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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes sunday july 12,1987 soldiers hold tact a group of people saturday in Pun Una City a Flor Pink president banned pork lab. Riot police soldiers break up demonstrations in Panama City Panama City. Panama a an uneasy peace returned to this capital saturday after soldiers and riot police fired shotguns and ear gigs to break up anti government demonstrations. A . Journalist was among those injured. The protesters vowed to continue their Campaign for removal of the nation s military chief. Officials refused to provide figures on the number of people Hurt although opposition leaders put casualties in the dozens. Reporters said they saw soldiers tire shotguns into crowds and beat people with rubber truncheons. Thousands of demonstrators were dispersed when they tried to gather Friday afternoon in the Church Ofel Carmen downtown in Defiance of president Eric Artimi Delvante s ban on Public Assembly. Skirmishes continued past Nightfall. But by Midnight the streets were virtually empty except for police patrols and maintenance Crews cleaning up debris from Barri Cade Sof refuse and rubble pot up by protesters. Among whole injured was Geofry Biddulph 23, an american reporter for the Arizona Republic in Phoenix. He described his wounds As minor and said he was bit inthe Back by 16 Shotgun deltas when police in a truck fired at least two Shou Al him and another person nearby. Ricardo Arias Calderon head of the opposition Christian democratic party called in the Moil unjustified indiscriminate repression in recent  it will strengthen the  he added. We will continue our Public protests because this crisis surpasses All acceptable  about Hal fan hour before the rally was to begin several Hundred soldiers swept Down the main Avenue via Espana in front of the while Church. They opened fire with tear Gas and shotguns moving the crowds off the streets and sidewalks Forse Cral Blacks in each  streets were scaled by squads of soldiers. Crowds moving toward the Church in Var were Able to get within two  helicopters with door gunners clearly visible circled Over the downtown area All afternoon some times swooping toward groups of protesters and scattering them without firing their machine  of the National civic crusade organized the rally in Defiance of a decree issued tuesday by Del Valle who is a civilian bul whose government is backed by the powerful  crusade is a coalition of business professional and political groups opposed to Delvalle s government and Token Manuel Antonio Noriega the head of the defense forces and consid Ltd the nation s de Facto  s former second in command. Col. Roberto Diaz Hen Era began the crisis june 8 by publicly a coming Noriega of corruption election fraud and conspiracy in the 1935 murder of Hugo Spadafora an outspoken political opponent. He also claimed Noriega was involved in the death of his predecessor. Gen. Omar Torrijos who died in a 1981 Plant crash. . Southern come Headquarters Hub of amen can military activities in latin America ordered ils personnel and their dependents to stay out of Panama City except on essential or official  the . Embassy target of an attack by a pro government mob last week scaled Down ill operations to limited activities in anticipation of further trouble. Last week s attack came four Days after the . Senate passed a Resolution calling for Noriega s Resig nation. World today 3 ugandan army officers flee to avoid arrest Nairobi Kenya a there lop Ugan Dan army officer fled their country after learn ing they were about to be arrested according to a report in the Standard newspaper Friday. The officers fled wednesday after a conflict within the National resistance army Between their Banyan Ole tribe and the Bany Arwanda tribe the Independent daily said. The Standard said it received reports of the defections from the neighbouring country to which the officers led. The paper published in the kenyan capital of Nairobi did not identify the country or say How it obtained the information. It identified the officers As cmdr. Frank Guma the army s finance director cmdr. Paler Baingan the army s medical services director and cmdr. Bya Mulisha Yaguma the army s chief of logistics and Engi Neering. 2 Mogul coins expected to sell for $ 14 million Geneva a two unique islamic gom coins which vanished alter being minted for Mogul emperors More than three centuries ago will be sold at a Geneva auction this fall and it s estimated they la bring some $14 million the auctioneers said Friday. David Feldman of Habsburg Feldman a said the 1,000-Muhur piece weighs 26 pounds and the 100-Muhur 12 pounds. He said their existence was unknown before they were offered for Sale by the present owner identified merely As a company in Switzer  Feldman Laid the auction House was cer Tain of their authenticity. All of these coins originally formed part of the treasure of the last of the fabulous moguls he added. They were said to be minted for Jahangir who died in 1627, and for his son. Shaft Jehan Bucsi known for building the Taj Myshal. Rocket attack ignites diesel tanks in Spain rib Bellosa. Spain a attacker believed to be Basque separatists saturday launched anti tank rocket at a diesel fuel Stor age Lank Here causing a huge fire but no injuries. Police said the attack on the Campsa fuel Stor age area near Miranda de Ebro 160 Miles North of Madrid occurred about i . Campsa the state owned Petroleum Dismon Lions company has seven 260,000-gallon diesel fuel storage Lank at the Complex. The Alava province s civil governor Cesar Milano Manso said firemen managed to contain the fire to one tank and extinguished in before Dawn. The attackers also detonated a bomb in the parking area for the company s Tanker trucks but the device Only broke windows police said. Police said the action appeared to be the work of Eta the Basque separatist organization thai took responsibility for a similar attack june 12 on a Petroleum refinery near Tarragona on the Mediterranean coast. Her Wace proclaims Victory in australian elections Sydney Australia a prime minister Bob Hawke declared Victory in saturday s National elections the austra Lian broadcasting corp. Said. Liberal party Leader John Howard remained out of Public View As Early re turns showed the labor party taking a the Survey a on 63 percent fall returns. Bul Liberal party treasurer John Elliot considered a future party Leader conceded defeat. It s fair to say we a Ven l won the election said Elliot who Heads the australian based elders Ixl us. Brewing conglomerate. Results from Western Australia which is two hours behind the East coast were not in. Earlier opinion polls predicted a dose contest. According to at least one Lith hour opinion poll the opposition led by How Ard significantly eroded labor s Lead during the past week and the outcome was epic Clad to be close. Voten cast ballots As dear weather prevailed Over meat of the i Iii nation. Voting in the fifth National election in id years was carried out Al some 9,000 polling stations. Hawke. 57, former Trade Union Leader who Heads the right leaning faction of his party voted Saluri Jay morning in , 47, cast if ballot in Sydney. Howard campaigned on a Promise of tax cuts and said he expected to win a to Scal majority in the House of representatives. He u Leader of Ibe conserva Tive Liberal party which would join with the National party to form coalition government. Foreign policy wit not an Issue in the Campaign which entered on taxes and other economic issues. About 10.4 million of australia1 16 million people Are eligible to vote for the 148-Seal House and 76-Seal Senate. The party that wins a majority in the lower House forms the government. Labor now holds a 16-Seal Edge in the House with 82 seats. The liberals have 4 5 and inc National party i. Hawke backed by Bui incas leaders and much of to news Media Uyi a Mia must contend with ils $70 billion foreign debt the fourth higher debt per capita in the world  
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