From: sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari)
Subject: Headline News About Iran, July 30th, Part II.
Originator: sehari@vincent1.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 04:57:58 GMT

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  1. IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS ON WIDE-RANGING COOPERATION
  2. AFGHANISTAN TV BANS WOMEN FROM NEWSCASTS IN A BOW TO MUJAHEDIN
  3. OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK
  4. OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK
  5. RUSSIA LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO END NAGORNO-KARABAKH DISPUTE
  6. EUROPEAN BANKS ENCOURAGE EX-SOVIET REPUBLICS TO CONTINUE INTER-REGIONAL
     TRADE
  7. INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT LIFTS BAN ON 13 OF 28 FOREIGN JOURNALISTS
  8. U.S. TO ALLOW MORE THAN 2,000 IRAQI REFUGEES TO RESETTLE IN U.S.
  9. DAYBOOK: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LAW, IMMIGRATION AND
     REFUGEES
 10. SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT GROUNDS FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM, RULES FEDERAL COURT
 11. U.S. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRES. BUSH'S POLICY ON RETURNING HAITIAN
     REFUGEES
 12. U.S. FEDERAL COURT OPENS DOOR TO RELEASE IRA TERRORIST JOSEPH SMYTH ON
     BAIL
 13. IRAN, ITALY AGREE TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES
 14. IRAN AND SUDAN REPORTEDLY ARRANGE OIL FOR MEAT DEAL
 15. REPORT SAYS IRAN'S DISCOVERY OF OFFSHORE GAS FIELD IN GULF BOOSTS GAS
     RESERVES

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=START=   XMT: 18:36 Wed Jul 29  EXP: 19:00 Thu Jul 30 

U.S. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRES. BUSH'S POLICY ON RETURNING HAITIAN REFUGEES 

NEW YORK (JULY 29) UPI - President George Bush's policy of foreably returning
Haitians intercepted at sea to their country was overturned as illegal
Wednesday by a federal court of appeals. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit reversed an earlier federal court
ruling and ordered an injunction against the controversial policy as requested
by representatives of Haitians trying to escape the military-controlled
country. 

"The plain language of the immigration and nationality act clearly states that
the U.S. may not return aliens to their persecutors no matter where in the
world those actions are taken," the court ruled. 

Last month, Judge Sterling Johnson in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District had upheld the government's actions, saying the law did not apply on
international waters, but only within the U.S. 

Johnson, despite expressing astonishment at the Bush Administration's policy of
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returning Haitian refugees to their homeland, said he had no legal grounds to
stop such repatriations. 

The Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit disagreed, saying location was not the
issue. 

The only dissent on the three-judge panel came from Judge John Walker, a cousin
of President Bush. 

Walker dissented from the ruling, saying the law applied only to "aliens who
have physically reached our territory." 

Opponents of the government's policy have said some Haitians who have been
returned to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere are in hiding, others
have been tortured and some have been killed. 

Democratically elected Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide was overthrown
Sept. 30 by a military coup and its rulers since have been accused of severe
human rights abuses. 

The Coast Guard in Miami have repatriated thousands of Haitians to
Port-au-Prince from the refugee camps at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay 
Cuba, since Bush's May 24 order that all Haitians interdicted at sea be
immediately returned to Haiti. 

Johnson has clashed with the Administration before, ordering April 6 that
Haitians deemed political refugees be allowed to legal counsel. 

The Supreme Court overturned that order, and an appeal is pending before the
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  2. AFGHANISTAN TV BANS WOMEN FROM NEWSCASTS IN A BOW TO MUJAHEDIN
  3. OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK
  4. OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK
  5. RUSSIA LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO END NAGORNO-KARABAKH DISPUTE
  6. EUROPEAN BANKS ENCOURAGE EX-SOVIET REPUBLICS TO CONTINUE INTER-REGIONAL
     TRADE
  7. INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT LIFTS BAN ON 13 OF 28 FOREIGN JOURNALISTS
  8. U.S. TO ALLOW MORE THAN 2,000 IRAQI REFUGEES TO RESETTLE IN U.S.
  9. DAYBOOK: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LAW, IMMIGRATION AND
     REFUGEES
 10. SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT GROUNDS FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM, RULES FEDERAL COURT
 11. U.S. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRES. BUSH'S POLICY ON RETURNING HAITIAN
     REFUGEES
 12. U.S. FEDERAL COURT OPENS DOOR TO RELEASE IRA TERRORIST JOSEPH SMYTH ON
     BAIL
 13. IRAN, ITALY AGREE TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES
 14. IRAN AND SUDAN REPORTEDLY ARRANGE OIL FOR MEAT DEAL
 15. REPORT SAYS IRAN'S DISCOVERY OF OFFSHORE GAS FIELD IN GULF BOOSTS GAS
     RESERVES

