European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes May 1985 Viets celebrate wars end while seeking ties to world today to Chi Minh Vietnam up Vietnam celebrated the 10th anniversary of the communist capture of Saigon tuesday with a three hour Parade of soviet built tanks and Goose stepping troops through the former South vietnamese an estimated 1 million people watched As the Vietnam Ese badly in need of foreign Aid used the occasion to Call for normalization of tics with the United we extend to the progressive american people our Friendly said communist party chief be Duan in the capital of Hanoi monday in a speech reported tues Day by the official Vietnam news our country is disposed to normalize relations with the United states in the interest of the two countries and of peace and stability in Southeast More than 40 delegations from a dozen nations at tended tuesdays celebrations the Centrepiece of a monthlong series of events marking the end of the Viet Nam vietnamese officials said they invited american anti War activists including actress Jane Fonda and Pedi Atri Cian Benjamin but Only David Dellinger a defendant in the Chicago 7 trial and John Mcauliff of the american friends service committee attended and were Given prominent positions on the reviewing to Chi Minh cites communist party Nguyen Van read a 40minute speech at the Climax of the Parade praising Vietnam founding to Chi and noting the Celebration marked the end of a 30 year War for National liberation against French and then our great Victory crushed the largest counterattack Ever organized by the Leader of imperialism against revolutionary forces since world War Linh the Parade began with a Salvo from a Battery of 105mm howitzers left behind by forces when they evacuated Vietnam in two years before the communists final the Volley signalled a display of military might that featured trucks bearing soviet surface air missiles and units of Goose stepping troops marching past the former vietnamese officials said soldiers and civilians marched in the festive Parade while an estimated 1 million people lined the route that ended at the former presiden tial now known As Independence the last personnel in Vietnam fled Saigon in a helicopter that took off from the embassy roof on april As North vietnamese tanks rolled into the City and crashed through the Gates of the presidential similar soviet made tanks rumbled tuesday Over a 6 Milc route lined with Trees in the Parade that passed in front of National leaders occupying a place of Honor on a special reviewing above the stand was a 20foot High portrait of to and a Banner that read Uncle to Chi Minh lives forever in our course of building social be due the powerful politburo member who squared off against Henry Kissinger at the Paris peace was among leaders at the gala in an american television be due Tho also called for the establishment of relations with the United we pose no preconditions for and we believe the United states should not he the vietnamese made Clear they attached considerable importance to tuesdays although Vietnam ranks among the worlds 20 poorest resources were diverted for the celebrations and hundreds of journalists most of them americans were allowed to cover the Warsaw Welcome a photo Ortega says Moscow has promised him Aid Moscow a president Daniel Ortega of Nic leaving the soviet Union told reporters he had a Promise of economic Aid from the but soviet officials did not say whether they would give him the million in emergency Aid he reportedly in a Brief statement at the Ortega said the soviet Union is collaborating with Nicaragua in Restor ing the Economy of the Central american nation and that the sandinista government also like a similar relationship with the United but Washington so far has brought Only death and destruction to and prospects Are poor for Normal relations As Long As the government aids rebel forces in Ortega soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev on monday prom ised ortegas sandinista government help in overcoming its economic according to the official soviet news Agency no details of the assistance were included in the Tass report and neither Ortega nor other members of his delegation would say tuesday How much Money or what goods the Kremlin has promised official reports on the meeting Between Ortega and Gorbachev made no mention of military in keeping with the Kremlin usual secrecy on such a nicaraguan source in Managua said prior to ortegas departure Friday that Ortega would ask the Kremlin for mostly for food and other the Senate on monday approved a Resolution condemning the actions of the sandinista saying a continuing military buildup has caused the nations eco nomic Nicaragua suffers an annual inflation of about 250 per cent and declining Young polish girls Greet passengers arriving at Owecie Airport in the pan american flight from new York was the first commercial flight since president Reagan lifted a ban on regular air traffic Between the two countries that was imposed to protest the martial Law crackdown in Poland in British colonel reprimanded for mishandling secret papers London a a colonel in the British army crack special air service regiment was Given a severe reprimand by a court martial after he pleaded guilty to six charges of keeping documents at Home in violation of the official secrets Richard kept More than 150 documents when he had no right to do according to charges read before a panel of five judges at London Chelsea bar the documents were found at Leas Home in Tun Bridge 30 Miles Southeast of a but 15 minutes of the eight hour hearing took place in closed Chart for Dollar Mark conversion dollars into Marks Marks into do do do do do do do do do do