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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday january 20. 1937 chinese Liberal purged for inciting protesters world today peking a the communist party has expelled Fang Lizhi inc Mast prominent of a group of intellectuals accused of inciting student protests and spreading Western ideas the official Xinhua news Agency said monday. Meanwhile Premier Zhao Ziyan said China s commitment to Reform and increased International contacts has not been shaken by its leadership change in which Zhao replaced he Yao Bangas party chief. He also was an apparent victim of the Campaign against Western Liberal ideas because he had defended intellectuals who had unorthodox views. Xinhua reported monday that Zhao assured intellectuals they will not be victimized in the Campaign. But in a later dispatch the Agency Laid Fang an astrophysicist who was fired last week As vice president of the China science and technology University in Hefeli was expelled from the party because he at tempted to incite intellectuals against the party and students to make  Xinhua said Fang had inched people to change the party and had claimed marxism no longer has mean ing As a science. The Agency quoted Fang As saying Hal if judged from the Point of View of the socialist system what we have done Over the past three decades is nothing but  the University in Herci. The capital of Eastern a Hui province was the scene dec. 5 of he first of a series of pro democracy student demonstrations that eventually spread to at least 11 cities. The demonstrators praised Fang for supporting greater democracy. Fang was reassigned to the peking Observatory and has rejoined his wife who works in the nation s capital. He was the second intellectual known to have been purged from the party in the crackdown on liberalism that followed the demonstrations. Xinhua said last week that Shanghai writer Wang Ruowang was expelled from the party. W photo enduring freezing temperatures homeless woman sleeps alongside her dogs on n Street in Down loin Rome. Growth in Rome s homeless brings Calls for emergency help Rome a new Waves of Street people who Lay their blankets alongside this City s monuments or huddle in medieval doorways have prompted Calls from several sources including the Vatican for emergency action. Al least six homeless people have been killed in the recent cold snap while hundreds of others have endured the freezing tempi. Res without Ade quate shelter. Communist politicians on Friday issued a statement urging the Christian Democrat run City government to immediately find a suitable Solu Tion to confront this  the Vatican meanwhile has announced it is considering a plan to House Street people within its Walls. The number of Rome s Street people known locally As Barboni or Long beards has surged from about 500 in 1978 to More than 2,000. Accord ing to the Vatican backed Charity Carilas the situation is an ironic counterpoint to Italy s recent eco nomic upturn. Shelters for the homeless arc few. Rome May be the Cradle of christianity but Here one works for tourists not Barboni said monsignor Luigi Diliegro the head of Carilas. He Hopes to open a 100-bcd shelter near Rome s main Tram station in february. A Survey conducted by Caritas found that the majority of Street people arc to some degree mentally disturbed and that up to 25 percent Are severely disturbed. 10,000 Hospital workers walk off jobs in Israel Tel Aviv Israel a some 10,000 workers walked off their jobs Al Israel s 3j government run hospitals monday launching an indefinite strike to protest Low pay. The strike included sanitation and administration workers a Well As auxiliary nursing staff members. Thousands of patients were sent Home As nurses and doctors provided emergency Only treatment to those who could not be moved from their Beds. Murder weapon collection to be sold off in London London a an array of murder weapons collected by one of Britain s most celebrated trial Law yers goes on auction Friday. The Black museum of sir Edward Marshall Hall contains mementos he collected from Bis most famous cases revolvers ammunition daggers another lethal items. Christie s auction House said sunday it expected the Sale to raise up to 1,200 pounds 11,800. Hall who died in 1927 Al 69, belonged to a tradition of flamboyant barristers in the 1920s, when hangings were frequent and the defendant s Fate Hung largely on the passion of his attorney s closing speech to the jury. Journalists urge Steps to combat censorship London a news Media representative from 34 countries called sunday for concerted action against censorship including a hot line for threat ened journalists and a fund to fight Legal Battles for press Freedom. More than 125 editors publishers and reporters at tending the first International conference on combat ing censorship adopted the declaration by acclamation after two Days of discussions that focused on the grow ing threats to the free flow of news. It opposed any licensing of journalists and any inter Ference with the Content of news and it demanded fre Access to All countries for foreign correspondent. Polish Economy poses social threat poll finds Warsaw Poland up a violent Wolosion of social dissatisfaction in Poland is possible unless the nation s economic situation is improved according Toa state run poll published sunday. The Survey of ,500 poles made late last year by the state run Center for opinion polling was published sunday by the communist party newspaper polityka More than half of those questioned about what might happen if Poland s economic situation does not improve soon said dissatisfaction would increase. Almost 15 percent said that a violent explosion of dissatisfaction will erupt although 19 percent Felt nothing will occur Poliyka said. Okinawan again gather at . Training Field site Tokyo a More than 300 okinawan opponents of a planned new . Military aircraft training Field rallied again sunday near the site in Northern Okinawa police said. The demonstration came a Day after protester Skir missed with nine . Military guards Al the cite .authorities said. Master gunnery sgt. Dale Hunter chief of the . Forces Japan Media Liaison office said two Marine military policemen suffered minor injuries when they were assaulted by some 100 demonstrators saturday atthe site. The marines were providing Security for . Navy construction workers he said. World admires Germany because of Kohl ads say Bonn up the ruling Christian democrats monday told voters Chan cellar Helmut Kohl has done such a Good Job the whole world admires  in newspaper advertisements six jays be fore the National election the party boasted that the Mark has Berumi the hardest cur Rency in the world prices Are the world s most stable inflation has teen wiped Oul and Germany leads the world in Trade. Only the social democrats and the Greco Sec everything Black the party said. Public opinion pulls that predicted an easy Victory sunday for the Center right coalition of Kohl s Christian democrats and foreign minister Hans Dietrich Mensch or s Liberal free democrats indicated the message was getting across. Our hard Mark is the tops world wide the Christian democratic ads said. We Are no. I in world Trade and now have overtaken the .a. And Japan. The whole world admires  that is what germans have  the ads said. That is the pol icy of Helmut Kohl and finance min ister Gerhard  in an attempt to refute this Prosperity argument Johannes Rau the social demo cratic candidate for Chancellor told a Bonn news conference that the country s eco nomic situation has become insecure and a turning Point has been reached. He said the Mark has become an object of speculation and has become so Strong it endangers exports by making German products too expensive Rau the Premier of the stale of Nord Rhein westfalen Germany s most pop Ulous state said that if elected he will draw up a social pact and consult employers and labor unions to reduce unemployment. There Are now 2,220,000 unemployed a rate of 8.9 percent  
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