Monday, May. 04, 1992
Et Cetera
THE WAGES OF HONESTY
Goaded by Congress, the CIA declassified a report calling for more public access to officials and historical documents. A benefit of CIA glasnost: "We have persuaded reporters to postpone, change, hold or even scrap" many stories adverse to U.S. interests.
VERDICT IN THE SUBWAY SLAYING
A jury convicted three men of knifing a Utah tourist to death in a New York City subway station. The 1990 murder of young Brian Watkins became a painful symbol of random urban violence. Watkins died attempting to protect his family from robbers.