On this day: October 18, 1978
More than 90 cars involved in pile up on the Dubai-Sharjah road
A daily pick of news events on this day in history from the pages of Gulf News dated October 18, 1978.
90 car pile-up in thick fog
OVER NINETY cars and lorries were involved in massive pile-ups during thick fog this morning on the Dubai to Sharjah road.
Out of this world
A GIFT from outer space was presented to the Ruler of Dubai as he presided over the topping out ceremony of the Galadari Corniche complex.
His Highness Shaikh Rashid Bin Said Al Maktoum received a photograph of the Gulf taken from more than 100 miles in space by former astronaut Walter Cunningham. Mr Cunningham, who once walked on the moon, is now a vice president of 3D International of Houston, the firm of designers and consultants on the Corniche project.
Air link cuts travel time by 3,000 per cent!
Sharjah: Orient Airways will be running a twice-daily service to Khor Fakhan airport aimed at not only businessmen but people who plan to spend the day on the beach, the town and the surrounding area. The ten-seater Britain Norman Islander will take 20 minutes to half an hour to make the trip. And that cuts down the travel time taken in a car by 3,000 per cent! "Time means money to the businessman," said Gene Eversole, Director of Orient Airways. "We think that the Dh 200 round trip will be good value for money.
It's all over for Korchnoi
DISTRAUGHT challenger Viktor Korchnoi conceded the world chess crown to champion Anatoly Karpov. And he charged the Soviet Union with putting him under severe psychological pressure before last night's showdown 32nd game.
Korchnoi even refused to sign the scoresheet - which acknowledges the score is accurate - and said he would not attend the closing ceremonies. Korchnoi, who had made a stunning comeback to level the series at five all in he search for six wins, crumbled before a relentless onslaught from Karpov and was in a hopeless position when the match adjourned on the 41st move.