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=START=   XMT: 19:04 Wed Jul 29  EXP: 19:00 Thu Jul 30 

U.S. FEDERAL COURT OPENS DOOR TO RELEASE IRA TERRORIST JOSEPH SMYTH ON BAIL 

SAN FRANCISCO (JULY 29) UPI - A federal appeals court panel Wednesday ordered
convicted IRA terrorist and Maze Prison escapee Joseph Patrick Smyth released
to the custody of immigration officials on $1.5 million bail. 

Smyth, who is charged with illegal entry into the United States and filing for
a U.S. passport under an assumed name, was ordered released to the custody of
the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 

INS is not bound by the appeals court decision and can impose further bail
requirements on Smyth or hold the Irish fugitive without bail. However, public
defender Karen Snell says she believes her client will be allowed to go free on
bail. 

"I think the immigration judge will set bail, especially since the 9th Circuit
has released him," Snell said. 

Federal prosecutors have argued against releasing Smyth on bail, claiming his
past life shows he is a flight risk. But a U.S. District Court judge and an
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appeals court panel were convinced Smyth would not jump bail by the strong
support he has been given by the local Irish community and several local
politicians, including San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. 

The British government has filed an extradition warrant on Smyth, but has not
followed up with a formal request for extradition. 

Smyth, who lived a quiet life the last eight years as a house painter in San
Francisco's heavily-Irish Sunset District, was sentenced to Maze Prison in the
early 1980s for the attempted assassination of a police officer. 

In 1983, he joined 37 other inmates in a daring breakout - the largest in
British history. During the escape, one prison official was killed and six
others were wounded. Smyth faces additional charges in England stemming from
the escape. 

Smyth made his way to the San Francisco area along with fellow escapee Kevin
John Barry Artt. There the two men filed for U.S. passports using the names of
deceased twins - Kevin Thomas and Patrick Joseph Kohane. 

The two settled into relatively quiet lives when a standard fingerprint check
on a request by Artt - who was living in San Diego - for a license to sell used
cars came up with a positive match to those of a Maze escapee. 

Further investigation turned up the pair's false passport filings and they were
arrested. Artt is currently in custody in San Francisco on similar charges. 



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  2. AFGHANISTAN TV BANS WOMEN FROM NEWSCASTS IN A BOW TO MUJAHEDIN
  3. OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK
  4. OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK
  5. RUSSIA LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO END NAGORNO-KARABAKH DISPUTE
  6. EUROPEAN BANKS ENCOURAGE EX-SOVIET REPUBLICS TO CONTINUE INTER-REGIONAL
     TRADE
  7. INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT LIFTS BAN ON 13 OF 28 FOREIGN JOURNALISTS
  8. U.S. TO ALLOW MORE THAN 2,000 IRAQI REFUGEES TO RESETTLE IN U.S.
  9. DAYBOOK: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LAW, IMMIGRATION AND
     REFUGEES
 10. SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT GROUNDS FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM, RULES FEDERAL COURT
 11. U.S. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRES. BUSH'S POLICY ON RETURNING HAITIAN
     REFUGEES
 12. U.S. FEDERAL COURT OPENS DOOR TO RELEASE IRA TERRORIST JOSEPH SMYTH ON
     BAIL
 13. IRAN, ITALY AGREE TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES
 14. IRAN AND SUDAN REPORTEDLY ARRANGE OIL FOR MEAT DEAL
 15. REPORT SAYS IRAN'S DISCOVERY OF OFFSHORE GAS FIELD IN GULF BOOSTS GAS
     RESERVES

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=START=   XMT: 08:51 Wed Jul 29  EXP: 09:00 Thu Jul 30 

IRAN, ITALY AGREE TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES 

ROME (JULY 29) DPA - Italian Foreign Minister Vincenzo Scotti said in Rome
Wednesday that Italy and Iran will in future boost their economic and cultural
relations. 

