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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1992
Page
4
In Belgrade Yugoslavia Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky played to a draw in the 14th round of their world championship match. The game结束 with neither side gaining a decisive advantage as tensions remained high and the title race stayed tight between the two chess legends.
The World Chess Championship match sees Fischer hold a 5-3 edge after a drawn game on the 33rd move following a 3% hour contest. Earlier games stretched up to seven hours in the long race for supremacy. In Somalia, Irish President Mary Robinson began a two day visit visiting famine relief centers in Mogadishu and Baidoa where she noted more than 100 deaths during the crisis.
In his first public remark on the political scandal Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa urged reforms to curb bribery and influence peddling. He spoke at a Liberal Democratic Party meeting pledging to regain the nation’s confidence.
Former rebel leader Jo son Nas Savimbi charged fraud in Angola’s elections. He said backers may take up arms if he does not win. He claimed the governing party led by two to one stole ballots and threatened electoral officials in the two-day voting last week.
Diplomats and travelers from Baghdad said retired Maj. Gen. Abd ul Wahid Shanan al Rabat, decorated for bravery in the Iran war, was executed in mid September to crush opposition within the Iraqi military.
Chancellor Kohl and 30,000 demonstrators in multiple cities condemned neo Nazi terror on Germany Unity Day. In Dresden 600 neo Nazis rallied while about 5,000 leftists gathered in Schwerin criticizing Kohl. Police detained 75 leftists after eggs were thrown and a protester allegedly struck Kohl, which police later denied.
The Sultan of Brunei, reportedly worth 37 billion, celebrates 25 years on the throne with millions spent on festivities and palatial guest houses. The capstone is a royal parade and courtesy calls from visiting royalty and foreign leaders. In Nashville, Alabama faces praise and backlash after CMA entertainer of the year wins in 1982 83 and 84 sparked envy and resentment.
Gordon Lish sues Harper’s Magazine in federal court in New York for copyright infringement and libel, claiming a letter to his writing students was edited without permission. He says Harper’s distorted his purpose and appearance, removing his teaching credentials and self deprecating humor.
An American and Turkish admiral panel investigates whether crew error or mechanical failure sparked a U S missile strike that killed Turkish destroyer Muavenet crew on wartime drills off Turkey. The incident wounded others as U S and Turkish panels probe Sea Sparrow launches aboard USS Saratoga.
An American plane delivered food to Sarajevo amid hope that an international airlift would restart after a month-long suspension. Bad weather forced a second U S aircraft to divert to Zagreb. Bosnian Serb air force claims capitulation if a flight ban is imposed while bombardments reach Tesanj and Zenica.
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