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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 1. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 9 s. Africans again seize Winnie Mandela Johannesburg South Africa a police monday dragged Black activist Winnie Mandela screaming hmm her car arrested her and whisked her off into custody As she irid to return to her Johannes Burg Home in Defiance of a stale order expelling her from the cily. A  of six Security police cars raced alongside Mandela s car a and forced it to the Side of i he Road As it entered the City limits from Johannesburg s Jan Smuts Airport Mandela left Johannesburg earlier in de Cember under threat of Carresi after twice being dragged from her Hume by Security police and then charged with violating the Banning order. She is due to appear in cur again Jan. 11. Police swooped in after largely ignoring Mandela s flouting inc past Sis months of the order which the government amended dec. 21, saying she could live anywhere but in Johannesburg and us environs which include her Home and the nation s biggest Black townships. By order she still May not address political gatherings or be que Tail in South Africa. Mandela accompanied by her daughter. 7.inxi, and to grandchildren arrived from Cape town where she  been visiting her husband jailed african National Congress Leader Nelson Mandela. She met for 45 minutes in tie. Airport terminal building with her lawyers who had conferred through the morning with officials of inc stale attorney s office negotiating on whether she would be arrested before leaving she said i am going Home. My Home is in  Mandela under an 8-year-old expulsion order has been banned from Soweto u huge Black township on the outskirts of Johannesburg and has been ordered to live in the Remote Rural township of Brandford. She has filed suit to be heard Jan. In the supreme court to have inc Banning order Ijiri Ishad on the grounds that it is unreason Nolc. One of the policemen who surrounded the car on he Edge of a four Lane Highway soon after Mandela had departed Frum the Airport leaned into the car Aad said you arc under arrest. I m sorry you Musi come with  Shu refused to Budge and after a few minutes a policewoman opened a cur door and tried to pull out Mandela s 2-year-uld grandson Kondwa. Mandela so then emerged pushing Back policemen and screaming at one Don t touch me with those hands. I Don t know that you Haven t got  in the midst of the Metic Mandela turned and hugged 7in/i, her grandchildren and her Driver Aubrey Mokrena and gut into the police car officers at the scene said she was being taken to the krugers Dorp police  Ion to Miles West of Johannesburg meanwhile soldiers manned Road blocks at one of the main entrances to saw to. Sow clo Pill ice divisional commander Brig Fien. Mohatt Lettyce ordered a group of White journalists nol to enter the township Monduy afternoon. He said Mandela was seeking a confrontation situation with the Security forces. Harlick a committee of Blacut parents Backlu by anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu called for the suspension of a Bay Coli of schools by Black pupils but it handed the White led government a three month dead line to meet conditions it set. Tutu who won the 19x4 Nobel peace prize warned that unless the government meets the conditions including pulling troops out of riot Lorn Black townships he i .1 Call for a National education Bay Titi Jim punitive economic sanctions against South Africa. King Hussein makes Goodwill visit to Syria Damascus Syria a King Hussein of Jordan arrived in Damascus monday Tor his fir to visit to Syria in six years the latest and most dramatic move by the Arab neighbors to Patch up differences that once took them to the Brink of War _ president Hafez Assad Cabinet members and senior aides went to the Airport to Greet the jordanian King who was accompanied by prime minister Zaid Rifai foreign minister Tahr cd Masri and other lop officials. A 21-gun Salute was fired a Assad warmly embraced and kissed his one time foe. The two lenders drove from the Airport in a heavily guarded motorcade to the guest Palace in the syrian capital where they immediately held talks. There was no official announcement of How Long Hus Sein would remain in Damascus but sources close to his delegation who spoke on the condition that they not be identified said he would return to the jordanian capital on tuesday afternoon Huss in s Visil was originally scheduled for saturday but was apparently delayed because Assad was overseeing the signing of an agreement intended to end Lebanon s decade Occivil War. The King last visited Syria in october 1979, shortly before Jordan s support of syrian dissidents and differences Over the Iran Iraq War led to a split. Jordan is Allied with Iran while Syria supports Iran in 1980, Syria massed thousands