Speaking after a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati,
Scotti said both sides ''searched for elements to improve relations between the
two countries''. 

Teheran and Rome were interested in Italian companies increasing their
involvement in rebuilding Iran which had suffered great damage during the
1980-88 war against Iraq, he added. 

Velayati arrived earlier in the day for a two-day visit during which he was to
confer with Italian Premier Giuliano Amato, Foreign Trade Minister Claudio
Vitalone and President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. 



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     TRADE
  7. INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT LIFTS BAN ON 13 OF 28 FOREIGN JOURNALISTS
  8. U.S. TO ALLOW MORE THAN 2,000 IRAQI REFUGEES TO RESETTLE IN U.S.
  9. DAYBOOK: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LAW, IMMIGRATION AND
     REFUGEES
 10. SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT GROUNDS FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM, RULES FEDERAL COURT
 11. U.S. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRES. BUSH'S POLICY ON RETURNING HAITIAN
     REFUGEES
 12. U.S. FEDERAL COURT OPENS DOOR TO RELEASE IRA TERRORIST JOSEPH SMYTH ON
     BAIL
 13. IRAN, ITALY AGREE TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES
 14. IRAN AND SUDAN REPORTEDLY ARRANGE OIL FOR MEAT DEAL
 15. REPORT SAYS IRAN'S DISCOVERY OF OFFSHORE GAS FIELD IN GULF BOOSTS GAS
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=START=   XMT: 12:31 Wed Jul 29  EXP: 12:00 Thu Jul 30 

IRAN AND SUDAN REPORTEDLY ARRANGE OIL FOR MEAT DEAL 

TEHRAN (JULY 29) MIDDLE EAST NEWS NETWORK - An oil for meat deal has been
worked out between Iran and Sudan, according to the news agency IRNA today. A
Sudanese delegation left Tehran for home today with a team of Iranian meat
experts who will estimate Sudan's production capacity. In return Iran will
provide technical know-how for the development of the Sudanese oil industry,
the agency said. 

From: Insight/Middle East Update 



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     TRADE
  7. INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT LIFTS BAN ON 13 OF 28 FOREIGN JOURNALISTS
  8. U.S. TO ALLOW MORE THAN 2,000 IRAQI REFUGEES TO RESETTLE IN U.S.
  9. DAYBOOK: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LAW, IMMIGRATION AND
     REFUGEES
 10. SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT GROUNDS FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM, RULES FEDERAL COURT
 11. U.S. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRES. BUSH'S POLICY ON RETURNING HAITIAN
     REFUGEES
 12. U.S. FEDERAL COURT OPENS DOOR TO RELEASE IRA TERRORIST JOSEPH SMYTH ON
     BAIL
 13. IRAN, ITALY AGREE TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES
 14. IRAN AND SUDAN REPORTEDLY ARRANGE OIL FOR MEAT DEAL
 15. REPORT SAYS IRAN'S DISCOVERY OF OFFSHORE GAS FIELD IN GULF BOOSTS GAS
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=START=   XMT: 12:29 Wed Jul 29  EXP: 12:00 Thu Jul 30 

REPORT SAYS IRAN'S DISCOVERY OF OFFSHORE GAS FIELD IN GULF BOOSTS GAS RESERVES 

TEHRAN (JULY 29) MIDDLE EAST NEWS NETWORK - Iran's gas reserves have risen to
20 trillion cubic metres with the discovery of an offshore gas field in the
Gulf, reports the official news agency IRNA today. Oil minister Gholamreza
Aqazadeh was quoted as saying gas reserves would now last for 400 years at
current rates of consumption. The newly-discovered South Pars field has added
three trillion cubic metres to the national total, making Iran number two in
the world for gas, after the former Soviet Union. 

