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March 21, 1992

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Headlines from March 21, 1992

Ukrainian Uses Summit to Berate Russians and the Commonwealth

By Serge Schmemann

Animosity between Ukraine and Russia broke into the open at a summit meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States today. The Ukrainian President, Leonid M. Kravchuk, publicly lambasted Russia and the commonwealth, saying they had failed to resolve "a single political or military problem." As Ukrainian demonstrators outside branded the commonwealth as a successor to the "evil empire," Mr. Kravchuk asserted that the three-month-old association of former Soviet republics had failed to follow up on any of its decisions, and had proved helpless to stop ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus and in Moldova.

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Iraq Agrees to Destroy Missiles To Meet U.N. Cease-Fire Terms

By Paul Lewis

Faced with veiled American and British threats of military force, Iraq has backed down in its latest confrontation with the Security Council and agreed to destroy its ballistic missile equipment as required by the cease-fire resolution that ended the Persian Gulf war, a Council official announced today. Rolf Ekeus, head of the special commission set up by the Council to oversee the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction after the war, said Baghdad also agreed Thursday night to provide full details next month of its programs for building nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

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New Jersey District Is Carved Into Four

By Unknown Author

In a party-line vote in New Jersey that was decided by a neutral commission chairman, the Third Congressional District was carved into four pieces, throwing the Congressman from that district, Representative Frank J. Pallone, into a potential race with another Democratic incumbent.

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THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: The House; COUNSEL TO REVIEW HOUSE OVERDRAFTS

By David Johnston

Intervening in the House bank scandal, Attorney General William P. Barr today appointed a retired Federal appeals court judge as a special counsel to review the check-writing practices of lawmakers and the operations of the bank. Mr. Barr named Malcolm R. Wilkey, a Republican, who sat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from 1970 to 1985, to head the preliminary inquiry intended to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to warrant a criminal investigation of the bank's activities. Full Prosecutorial Powers "My direction to Judge Wilkey is to conduct a fair, thorough and expeditious review of this matter and to report to me as promptly as possible on whether there is any individual wrongdoing which requires further action," Mr. Barr said in a statement.

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White House Allows Some Advice At Public Clinics About Abortion

By Philip J. Hilts

Picking its way through the minefield of abortion politics, the Bush Administration said today that doctors in federally financed family planning clinics may give limited advice on abortions, though nurses and counselors may not. A rule set forth four years ago banning abortion counseling in family planning clinics has never been enforced, first because of legal challenges and more recently because the Administration had not issued detailed enforcement guidelines. The Health and Human Services Department issued those guidelines today in a letter to regional offices that seemed to make an important exception to the counseling ban.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 18, 1992, covering March 21, 1992.

1
Ropin' The Wind
Garth Brooks
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
26
2
Nevermind
Nirvana
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
24
3
Unforgettable: With Love
Natalie Cole
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
39
4
Luck Of The Draw
Bonnie Raitt
Last week
4
Peak
2
Weeks
37
5
Time; Love And Tenderness
Michael Bolton
Last week
7
Peak
1
Weeks
46

Notable Births

1992Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer^[†]

Lehlogonolo Masalesa is a South African footballer who last played for Black Leopards as a midfielder.

1992Chiney Ogwumike, American basketball player^[†]

Chinenye Joy "Chiney" Ogwumike is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2020, she became the first black woman and the first WNBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN. She was one of the first and youngest commentators ever to be named an NBA analyst for the network covering the NBA, WNBA, and variety of sports, while simultaneously playing in the WNBA. Chiney is a graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in International relations. She played in three Final Fours and finished as the conference leader in scoring and rebounding as of January 3, 2014. As of 2016, Ogwumike was elected vice-president of the WNBA Players Association, and signed an endorsement deal with Adidas. In May 2018, Ogwumike signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to become a full-time basketball analyst.

1992Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player^[†]

Karolína Plíšková is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), holding the position for a total of eight weeks, and has been ranked world No. 11 in doubles. Plíšková has won 17 singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and has reached two major singles finals at the 2016 US Open and the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.

1992Kristýna Plíšková, Czech tennis player^[†]

Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech inactive professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. She also won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 31 July 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 14 June 2021, she peaked at No. 44 in the WTA doubles rankings. Plíšková won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships junior tournament, beating Sachie Ishizu in straight sets. She currently holds the record for the most aces (31) in a match on the WTA Tour, which she set in a second-round match against Monica Puig at the 2016 Australian Open.

Notable Deaths

1992John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (born 1914)^[†]

John Benjamin Ireland was a Canadian-American actor and film director. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles in several high-profile Western films, including My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jack Burden in All the King's Men (1949), making him the first British Columbia-born actor to receive an Oscar nomination.

1992Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (born 1930)^[†]

Natalie Allyn Sleeth was an American composer of hymns and choral music.

Historical Context for March 21, 1992

In 1992, the world population was approximately 5,505,989,816 people^[†]

Headlines from March 21, 1992

Ukrainian Uses Summit to Berate Russians and the Commonwealth

Iraq Agrees to Destroy Missiles To Meet U.N. Cease-Fire Terms

New Jersey District Is Carved Into Four

THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: The House; COUNSEL TO REVIEW HOUSE OVERDRAFTS

White House Allows Some Advice At Public Clinics About Abortion

Ropin' The Wind

Nevermind

Unforgettable: With Love

Luck Of The Draw

Time; Love And Tenderness

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for March 21, 1992