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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1992
Page
5
Rowdy paratroopers in Moscow during a holiday celebration fought with civilians and each other as they jumped into ponds at Gorky Park. Dozens gathered in shorts and blue white shirts while police warned of the danger of the revelry.
In Florida a professional dolphin trapper lowered a net to recapture three dolphins Bacall Molly and Lady after they escaped toward Biscayne Bay during a protest by boat observers and the trainer. Bacall eight, born 1980s, had been in the club's lagoon since 1988 off Cape Canaveral.
Washington AP reports the first senior U.S. official to visit Mogadishu in 18 months urged sending 500 armed U.N. security personnel to protect an emergency food airlift. A factional leader opposed the plan, raising doubts about safety, but James Kunder of OFDA said the humanitarian crisis requires the contingent despite resistance.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Giles McCoy, below deck during the USS Indianapolis torpedo attack, recalls the panic and rescue effort as 316 of 1,196 crew survived the five days at sea. Survivors and others gathered to dedicate a memorial, with fundraiser leader James Holds aiming for 1994 completion.
David Paul of CenTrust Savings seeks civil fines over 3.2 million after CenTrust seizure in a case tied to the S&L bailout. He faces trial amid past lavish spending and a 100 count criminal indictment while regulators press for bond penalties and asset disclosures.
congressional GAO probes 40 information centers across 31 states report drab offices closed at 4 p.m. frequent wrong answers and many busy signals. Investigators logged 27 wasted calls and noted staff sometimes gave bad guidance.
Acting Navy Secretary Sean O Keefe says he has about six months to push reforms, warning the fleet must be cut from 510 to 450 vessels by 1995 and shifted toward innovative concepts. He aims to balance budget pressures with decisive mid to long term aims, including possible next generation submarines and AX carrier jets while rebuilding morale following Tailhook fallout.
Joe Shuster, co creator of Superman with Jerry Siegel in the 1930s, died at 78 in west Los Angeles from congestive heart failure and hypertension. He and Siegel sold the idea to DC Comics in 1938 and later received stipends and credits restored after years of legal battles.
Defense Minister James Gasana accused the rebels of breaking the cease-fire one day after it took effect. Rebels fired three shells at Murumba and fired on a border position with Uganda, as government and rebels had agreed to halt fighting on July 12 amid a prior temporary truce. The rebels, largely Tutsi, invaded from Uganda in October 1990.
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