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  8. U.S. TO ALLOW MORE THAN 2,000 IRAQI REFUGEES TO RESETTLE IN U.S.
  9. DAYBOOK: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LAW, IMMIGRATION AND
     REFUGEES
 10. SEXUAL HARASSMENT NOT GROUNDS FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM, RULES FEDERAL COURT
 11. U.S. APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRES. BUSH'S POLICY ON RETURNING HAITIAN
     REFUGEES
 12. U.S. FEDERAL COURT OPENS DOOR TO RELEASE IRA TERRORIST JOSEPH SMYTH ON
     BAIL
 13. IRAN, ITALY AGREE TO BOOST ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES
 14. IRAN AND SUDAN REPORTEDLY ARRANGE OIL FOR MEAT DEAL
 15. REPORT SAYS IRAN'S DISCOVERY OF OFFSHORE GAS FIELD IN GULF BOOSTS GAS
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 17. IRANIAN MISSES THE BUS, IRISHMAN ANGERED
 18. IRISH AND IRANIAN BOXERS FACE SUSPENSION
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=START=   XMT: 10:27 Wed Jul 29  EXP: 10:00 Thu Jul 30 

IRANIAN SPIRITUAL LEADER EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR MUSLIMS IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA 

ATHENS, GREECE (JULY 29) UPI - Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
expressed concern Wednesday about the massacre of Muslims in
Bosnia-Hercegovina, but acknowledged that his country was not doing enough to
help them. 

Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency monitored in Athens quoted
Khamenei as saying the European states ''are a party to the annihilation of
Muslims in Bosnia-Hercegovina.'' 

In a speech to a group of clerics in Tehran, Khamenei said: ''We are deeply
concerned about the fate of our brotherly Muslim people in Bosnia-Hercegovina
and have provided full-scale support for them, but such support is
inadequate.'' 

Iranian support for the Muslims of the former Yugoslav republic has so far been
mainly verbal. Khamenei urged the Muslim world in general to ''go into action
to defend the innocent nation,'' IRNA said. 

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IRANIAN MISSES THE BUS, IRISHMAN ANGERED 

BARCELONA, Spain (JULY 29) UPI - Olympic boxing enlivened Wednesday after three
calm days with an Iranian boxer being disqualified after missing his bus and an
Irish boxer kicking his mouthpiece into the press section after getting
stopped. 

The incidents concerned officials who believe their sport is on trial with the
International Olympic Committee after a controversial tournament at Seoul four
years ago. 

Those same officials were heartened Wednesday when the scores started rising to
give a better indication of how many clean punches were landed by the boxers. 

Asghar Muhammad of Pakistan was surprised to find himself alone when he climbed
into the ring for his 178-pound (81 kg) bout with Ali Kazemi of Iran. Kazemi
finally climbed through the ropes - minus gloves - just as his three-minute
grace period was expiring. He motioned for his handlers to join him in the
ring, hoping he would be allowed to glove and fight. But the time limit was
enforced and he was disqualified. 
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A ringside observer said Kazemi told officials he missed his bus, reminiscent
of U.S. middleweight Anthony Hembrick in 1988. Hembrick was also disqualified
after arriving late at the arena because he missed his bus. 

Earlier in the day, 125-pound (57 kg) Paul Griffin bitterly protested after he
was stopped by Steven Chungu of Zambia. Griffin trailed 4-1 after the first
round and was knocked down for the second time in the second round. The medical
jury decided the bout should be stopped and the bell rang 15 seconds into the
round, although the referee did not know why. 

After several minutes of confusion, Griffin, who wanted to continue, spat out
his mouthpiece and kicked it about 40 feet. He then tried to get at the members
of the medical jury but was restrained by his coaches. 

''It's a natural reaction,'' Irish team manager Sean Horkan said.  ''He's out
of the Olympics and to him that's the pinnacle.'' 

Horkan said Ireland would not protest. 

''We take our defeats as well as we take our victories,'' he said. 

Despite the flareup, the boxing tournament is running smoother than in Seoul,
where South Korean officials stormed the ring after one decision, there was
confusion over the use of two rings side-by-side and there was an outrageous
decision in the light middleweight final when South Korean Park Si Hun was
awarded the decision over Roy Jones of the United States. 

The Jones decision was so bad, world boxing officials began using computers to
aid judges' scoring. 

''We're playing with big marbles now,'' Jerry Dusenberry, vice president of USA
Boxing, said of boxing's standing in the Olympics. ''We don't want deja vu of
South Korea. ''I'm pleased we don't have major controversy and I'm very
concerned we had the incident with the Iranian. '' 

As for Griffin, Dusenberry said, ''you always have some poor losers.'' 

