European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday december 28, 1990 news briefs Champ Kasparov resists Challenge by Karpov Lyon France a Garri Kasparov of the soviet Union retained his title As world chess Champion on wednesday with a draw in the 22nd game staving off a Challenge from fellow soviet Anatoliy Karpov. A the two ended the 22nd game of their chess championship series in a draw after the 43rd move. The half Point each player received put Kasparov ahead in the scheduled 24-Gamc series 12-10, the 27-Ycar-old Kasparov needed a 12t2 lie in the series to retain the title. Despite Kasparov a clinching a tie in the series the two rivals must continue playing to see who wins the majority of the $3 million purse. Kasparov won the title from Karpov in 1985 and defended it in 1986 and 1987. Karpov took the championship in 1975 when american Bobhy a Fischer refused to defend the title he won in 1972. Rushdie remains under death threat muslims say Ltd the Baltimore Sun London a the 22-Momh-old islamic death sentence on author Salman Rushdie still stands despite his repentance this week for offending muslims with his Book Quot the satanic verses a according to spiritual leaders in Iran and Britain. They rejected Rushdie s renewal of his own islamic Faith and Promise not to allow publication of a paperback version of the Book As sufficient grounds for lifting the death threat. The authors shift does no to change the a divine ruling that Rushdie a blasphemy must be punished by death said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iran a supreme religious ruler. Tic noted that in originally imposing the death sentence the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini said that it would not change a even if he repents and becomes the most pious Man of his time. Deaths related to drugs Rise sharply in Germany Bonn Germany up a the number of drug related deaths in Germany soared by almost 50 percent in the last year because of a rising Supply of pure drugs such As heroin and cocaine the Federal criminal police said thursday this years data included figures from former East Germany where drug consumption shot up Over the past year since the opening of the Border when Western dealers moved in to capture the Market. A v a a spokesman for the Federal police said the stat is tics did not show a specific number for Eastern Germany because of difficulties in data processing. The number of drug related deaths in Germany in 1990 came to 1,365, up from 950 during the  year police said most of the victims were heroin and cocaine addicts. Iran announces test firing reveals it has soviet missile Nicosia Cyprus apr Iran on thursday test fired a soviet made Sa-6 anti aircraft missile acknowledging for the first time that it had acquired the advanced Long Range weapon. The acquisition of the Sa-6 was believed to be part of a $6 billion defense and Industrial Deal signed by iranian president  a Sfanjani in Moscow in june 1989. A Tehran radio broadcast monitored in Cyprus said the surface to air missile was fired by the islamic revolutionary guards corps at the Fajr missile base. It did not say where the base was or How Many of the advanced weapons the iranians have bought. The  of the radar guided Sa-6s is a big boost for Iran a badly depleted military which suffers from a chronic shortage of advanced weapons. The iranians Are known to have  Hawk anti aircraft missiles some obtained in former president Reagan a Clandestine Arnis for hostages Deal in 1985-86. They also arc  have soviet Sa-7s, swedish res 70s, the British rapier system and chinese hq-2js, the chinese version of the soviet Sa-2 system. Iraq Iran a foe in the 1980-88 War has at least 300 Sa-6s along with other surface to air missiles. Iraq in August agreed to iranian conditions to end the War enabling Baghdad to Send thousands of troops from its iranian Border to its Border with saudi Arabia where a  multinational Force was deployed following iraqis invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. Iran has urged Baghdad to pull out of Kuwait but it has also condemned the presence of . Forces in saudi Arabia. From Page 1 store shelves ethnic violence and nationwide political paralysis. In comments to the Congress after being nominated wednesday Kanayev supported Gorbachev a reformist policies but also took a somewhat hard line tack calling for Law and order. Gorbachev had initially planned to nominate Eduard ice a Drift toward dictatorship. Shevardnadze for the Job. But Shevardnadze resigned As foreign minister last week to protest what he said was Kanayev an ethnic russian received a Law degree in -1967, Quot. He belonged to Komsomol in Gorki and in the Early 1970s came to Moscow As chairman of the .s.r.  youth  wrote his dissertation on International youth movements. In the 1980s Kanayev served for six years As Deputy chairman of the soviet Friendship society which maintains non governmental contacts with foreigners. He later returned to parly work becoming a Secretary of the policy making Central committee he was elected to the party a ruling politburo in july after a party shake up that also significantly reduced its authority. Kanayev is