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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1990
Page
3
In Lyon France Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov adjourned their 14th World Championship game after five hours of play with time trouble. Kasparov sealed his 41st move leaving both players with three pawns a rook a queen and a king. A previous 13th game also ended in a draw.
Former American University president Richard Berendzen, who resigned after pleading guilty to two counts of making obscene telephone calls, asks the board of trustees to approve his return to teaching following a leave. In Newark, Evelyn Berman Frank, the so called Dragon Lady of New York Harbor, received five years probation for releasing toxic sewage sludge into New York Harbor in 1987 and 1988 and must sever ties with family sludge-hauling businesses and perform 2500 hours of community service.
The Air Force launched a new Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral carrying a $65 million Navstar navigation satellite to aid troops in Saudi Arabia. A weather balloon wind data loss caused a brief delay. Navstar enables U S and allied personnel to pinpoint their position within 35 feet in the desert.
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to New York City subway begging restrictions, preserving a Manhattan federal appeals court ruling that upheld the ban. The case argued begging is speech protected by the First Amendment, which the courts rejected.
Denver firefighters battled a 1.6 million gallon jet fuel fire at the Ogden Allied tank farm near Stapleton International. Crews used 24 million gallons of water and 15,000 gallons of foam to control the blaze as temperatures reached 3500 degrees Fahrenheit. United Airlines limited flight disruption as fuel was diverted from alternate sources.
Snow slowed two Montana range and timber fires but authorities warn heat and wind could revive the blazes midweek. In Colorado, the Olde Stage Road fire near Boulder expanded to 2,200 acres with winds up to 70 mph while a suspect was arrested for starting it. No injuries reported.
Former school administrator Francis Malinosky admitted killing ex girlfriend Judith Leo Coneys in 1979. Under a plea bargain he led police to the body and received a 10 to 15 year sentence with most suspended, possible early release.
Kharey Wise, 18, testifies in the Central Park jogger case that officers beat him, coached him, and forced him to confess to a rape and assault. He says detectives took him to a bloodstained park spot and urged dipping fingers into the blood to smear on clothing. The defense argues he was subjected to coercive interrogation.
A federal advisory panel gained qualified support for setting grade specific math standards for grades four eight and 12 to measure achievement against basic proficient and advanced levels. Critics urged using methods to avoid invidious comparisons as NAEP would first apply the standards in 1990. Proficient equals solid academic performance basic equals partial mastery.
The Justice Department announced a 1990 total of 257 million dollars recovered from defense contractors and other firms accused of fraud. Since 1986 False Claims Act amendments, private citizens can sue on behalf of the government, with 70 million recovered in 1986-90 and 9 million to original filers. Notable settlements include 34 million from a Japanese bid rigging cartel and 20 million from General Electric overcharging the Army.
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