Dusenberry is a staunch supporter of computer scoring. There have been several
disputed decisions but the main complaint has been low scores. 

The officials are missing many punches. There have been three bouts in which a
boxer was not awarded any points in rounds when he forced his opponent to take
a standing-eight count. 

Over the first three days, only three boxers scored 20 or more points in a
fight but five of the 10 bouts Wednesday featured 20 or more points by the
winner. Hungarian light heavyweight Zoltan Beres scored a tournament-high in a
30-13 victory over Paulo Mwaselle of Tanzania Wednesday. 

Dusenberry attributed the sudden increase to seminars held in which the judges
were urged to count more punches. Judges from parts of the world were reluctant
to score body blows and some have been ignoring all but the most obvious. 

''They're being more realistic,'' said Dusenberry, who is one of the judges.
''We told them scoring blows also involve the body. The officials need to read
the entire book.'' 

Germany continued its strong showing Wednesday when Andreas Tews won a 9-5
decision over 125-pound (57 kg) world champion Kirkor Kirkorov of Bulgaria.
Germany has won seven of its eight bouts. 

Among the Wednesday night featherweight bouts, Julian Wheeler of the United
States fought Ramazi Paliani of the Unified Team and Cuban Suarez met Chil Gun
Li of North Korea. 

In the light heavyweight division, Montell Griffin of the United States met
France Lassie Mabiletsa of Botswana, Canadian Robert Dale Brown battled Damdin
Zul of Mongolia, German Torsten May fought Gil Nam Kil of North Korea and Cuban
Angel Espinosa took on Mehmet Gurgen of Turkey. 



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IRISH AND IRANIAN BOXERS FACE SUSPENSION 

BARCELONA, Spain (JULY 29) UPI - After three days of calm at the Olympic
boxing, Wednesday's session enlivened when an Iranian boxer was disqualified
after missing his bus and an Irish boxer kicked his mouthpiece into the press
section after getting stopped. 

The incidents concerned officials who believe their sport is on trial with the
International Olympic Committee after a controversy-filled tournament at Seoul
four years ago. Those same officials were heartened Wednesday when the scores
started rising to give a better indication of how many clean punches were
landed by the boxers. 

Karl-Heinz Wehr, General Secretary of the International Amateur Boxing
Association (AIBA), said Iranian Ali Kazemi and Irishman Paul Griffin may be
suspended. 

Asghar Muhammad of Pakistan was surprised to find himself alone when he climbed
into the ring for his 178-pound (81 kg) bout with Kazemi of Iran. Kazemi
finally climbed through the ropes - without gloves - just as his three-minute
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grace period was expiring. He motioned for his handlers to join him in the
ring, hoping he would be allowed to glove and fight. But the time limit was
enforced and he was disqualified. 

A ringsider observer said Kazemi told officials he missed his bus, reminiscent
of U.S. middleweight Anthony Hembrick in 1988. Hembrick was also disqualified
after arriving late at the arena because he missed his bus. 

Earlier in the day, 125-pound (57 kg) Griffin bitterly protested after he was
stopped by Steven Chungu of Zambia. Griffin trailed 4-1 after the first round
and was knocked down for the second time in the second round. The medical jury
decided the bout should be stopped and the bell rang 15 seconds into the round 
although the referee did not know why. 

After several minutes of confusion, Griffin, who wanted to continue, spit out
his mouthpiece and kicked it about 40 feet. He then tried to get at the members
of the medical jury but was restrained by his coaches. 

''It's a natural reaction,'' Irish team manager Sean Horkan said.  ''He's out
of the Olympics and to him that's the pinnacle.'' 

Horkan said Ireland would not protest. 

''We take our defeats as well as we take our victories,'' he said. 

Despite the flareup, the boxing tournament is running smoother than in Seoul.
In one incident there South Korean officials stormed the ring after one
decision. Another time there was confusion over the use of two rings
side-by-side. On a third occasion judges awarded South Korean Park Si Hun a
ridiculous decision over Roy Jones. Boxing officials were so embarassed with
that decision that they passed a rule forcing world boxing officials to begin
using computers to aid judges' scoring. 

''We're playing with big marbles now,'' Jerry Dusenberry, vice president of USA
Boxing, said of boxing's standing in the Olympics. ''We don't want deja vu of
South Korea. 