Leader Fri the parliament of the 730-member communist bloc. He told Congress on wednesday that his priorities would be to stabilize the Economy reduce ethnic tension and restore respect for Laws and institutions such As the armed forces and Law enforcement. Those Are favorite themes of soviet hard line communists. The government restructuring plan approved by the Congress on wednesday creates a new Cabinet to run the Economy. It replaces the Council of ministers which answered to the supreme soviet parliament but will be under direct control of the president. R movie Valley Stream . A an argument Between two groups of teen agers during an opening night showing of a the godfather part Iii erupted in gunfire that killed a teen Ager caught in the Cross fire police said. A. A  at another showing on Manhattan supper West Side a 21-year-old Man was slashed in the face Early wednesday and was treated at a Hospital. The suspects fled and there were no arrests. Panicked patrons scrambled for the exits. Tuesday night when he shooting broke out about an hour into. The film. A the suburban Long Island theater had a full House of about 700 for its 10 25 performance. Two teens and two adults a All bystanders a were caught in the line of fire and wounded police said a 15-year-old boy died wednesday while undergoing sur Gery for a head wound. Spent shells that were recovered indicated at least four handguns were fired said Nassau county police. No arrests have been made. Police who arrived at the 14-screen Sunrise Cinema Complex found the movie still running. They had to ask the projectionist to Stop the film and turn on the lights said homicide detective sgt William Cocks. A he said at a news conference that two groups of teens seated in different parts of the theater got into an argument that escalated into a shouting match. A group of about 10 teen agers split up and moved in front of and behind the second group of teens lie said. The group that split up then began shooting and gunfire was returned by the others Cocks said. From Page 1 fighter squadrons a a few Hundred f-16, f-15, a-i0 and other warplanes a from the reserves and National guard would be sent to augment the More than 908 air Force and Navy Quot combat planes already in the Gulf Region. The first air reservist units Are expected to leave for bases in saudi Arabia Early next month air Force officials said. The total number of combat reservists could total several thousand. The interweaving of Active duty and Reserve units a a policy the military adopted after the draft was abandoned in 1973 a has never been fully tested and the Prospect of sending part time soldiers to the Gulf has stirred debate within con Gress and the senior echelons of the Pentagon. A. A a. Many lawmakers want to use the Gulf crisis As a proving ground for the reserves that Congress has spent billions of dollars to Tram and equip in the last two decades a some army generals have questioned the readiness of the part time soldiers and expressed reluctance to use them in the Middle East crisis. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Colin l. Powell said in recent testimony before Congress and to troops on his recent visit to saudi Arabia that the reserves were an integral component in the military a manpower planning. The Pentagon has the authority to deploy combat reservists for up to a year. The Call up authority for non combat units is six months but the defense department has said it might ask Congress for a six month Extension bus from Page 1 and Saddam reiterated that any diplomatic settlement would have to link an iraqi pullout from Kuwait with an israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza strip. The 20 diplomats including those to the United states and the United nations had been recalled Back to Baghdad Early. Kuwait a foreign minister said thursday that it is too late for peace initiatives in the Gulf. His continents followed new signs of War readiness wednesday with Iraq test firing another missile and the United states urging americans to leave countries where pro iraqi sentiment is High. A. A the whole world has Given enough time fora peaceful settlement of the Gulf crisis a the kuwaiti official Sheik Sabah Aba hindu Al Sabuh told a news Conifer Dice in Beijing. He maintained that Only military1 Force will dislodge Iraq from Kuwait. A in other developments f 1 Hou ads of women and children demonstrated in Baghdad on thursday to protest the . Interception of an iraqi freighter in the arabian sea. The protesters marched from downtown Baghdad to the . And Brit ish embassies singing patriotic songs and shouting slogans denouncing the interception of the a peace  the iraqi freighter was seized wednesday by . And other forces. It was reportedly carrying sugar to Iraq in violation of the . Trade embargo. A Jordan has beefed up its Security forces along the cease fire line with Israel As a precaution against a Surprise attack by the jewish state jordanian military sources said thursday. They declined to give any figures of military strength along Jordan a Western Border. Israelis military has been on Alert since Iraq invaded Kuwait and said it would retaliate if Iraq attacks