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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1992
Page
6
In Beirut a top Abu Nidal aide known as Walid Khaled, real name Rizk Saeed Abdul-Majid Ousdeh, aged 42, was killed in a refugee camp. He was the second Fatah Revolutionary Council activist killed in Lebanon within a week.
Secretary of State James Baker visited Lebanon under heavy guard to back President Elias Hrawi in reestablishing Lebanese independence and pressuring Syria to move its 40,000 troops from Beirut toward the Bekaa Valley as a step toward withdrawal. The trip followed talks with Hafez Assad in Damascus, underscoring U S backing for Taif accord implementation.
UN Security Council chief outlined a compromise to allow the weapons inspection team to enter Iraq. Inspectors could visit the Agriculture Ministry in smaller groups to assess contents and decide on a full entry. Iraq’s ambassador pledged a counterproposal while Tariq Aziz warned against external interference.
Israel suspends plans for more than 6600 housing units in the occupied territories while continuing roughly 10000 units already under construction. Housing Minister Ben Eliezer cites speeding peace efforts and avoiding obstacles. Decision on ongoing projects to come next week. construction to proceed in areas Israel deems greater Jerusalem up to 25 miles from the city. Unclear impact on the $10 billion U.S. loan guarantees request.
Escobar, believed to have escaped from a resort jail with eight lieutenants, sent a cassette to a radio station and phoned Caracol offering to surrender if guaranteed safe. He accused authorities of violating a transfer agreement and urged government restraint while troops and helicopters comb the Andes.
Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus and Slovak PM Vladimir Meciar announce a peaceful plan to divide Czechoslovakia into two states by September 30. They seek coordinated defense and foreign policies, close trade, and protection of citizen rights as the federation dissolves.
World Health Organization and U S health agencies will immediately investigate reports of a potentially new AIDS virus causing AIDS like illness in people without HIV A conference expert said a worldwide follow up is needed. Separately a study of 1 872 U S Army recruits found 42 percent engaged in high risk sexual behavior with prostitutes or multiple partners.
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