. CHEFS CHEFS CHEFS University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 22, 1988 7 W tu i a n T i a n w i n Nation/World U.S. grants asylum to Soviet conductor The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A conductor of the Soviet Union's Bolshoi opera defected in Bilbao earlier this month and has been granted asylum in the United States. State department officials said yesterday. Ruben Vantanen, described as one of four or five conductors associated with the Bolshi, turned up at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz about two weeks ago and has since arrived in Washington. One official said Vartan defected when on vacation but the Jamestown Foundation, a private group that supports the students, gotjected for the news conference today. According to the officials, Varian said he was tired of artistry and had a lack of creativity. In addition, he told U.S. officials that his career has not thrived in recent decades because he was perceived by Soviet officials as an affinity for life in the West. Violence continues in Stepanakert MOSCOW — Ethnic militants torched homes and cars, and gunfire was heard throughout Steankerat at the heart of an annexation battle between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The news agency reported yesterday. Annexation of Azerbaijan desired result of protesters The Associated Press Officials in the troubled region of Nagorno-Karabakh imposed a curfew and banned meetings or demonstrations to cool ethnic passions after violence broke out Tuesday and yesterday morning. Tass said no one was injured in the disturbances in New York. ing Azerbaijan. Tass did not say whether Armenians, Azerbaijanis or both were behind the violence. Wright may have violated rules Hundreds of thousands of Armenians jammed the streets of their capital, Erevan, waiting to hear whether their government will again back anexation of the predominantly Armenian region in neighbor- The Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Jim Wright's disclosure of a purported U.S. cover operation in Nice and Sarasota could jeopardize legislation to tighten congressional control over secret CIA operations, congressional leaders said. Tas said teams and cars were set on fire in Nagero-Karabach on Tuesday night and yesterday morning and shots were heard. It also said factories, schools and transportation centres were shot down in Step nakert. The gunfire and arson in an around Stepankert, the region's main city, followed a gun battle Sunday in the nearby village of least 25 people died and at least 25 people were wounded. Activists also said a bomb exploded Monday at a dormitory for Armenian construction workers near Stephan-kart. News Roundup sources said yesterday. President Reagan referred to Wright's comments as a "violation" usher before attacking a woman praying in a new, according to police and witnesses. and said the speaker had been indiscreet in telling reporters Tuesday that the CIA hired operatives inside Necaragua to stir up demonstrations against the leftist government and damage peace efforts. House rules stipulate that information given to the House Intelligence Committee, which oversees the CIA, must be disclosed. The CIA and man may not be disclosed. takeoff but in an improper position, according to a report published today. Federal investigators have targeted the flaps in a search for the cause of the Aug. 31 crash, which killed 14 people. They were investigating the circumstances, whether plains flaps were extended in their proper 15-degree position at takeoff. BOMB EXPLODES: A bomb exploded in a concrete trash bin at the main white bus terminal in Johannesburg at rush hour Wednesday, as almost all of them white commuters, police said. YELLOWSTONE FIRE OVER: Skies began to clear over Yellowstone National Park on yesterday, and fire managers there and in California had been ordered to evacuate the firefighters. In northern California, a backfire and favorable weather helped hundreds of firefighters divert a five-day-old blaze away from the town. 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