European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday january 20, 19b7 Gorbachev wants voting process revised Moscow a Ovici Leader Mil Hail s. Gorbachev tuesday urged the communist party Central committee to revise the nation s election process 10 allow citizens More effective and real  Gorbachev said local party Commil ices should a allowed to nominate As Many candidates As they wish Tor lop leadership positions and called for secret ballots instead of the current practice of voting by a show of hands. In addition in parly elections he talked about elections of deputies to inc supreme soviet the nation s 1,500 Mcm bar nominal parliament. A summary of Gorbachev s speech to the More than 300-member Central Commilles holding its twice yearly ple nary meeting was carried by the official ass news Agency. It was not immediately Clear whether his proposals would apply to the Central committee s election of the party general Secretary. Gorbachev s Post. Speaking on the soviet electoral sys tem. Gorbachev pointed at the need for More effective and real participation of voters in All stages of the pre election and election campaigns Tass said. Proposals were coming in he said thai several nominations As a Rule be Dis cussed at pre election meetings while voting be held in bigger electoral districts with several deputies to be elected from each of them the news Agency said. At present one candidate stands for election in each District. Tass did not make Clear whether the proposal called soviet political Structure som government sup som a Moisi Ambet Paitis nent composed of 1.500 deputies marts Mca a War to a Rev decisions own party leadership it v j h it Kuum of tip Supnet som inner Cabnet of supreme Street meet freq Muy l Tolai by Rotov pow nor  of counsel of Unm a the head of government 1 Council at met to of Rhet  Tody a it Fol cofnpq00d of atom 100 a Tamera usually meets qua Tody Andrei pro myth i Wunt Oline Ussel a Mann 0 of a Nokhum the head of state i Defene count secret body beloved to oversee Dezirae Pokey to communist  West powerful  in postwar years to ii meet Eikost Welty Yvenee 20 departments of cent Commee about 320 me mews who tract wort of me party and set run Onai Poncy. Lou Fly Matiu toe Kaarty party Congon Oom Poud of atoll 5,000 Fefe Gatai from in party to a i3floro convenes eve a s years up prove Beds pm of pan Emden in red m bom imn a of Antii for the number of candidates on the bal lots to exceed the number of posts being filled by the election. The news Agency said Gorbachev spoke at length about the country s nationalities policy but he gave no de tails. There also was no immediate word of any changes in the party leadership. Among personnel changes expected atthe session Are the ouster of Din Rouk homed. Yunaev from the ruling 12-Manpolitburo, Yunaev 75, was removed As part Leader from the Central asian Republic of Kazakhstan on dec. 16, reportedly be cause of involvement in corruption inefficiency and cronyism that plagues the Republic. Ethnic rioting broke out he Day after the Republic party s decision to replace Yunaev with a russian Gennady Kol bin. The stale run Media say the Situa Tion in Kazakhstan has returned to nor Mal. Central committee member Gyorgy Abalov told reporters earlier this month that Yunaev would be retired during the committee s next plenary meeting. Other leadership changes rumoured Tobe under consideration include removal of ukrainian party chief Vladimir so Cherbini secy who like Yunaev was appointed under the late soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev. Industrial and agricultural performance in the Ukraine was severely criticized during a smaller Central commit tee meeting last week. Waiting and wishing bib Halo by Lynda w. Squat what Don i Little Bird do when Snow ind ice Nule Bushes unfriendly and the food Supply gels All clogged of it sit of Bil Rozea feet and dream of the springtime that is bound to come sometime. Debate brews Over British pub hours London apr the British medical association has denounced a proposal to lengthen drinking hours in pubs saying in will increase alcohol abuse Bra Secretary or. John Havard told a news Confer ence monday that related pub licensing Laws would almost certainly Lead loan increase in accidents and would add to the Burden on the state funded National health service. A Bill introduced in parliament would permit Brit Ain s nearly 50,000 pubs to stay open for any 12 of the 14 hours Between id . And Midnight. Pubs in England Wales and Northern Ireland Are generally open for nine hours Flora 11 . To 3 . And 5.30 . To 10 30 . During weekdays. Pubs in London and other big cities can stay open until 11 . All operate fewer hours on sundays and holidays. Pubs in Scotland can stay open All Day. The Bill has wide support in the House of com Mons but opponents have threatened to mount a filibuster when it is debated Friday. The Brewers society claimed the Bra s statement was misleading citing various surveys that showed no worsening and in some areas an improvement i scottish drinking habits. This is a modest Reform to a system introduced 70 years ago when economic and social conditions were vastly different he society said in 4 statement. British licensing Laws were introduced during world War i in an attempt to boost productivity at factories making War Materiel. World today Observatory universities plan Telescope project Florence Italy a an italian astronomy is Observatory said it is joining with three american universities in a $50 million project to construct the world s largest Telescope by 1992. The astronomical Observatory of Apetri near Flor ence and the universities of Arizona Chicago and Ohio signed an agreement to participate in inc project named Christopher Columbus in Honor of the 500lh anniversary of the explorer s discovery of America in 1492, italian participation funded by the ministry of Edu cation will consist mainly of designing and constructing the mechanical parts the Observatory said monday. Construction is to begin in 1988. The Telescope using a new technology with two 24-foot mirrors will be built on mount Graham ariz., at an Altitude of 9,846 feet. Logos Leader inaugurates african Oil producer group Lagos Nigeria a an organization of african Oil producing nations was officially inaugurated monday in Lagos by nigerian president maj. Gen Ibrahim a bang Ida. Baban Gida told representatives of the nine member african Petroleum producers association cooperation among african Oil producer is essential to expand the continent s Oil Reserve base and stretch its  he said a Broad understanding of Energy polities among member states is needed to locate areas of need and Render assistance within a framework of Mutual  an egyptian Delegate told reporters the formation of the association will not duplicate a Albru nor bring a conflict of interest with open the organization of Petroleum exporting countries. Instead it will complement the efforts of the world Oil  Rains kill at least 40 in Brazil official says Sao Paulo. Brazil a four Days of torrential Rains left at lean 40 people dead and More than 3,000 homeless in Sao Paulo a civil defense official said Mon Day we know of 40 to 50 victims who drowned or were buried under collapsed buildings and Rescue teams Are searching for More Bodis said capt. Olavo san an a Filho of the state civil defense authority