European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d army truckers helping cafes resupply efforts Page 2 q prom night when every girl s a Queen daily Magazine d celtics top lakers 123-108 in game 5 sports Page 21 vol. 46, no. 57 saturday june 13, 1987 d 8693 a Thatcher wins 3rd term London a prime minister Margaret Thatcher won a third successive term in thursday s elections but with a smaller majority in the House of commons. The opposition socialist labor party made a Strong comeback Tram its election disaster of 1983, with a More moderate platform and the leadership of Neil Kinlock eloquent son of a Welsh Miner. It has been a wonderful Day declared the 61-Ycar o d Thatcher Leader of the conservative party Brit Ain s first woman prime minister and now the first since 1826 to win three elections in a Row. It is wonderful to be entrusted with the govern ment of this country this great country once again. The greater the Trust the greater the duty she told exultant workers at party Headquarters in London. With 592 of the 650 scats in the House of commons decided the conservatives had 347 labor 225 an the centrist social Democrat Liberal Alliance 14. Other seats went to smaller parties. The conservative share of the popular vote after 586 scats had been decided was 42.9 percent. Labor had 32.3 percent and the Alliance 22.66 percent. Word came at 2 30 . That Thatcher s conserva Tives had the 326 scats needed for a majority. Computer predictions gave the Iron lady of Brit ish politics a majority of about 95 scats compared with the 144-seat landslide majority she won at the last election in 1983 and More than double the 44 when she first game to Power in 1979. A photo British prime minister Margaret Thatcher Waves happily to supporters after learning of election Victory Kinlock Leader of the Defeated labor party said Britain is falling into an even greater abyss of Divi protesters shouted fascist scum at Thatcher ear Lier thursday night when she appeared at her North London constituency of Finchley to claim Victory in her own race for a commons seat. I am very pleased with the Way things Are coming in she said then looking Calm and relaxed. Aides had baked her a cake iced in Blue the tory party color. The last prime minister to win a third consecutive term was lord Liverpool in 1826. Millions of voters swung to labor in depressed Northern England and in Scotland but the party did not get a breakthrough where it most needed one in the prosperous South and the Central England Industrial Belt. The centrist Alliance was the main loser to the labor revival dropping nearly half its scats. Al dance co Leader David Owen saw his Hopes of playing Power broker in a stalemated parliament dashed and said mrs. Thatcher is still in. We did t come through strongly enough to give people Confidence to leave the in a sweep reflecting what Thatcher critics Call the North South Divide the swing to labor was running at 8 percent in Scotland 10 percent in Wales and 5 per cent in Northern England. In the crucial districts of Central England where the volatile vote of the skilled working class can swing an election labor increased its share of the vote by Only 3 percentage Points. In the affluent South of England twas just 1 percent better off. Labor did far better than in 1983, when it slumped to 28 percent of the vote with a far left platform but it was Clear Early in the count that it could t achieve the11 percent Overall swing in votes needed to oust Thatcher. Nancy Reagan rides a Gondola through he canals of Venice Italy thursday playing tourist for the first time since she arrived with president Reagan Over a week ago. Mrs. Reagan who last visited is photo by Ken Georgo by Venice As a teen afe flew to Sweden on monday and rejoin the president wednesday for mrs. Reagan s tour was req tight with All docks around St. Marks Niware dosed. Stable Buck wanted re aides. Mediterranean Bureau Venice Italy president Rej appeared to Welcome a further j the value of the Dollar during Mit news conference to Typhy which sent White House aide is trying to Cor rect his remark. Well frankly Aio St of us believe that the Dollar Symn d remain stable he began. It Tould be within reason that there com still be some lowering of the value in relation to other irk came less than 24 hour see closing communique of the Veri nth economic Summit state that Furtney substantial shifts in Exchange rates Coura Taye counterproductive to efforts to incr a of immediately after the to cute out door news conference at Headquarters presidential press Sec Martin Fitzwater told reporters Tai president wants stability in the Dollar. He recognizes that Market forces May see Buck on Page 28 Merlin marchers protest Reagan s foreign by Joe i staff write 1er Arch Berlin Twenty thou savers protesting . Foreign policy the streets of West Berlin on the eve or president Reagan s visit to the Divi City. Leather jacketed and masked a Tuths clashed with police in riot go after the three hour March win Dows with bottles and he walk cobble stones. More than a groups backed the March which Khan at 5 . Thursday and wound or More than a mile through the Haar of Berlin and the City s Central Boulez to the Kurfuerst Tendam. Police spokesman Henning Geilich said he did not know How Many people were injured or Araa however a number of police a injured in the clashes which reded the firing of tear Gas. Enteen women linking arms led the i with a Banner that read we say Reagan s politics a Takeoff on first Anancy Reagan s anti drug slogan just ii use the Chance junk medium am Jap it Range marchers chanted a Reagan slogans and carried banners Opp ing american involvement in Central in Erica and Reagan s strategic defense Imwie. Police commissioner Lausch told the stars and 20,000 people were involved in the demonstration. At Reagan s first visit to Ber see protest on Page 28