of men and hundreds of tanks on the Jordan Border prompting warnings from inc United states. The countries remain at Odds Over the Iran Iraq War and each has recently reaffirmed support for its ally in he conflict they also differ Over relations with the  and mid dle East peace efforts. Jordan is Allied with Palestine liberation organization chairman Yasser Arafat in a bid to create a Pules Indian stale confederated with Jordan while giving Israel peace in Exchange for the return of lands it captured in inc 1967 Arab israeli War. Syria is opposed la Arafat s leadership of the Plo and supports groups thai tried to overthrow i m in 1983. Jordan a former British Colony and Syria formerly French territory have had a Stormy relationship since gaining Independence following world War ii. Political syrian president Hafez Assad left embraces King Hussein of Jordan on his first Elsil to Syria Ince 1979. Leaders in each country favor some form of Union but differ on How it should be achieved the two countries have established and broken relations with one another at least four times and currently do not Exchange ambassadors a thaw in syrian jordanian relations began in septem Ber when saudi Arabia hasted a Mcc Ling or the two coun tries premiers As part of an Effort to heal Arab differences before a pan Arab Summit meeting since then they have agreed 10 reject any separate peace with Israel affirming their support for in International peace conference attended by All parties to the Arab israeli conflict and the five permanent members of the , Security Council. The premiers Abdul Raouf Al Kasm of Syria and Zaid Rifai of Jordan have met three limn since september and also have issued statements saying they agreed to increase Trade transportation and communication. Zia ends 8-year Pakistan military Rule Islamabad Pakistan a presi Dent Mohammed Ziaul Tlam ended 8v4 years of military Rule monday praising the armed forces for saving Pakistan and warn ing parliament to avoid discord if it did not wan the military to i Mervyne again. The new civilian government immediately announced the end of a state of Emer gency imposed in 1965 and used by Succes Sive civilian and military governments to suspend civil liberties and curb opponents and dissent. Zia remains in office As president and is still army commander bul he restored the Constitution and Annu need thai military courts were disbanded and All martial Law office closed he also announced that the military governors of three of Pakistan s four provinces were stepping aside for civil ians to take Over and the fourth governor was leaving the army. But the opposition consisting of nearly All of the nation s political parties said thai Zia s lifting of martial Law was a Sham and that Zta and inc army would continue to govern behind the facade of inc new civilian government of prime Minuter Mohamme Khan Jun Jcj. We have served democracy to the Best of our ability,11 Zia said in a speech to a special session of parliament in announcing that martial Law was lifted. The command ers of the armed Forchi listened at Bis Side. He passionately defended the m Hilary government and the armed forces seizure of Power on july 5, 1977, for what Zia had said would be 90 Days. He said in his nationally broadcast speech that the country was on the Brink of civil War and the government of prime min ister a Ushkar Ali Bhutto was tyrannical and out of control leaving the armed forces no Choice. Bhutto was later executed. The president said the military restored the Economy Craf l internal stability boosted Pakistan s International standing and bid the foundation for True democracy. Zia warned legislators not to repeat the mistakes of the past by dividing the Caun iry of 90 million people with political quarrels and factions saying this is the Only Way to avoid the imposition of another martial Law in the  the parliament building was under Light Security at Zia ended Pakistan s third Mili tary government since its founding in 1947. Heavily armed police ringed the Hall where Zia spoke. Police also kept watch in major cities such As Karachi Lahore and Rawalpindi in ease the opposition tried to mount protests. Gen. Zia who has been at inc head of martial Law from the Start is still there and he s still holding the reigns of Power 1 Tikka Khan Secretary general of the Paki Stan people s Patty told the associated press. We want Zia to disappear he s got no right id be there he said Zia was declared Winner of a referendum last december in which he ran unopposed for a five year presidential term. The Constitution has since been amended la give the president greatly increased control Over the government and legislature. Zia appointed Junejo to head the govern ment in March after parliamentary elections in february that the opposition boycotted  
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