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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1990
Page
6
Cairo officials estimate the Persian Gulf crisis will cost Egypt about $2 billion in the next year. The loss stems mainly from reduced wages of Egyptian workers in Iraq and Kuwait who sent remittances home, a key revenue source alongside tourism and Suez Canal fees.
More than 100000 striking ethnic Albanian workers shut down factories offices stores and schools across Kosovo in protest against Serbian takeovers and mass dismissals since Serbia took control two months ago. Ibrahim Rugova of the Kosovo Democratic Union spoke on the actions.
In Beirut Lebanon the Shiite factions the Party of God and the Amal militia announced a truce after ten weeks of fighting that killed more than 200 people. They said they would seek resolution through negotiations arranged by sponsors Syria and Iran.
Former President Salvador Allende’s remains are to be unearthed from a resort tomb in Viña del Mar for reburial in Santiago. The plan, supported by President Patricio Aylwin’s government, faces strong opposition from right wing figures as Chile marks the 20th anniversary of Allende’s election and death during the 1973 coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
An ex KGB general named Oleg Kalugin won 57.9 percent in a runoff for a Soviet parliament seat in Krasnodar province. Regional Election Commission chairman Vladislav Busheyev confirmed the Sunday voting results.
Yeltsin proposes a 250 page plan giving 15 republics control of their economies and shrinking the national government. Russia would legalize private land ownership and redistribute state housing. The national center would focus on defense and the ruble while losing tax powers amid rising sovereign declarations.
Mohawks and army troops ring a rehabilitation center as about 400 Canadian soldiers tighten the siege. Chief Terry Doxtator warns against surrender while Lt. Gen. Foster says restraint during ongoing negotiations. A 19 year old soldier laments losses and builds a concrete bunker near the line.
Yon Hyong Muk leads a seven member North Korean delegation into South Korea for formal talks with Prime Minister Kang Young Hoon in Seoul and a possible path to improved relations. The visit aims to build mutual confidence despite deep mistrust with no firm results expected.
A London judge jailed train driver Robert Morgan for six months after he pleaded guilty to two manslaughter charges from the Purley crash on March 4, 1989. Morgan admitted running a red light and failing to slow, causing a collision that killed five and injured 87 as his train hit a slower vehicle at about 70 mph. Justice Ian Kennedy said prison was warranted.
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