lawmakers demanded the mayor and police chief resign, while Pravda accused police of inciting violence and Rossiyskaya Gazeta dismissively labeled the rally as a tired display of old communism.
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