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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o Frenchman wins Nobel literature prize Page 2 d former Navy analyst convicted of espionage theft Page 6 d Nashville s new wave would rather Rock daily Magazine the stars and stripes vol. 4 1, no. 134 saturday october 19, 1985 a s.T�, d 8693 a italian Premier forced out Rome a Premier Bollino Crati was forced to resign thursday his coalition shattered by his handling of the Achille  hijacking crisis bul he went Down swinging at the United Stales for its criticism of Leal s actions. In a parting statement to parliament the socialist pre Mier accused Washington of making statements which 1 believe derive from an incomplete evaluation of the facts and circumstances in which the italian government acted the Fate of Italy s 44lh postwar government which in another month would have been the longest lived was scaled wednesday by the resignations of defense minister Giovanni Spadolini and two other Republican party Mem Bers of the Cabinet. They quit Over the decision to release Mohammed Abbas a Plo official the United states accuses of direct ing the hijacking last week of the italian cruise liner. Leon Kung Hoffer a 69-year-old american passenger was killed while palestinian pirates controlled the ship. The conflict brought Down the Center left coalition which included five parties after 26 months in office. Four palestinians hijacked the ship oct. 7 off the coast of Egypt and surrendered to Egypt on oct. 9. . Navy jets from the aircraft Carrier Saratoga intercepted an egyptian Airliner carrying the pirates and Abbas and forced it to land at a nato air base in Sicily on oct. 11. Praxi submitted his resignation to president Francesco he latino Praxi co Sijia after his emotional speech it parliament and was asked to stay on in a caretaker capacity. News of the government s fall sent Stock prices Tum bling 95 Points on the Milan Slock fax chanic and the lira weakened against other West european currencies. Brokers said the reaction showed How much the govern ment stability had contributed to a bullish Market this year. Cossia s office said the president would begin political consultations Friday toward naming a new Premier designate. In related developments thursday an italian Anli error Iii official said an autopsy showed Liru Hoffer whose b  
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