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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1992

Page

4

Fischer demands world champ label for Spassky match

Bobby Fischer, returning after 20 years, tried to bar reporters and TV from coverage, calling the event the World Chess Championship. The drawn game three ended after 39 moves with Fischer still leading 1-0 as the players shook hands.

Fischer Sveti Stefan Yugoslavia Bobby Fischer Boris Spassky Spassky Bobby

Two Soldiers Charged in Belfast Shooting Death

In Belfast two Scots Guards, Mark Wright aged 19 and James Fisher 24, were charged with the death of 18 year old Peter McBride. McBride was unarmed as he fled an army patrol. Bail set at 3800 dollars each with 24 hour armed guard for the suspects. Families disrupted proceedings in magistrates court.

Belfast Northern Ireland Mark Douglas Wright James Fisher Peter McBride McBride Scots Guards Jerusalem West Bank Jordan Hans Thomas Peter Schaussen Dead Sea Jordan River Schaussen

Verwoerd’s Grandson Joins ANC to Heal Racial Rift

Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of apartheid architect Hendrik Verwoerd, joins the ANC in May seeking reconciliation and a nonracial future. A philosophy lecturer at Stellenbosch University, he says apologizing isn’t enough without active restitution and involvement in reform. His wife Melanie joined the ANC last year, while his father backs the pro apartheid Conservative Party.

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