''I'm pleased we don't have major controversy and I'm very concerned we had the
incident with the Iranian.'' 

As for Griffin, Dusenberry said, ''you always have some poor losers.'' 

Wehr also said judges Keith Dazzie of Ghana and Paul Gardbo of Denmark may be
suspended for bad decisions. 

There have been several disputed decisions but the main complaint has been low
scores. 

The officials are missing many punches. There have been three bouts in which a
boxer was not awarded any points in rounds when he forced his opponent to take
a standing-eight count. Over the first three days, only three boxers scored 20
or more points in a fight but five of the 10 bouts Wednesday featured 20 or
more points by the winner. Hungarian light heavyweight Zoltan Beres scored a
tournament-high in a 30-13 victory over Paulo Mwaselle of Tanzania Wednesday. 

Dusenberry attributed the sudden increase to seminars held in which the judges
were urged to count more punches. Judges from parts of the world were reluctant
to score body blows and some have been ignoring all but the most obvious. 

''They're being more realistic,'' said Dusenberry, who is one of the judges.
''We told them scoring blows also involve the body. The officials need to read
the entire book.'' 

Germany continued its strong showing Wednesday when Andreas Tews won a 9-5
decision over 125-pound (57 kg) world champion Kirkor Kirkorov of Bulgaria.
Germany has won seven of its eight bouts. 

Among the Wednesday night featherweight bouts, Julian Wheeler of the United
States fought Ramazi Paliani of the Unified Team and Cuban Suarez met Chil Gun
Li of North Korea. In the light heavyweight division, Montell Griffin of the
United States met France Lassie Mabiletsa of Botswana, Canadian Robert Dale
Brown battled Damdin Zul of Mongolia, German Torsten May fought Gil Nam Kil of
North Korea and Cuban Angel Espinosa took on Mehmet Gurgen of Turkey. 



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WEDNESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES 

NEW YORK (JULY 29) UPI - Foreign Exchange interbank buyer rates and foreign
currency equivalents, provided by Bloomberg Financial Markets and other
sources. Retail transactions provide fewer units of foreign currency per
dollar. 


