European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday novembers. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 Gorbachev says Stalin committed crimes Moscow a soviet Leader Mik Hail s. Gorbachev said monday thai Josef Stalin was guilty of enormous and unforgivable crimes against the soviet people and that a new commission will resume the rehabilitation of his Vic Tims. This is something we have to  the communist party chief said in a Kremlin speech. Even now there Are some attempts to Lum away from painful matters in our history. To make believe that nothing special happened. We cannot approve of this Gorba Chev continued. This would be disrespectful to the historical truth disrespectful to the memory of those who were innocent victims of he Lawless and arbitrary  under Stalin who ruled the soviet Union from 1924 to 1953, millions perished in the forced collectivization of agriculture or were shot or sent to labor Camps As enemies of the  it is sometimes said thai Stalin did not know of. The lawlessness Gorbachev said. Documents at our disposal show that this is not so. The guilt of Stalin and his immediate entourage before the party and the peo ple far the wholesale repressive measures and the acts of lawlessness is enormous and unforgivable. This is a message for All  Gorbachev said that the 20th and 22nd party congresses under Nikita s. The guilt of Stalin and his immediate entourage before the party and the people. Is enormous and  Mikhail Gorbachev on Josef Stalin left Khrushchev had criticized the abuses of Stalin Rule and rehabilitated some of his victims but that the process slowed in the 1960s. In line with a decision taken last month by the party Central committee Gorbachev said the politburo has set up a commission for comprehensively examining new acts and documents per Taining to these matters and those known  he said corresponding decisions would be taken based on the commis Sion s findings. The soviet Leader said he findings would also be taken into account by a special commission of the Central com Mittee that is writing a new treatise on he history of the party. Gorbachev s speech marked he kick off of we Klong festivities celebrating the 7qh anniversary of the 1917 russian revolution Hal brought the communists to Power. The address was broadcast live on stale run television and the International services of radio Moscow broadcast a simultaneous translation in English and other foreign languages. Gorbachev spoke to a gala Mccain pc in the 6,000-seat auditorium of the Palace of congresses a Modem Glass and rear ble meeting Hall located just inside the Kremlin Wall. In the audience were the 300-plus members of the Central committee the party s policy making body the 1,500 members of the supreme soviet the nation s rubber stamp parliament and the legislature of the russian federa Tion at 10 a.m., the Hall erupted with applause As Gorbachev led Itie 12 other members of the ruling politburo to their Crimson upholstered seals in front of a giant White Marble statue of soviet founder Vladimir Lenin. Among those attending was Boris n. Yeltsin the Moscow party chief who tendered his resignation during an oct. 21 Central committee meeting. Leaders of the soviet Union s Eastern bloc allies were also present including president Wojcicch Jaruzelski of Poland president Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania and Janos Kadar of Hungary. On saturday Gorbachev and other members of the Kremlin elite will mount Lenin s mausoleum in red Square to re View a military Parade. League of Arab states Iraq to ask Arab league for action against Iran Abu Dahabi car Kupij Iraq will press for a dormant Arab joint defense chatter to be invoked against Iran at the Arab league Summit sunday iraqi vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan said. Ramadan told Al itt had an Abu Dahabi newspaper closely tied to the government that Iraq Al the meeting in Amman will also Call for an Arab eco nomic Boycott of Iran Over its refusal to accept a cease fire in the Iran Iraq War. The newspaper quoted Ramadan As saying thai Iraq will emphasize to the Arab Heads of stale holding their first Summit in five Yean the importance of applying an Arab Boycott of ran and. Implementing the Arab join de sense  the charter signed in 1950, requires the 21 countries belonging to the Arab league to employ ail potentials including the armed forces to repel individually or collectively any aggression against any member  the charter was invoked during the Arab israeli wars in 1967 and 1973, when troops from Iraq Morocco Libya and Algeria joined forces with the front line states Egypt Jordan and Syria. Arab official Laid at least two Arab league members Syria and Libya will Vole against invoking the common de sense charter against Iran. The two coun tries Are Iran s main Arab supporters. Syria and Libya which have criticized Iraq for diverting Arab attention from Israel Are also expected to resist the pressure for Arab Boycott of Iran. Streets now almost empty near Clark a Angeles City Philippines a american servicemen from Clark a still visit the Mcdonald s Here but now they Wear flak jackets and carry m-16s to lunch. Business was booming in this Dusty Honky Tonk town 50 Miles North of Manila until last wednesday when gunmen believed to be communist rebels killed three americans and a filipino in a series of coordinated attack. A . Air Force Captain escaped injury when assailants fired on his car near a off base housing area. Before the attacks Clark was pumping about ii million a Day into the local Economy. But in their Wake . Authorities banned non essential off Post travel for the estimated 26,000 u a. Troops civilian employees and dependents. Now instead of free up Enid americans and their families merchants must rely either on filipino customers or a handful of armed . Soldiers Al Lowed off Clark for joint Security patrols with the philippine military. Mayor Francisco Nepomuceno estimates Busi Ness already has fallen off 70 percent. Although there have been no attacks on americans since wednes Day base spokesman maj. Thomas Boyd said height ened Security and travel restrictions stand. Leave and temporary duty regulations have also been lightened to discourage servicemen based else where in the Pacific from visiting Gark. A tour of Angeles City on sunday demonstrated that americans Are obeying the ban. No . Person Nel were on the streets. Most of those glimpsed in the predominantly american housing areas were peering Over High Brick Walls. Along the mile Long Friendship strip a collection of Gaudy ban and souvenir stands two shops were shuttered for every one open. At one bar four hospitality girls stretched out on stools with no customer to entertain. Americans still come Here said Myra May gon Zales manager of the town s Mcdonald s restaurant Ouide of which one of the americans Wai slain. Only now they mostly use the drive through. And now they Wear flak jackets and carry m-16  inday Villacorta speaking from behind the coun Ter of the customer leu mar Thoa photo Supply shop said the killings paralysed her business. No americans come any More she said. Only  outside the main Gale of the .-run base a Ven Dor asks $7,50 for a colourful shirt featuring scantily Clad bar girls and the words i survived Angeles  Vendor grimaces when offered lets. Look he said normally i ask $12.50 for Iii. But now no customers so i give you a  Al one nightspot the barmaid was so surprised to see an american face that she dropped her newspaper and said. Don t go when the Man turned to leave the empty Saloon. She said she did not know How Long the establish ment could remain open if restrictions continued at the air base. Tote barmaid at the likewise empty Rockin shop Saloon said Many of the bar girls continue coming to work anyway because they cannot afford to go Back to their Home