                      U.S.$           currency 
                      Equivalent      per U.S.$ 
                      Wed     Tue     Wed     Tue 
 Argntn peso        1.0101  1.0101  0.9900  0.9900 
 Australia dlr       .7431   .7442  1.3457  1.3437 
 Austria schill      .0960   .0964   10.42   10.37 
 Belgium franc-c     .0327   .0329   30.57   30.39 
 Brazil cruzado    .000261 .000258 3838.00 3872.00 
 Britain pound      1.9205  1.9300   .5207   .5181 
 Britain 1-mo       1.9107  1.9199   .5234   .5209 
 Britain 3-mo       1.8886  1.8983   .5295   .5268 
 Britain 6-mo       1.8586  1.8688   .5380   .5351 
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 Canada dollar       .8440   .8425  1.1849  1.1870 
 Canada 1-mo         .8423   .8408  1.1872  1.1894 
 Canada 3-mo         .8399   .8383  1.1906  1.1929 
 Canada 6-mo         .8370   .8353  1.1948  1.1972 
 Chile peso-f      .002811 .002835  355.80  352.75 
 China yuan          .1828   .1828  5.4700  5.4700 
 Colombia peso     .001722 .001722  580.64  580.64 
 Denmark krne        .1753   .1765  5.7030  5.6665 
 Ecudr sucre-z     .000693 .000693 1443.00 1443.00 
 Egypt pound         .3002   .3002  3.3310  3.3310 
 Finlnd mrkka        .2462   .2473  4.0610  4.0430 
 France franc        .1999   .2011  5.0030  4.9730 
 France 1-mo         .1887   .1999  5.0305  5.0035 
 France 3-mo         .1965   .1976  5.0900  5.0606 
 France 6-mo         .1956   .1967  5.1135  5.0835 
 Greece drach      .005490 .005519  182.15  181.20 
 Hollnd guildr       .5985   .6021  1.6708  1.6608 
 HongKong dlr        .1293   .1292  7.7358  7.7385 
 India rupee         .0351   .0351   28.48   28.48 
 Indo'sa rupia     .000493 .000493 2029.51 2029.51 
 Iran rial           .0142   .0142   70.30   70.30 
 Iraq dinar         2.6546  2.6546  0.3767  0.3767 
 Ireland punt       1.7988  1.8049  0.5559  0.5540 
 Israel shekel       .4164   .4164  2.4017  2.4017 
 Italy lira        .000892 .000897 1121.00 1114.25 
 Japan yen         .007822 .007848  127.85  127.42 
 Japan 1-mo        .007817 .007843  127.93  127.51 
 Japan 3-mo        .007809 .007835  128.05  127.63 
 Japan 6-mo        .007808 .007833  128.07  127.66 
 Jordan dinar       1.5368  1.5368  0.6507  0.6507 
 Kuwait dinar       3.4153  3.4153  0.2928  0.2928 
 Lebanon pnd       .000503 .000503 1990.00 1990.00 
 Mexico peso-z     .000321 .000321 3115.25 3114.51 
 N.Zealand dlr       .5445   .5452  1.8365  1.8342 
 Norway krne         .1717   .1728  5.8244  5.7885 
 Pakistn rupee       .0399   .0399   25.06   25.06 
 Peru (new sol)     0.8403  0.8403  1.1900  1.1900 
 P'pnes peso-z       .0409   .0409   24.45   24.45 
 Portugl escud     .007946 .007989  125.85  125.17 
 Saudi riyal         .2668   .2667  3.7483  3.7502 
 Singapore dlr       .6200   .6194  1.6130  1.6145 
 S.Africa rand       .3621   .3628  2.7620  2.7562 
 S.Korea won       .001267 .001267  789.40  789.40 
 Spain peseta      .010604 .010672   94.30   93.70 
 Sweden krona        .1859   .1871  5.3788  5.3455 
 Switzrl franc       .7687   .7675  1.3180  1.3030 
 Switzrl 1-mo        .7554   .7639  1.3238  1.3091 
 Swirzrl 3-mo        .7492   .7575  1.3348  1.3201 
 Switzrl 6-mo        .7404   .7486  1.3506  1.3358 
 Taiwan dollar       .0405   .0397   24.70   25.18 
 Turkey lira       .000144 .000144 6938.00 6938.00 
 UAE dirham          .2723   .2723  3.6725  3.6725 
 Urug'y peso-z     .000321 .000321 3120.01 3120.01 
 Venez bolivr-z      .0151   .0151   66.24   66.09 
 Germany mark        .6750   .6791  1.4815  1.4725 
 Germany 1-mo        .6713   .6753  1.4897  1.4809 
 Germany 3-mo        .6643   .6683  1.5053  1.4964 
 Germany 6-mo        .6544   .6583  1.5280  1.5190 
 Yugosl dinar      .003158 .003158  316.62  316.62 
 c-Commercial; f-Financial; z-Floating; x-N. Y. Money Market. 
 Interbank Buyers Rates 
 Source: Bloomberg Financial Markets and other sources. 



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PRO-IRANIAN HEZBOLLAH GROUP IN LEBANON TURNS OVER HEADQUARTERS TO GOV'T 

BAALBECK, LEBANON (JULY 29) UPI - Pro-Iranian Hezbollah guerrillas Wednesday
evacuated their Lebanese headquarters - a base where numerous Western hostages
are believed to have been held in the past. 

Witnesses said Hezbollah guerrillas and some 200 Iranian Revolutionary Guards
pulled out tanks, other vehicles and large quantities of weapons from the
Sheikh Abdallah barracks, a former Lebanese army base Hezbollah had seized in
1983. The facility is located 52 miles east of Beirut. 

Hezbollah relinquished the base as part of a 1990 agreement that ended
Lebanon's 16-year civil war. The agreement called for the Lebanese army to
regain control over all structures seized by various factions during the war. 

Hezbollah was the last major militia to turn over its headquarters. The
Lebanese army already has evicted Christian, Shiite and Sunni militias from
their respective bases. 

Military sources said the army planned to quickly take over the Sheikh Abdallah
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barracks, which once housed as many as 1,500 Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who
were brought in to train guerrillas for attacks on Lebanese and Israeli
targets. 

French warplanes bombed the site several times in 1983, after a Hezbollah
suicide bomber killed 51 French paratroopers in Beirut. 



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