European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 29 the stars and stripes monday january 18,1688 voting Light As haitians avoid polling stations port a Prince. Haiti a most haitians reacting either from fear of violence or heeding a Call for a vote Boycott stayed Home sunday from National elections held by the Rul ing Junta. Voting was marked by confusion Dis organization and apparent irregularities two hour after polls opened stations in the slums behind the National Cathedral in the Capi Tal of port a Prince were without election officials voters ballots and ballot , which the government had said was mandatory was far a president and bicameral National Assembly to replace the military dominated Junta thai a ruled the impoverished Caribbean nation since dictator Jean Claude Duva lick was chased into exile two Yean ago. Mayors also were being 9 a.m., Only 85 people had voted at a poll ing station in the wealthy suburb of Peli Onville. In elections six weeks ago under an Independent electoral Council hundreds had gathered shoulder 1o shoulder in Long lines. So intent were they in voting then that they got Back in line after being scattered by gunmen shooting from passing cars e. Berlin protesters seized by police Berlin a East Berlin plainclothes police arrested More than 30 protesters sunday As they attempted to join an officially sanctioned rally to Honor the founders of the German communist party witnesses said. The rally an annual affair thai honors communist party founders Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebl Nocht was led by the East German president and party chief Erich Hon Cockcr. The protesters attempted to unfurl banners that quoted from Luxemburg and Lic Botnecht s writ Ings and criticized policies of East Germany s pre sent Day communist party. Little Public dissent 11 allowed in East Germany one of the soviet bloc most tightly controlled societies. . Aide blames Israel for hunger in Arab Camps oa2a City occupied Gaw strip Jupi a . Official raid sunday that palestinian refugees arc going hungry in the Gaza strip an accused the israeli of preventing delivery of food to . Refugee Camps in the occupied demonstrations were reported in several Lowns and Camps in Gaza and the West Bank on Camps in Gaza and he West Bank remained under Curico Gaza s Bereij Camp which was under cur few for the 10th straight Day elderly women with empty shopping bags stood on the main Highway during the morning and begged for food. A colonel allowed three truck ads of food into the Camp at midday. Story on Waite others false moslem cleric says Beirut Lebanon a a pro iranian moslem cleric sunday denied telling a British newspaper thai anglican Church envoy Terry Waite and other foreign in will not be freed before president Reagan leaves office next year the sunday express stood by in Story. Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah spiritual guide of Hezbollah or party of god said in statement released by his Beirut office thai he gave no interview to the sunday express. The sunday express report is fabricated false and baseless. Sheik fad Nollsh did not give any interview Lothe sunday express on Waite or other hostages the statement London newspaper quoted Fadlallah As saying in a Telephone interview that lebanese kidnappers were not willing to neg Liale the release of their hos tages until Reagan leaves office in january 1989 be cause they dislike the . President the sunday express also quoted Fadlallah As saying Wahe and the others Are being properly treated. Statements that they arc in poor health Are not the paper quoted him As saying his decision to speak on the hostages Issue was approved by Iran i revolutionary patriarch Ayatollah Ruhollah Shomei paper s editor Robin Esser said it was no sur prise thai Fadlallah would deny the Story but he said,6 i am perfectly satisfied about the authenticity of our report and anyone who reads it can see this shining through disappearance. In addition to Waile eight americans and 12 other foreigners Are missing Andl Leved kidnapped in Leb longest held foreigner i Terry Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated Pitts. Responsibility for his abduction in Beirut in March 198s was claimed by islamic jihad or islamic holy War a group believed made up of pro iranian shiite extremes u. Israeli court temporarily blocks deportation of four palestinians Jerusalem a the supreme court sunday temporarily prevented the deportation of four palestinians accused of inciting anti israeli unrest in the occupied Gaza strip. Judge Shlomo Levin ordered the to Shew cause Why the men should be expelled. The four Are Mohammed Abu Samra 26 Freij Al Kheiri. 39 Hassan Abu Shaqra 37 and Khalil qua 39. The military originally served deportation orders on nine palestinians four from Gaza and five from the West Bank. Four of the West Bank residents were de ported to Lebanon Lasi week after refusing to Lake their costs to the israeli military appeals tribunal which they denounced As a the fifth is awaiting a ruling by the tribunal. The supreme court frequently Grants temporary stays of deportation but it usually allows them logo ahead once in has heard the s explanations. However. The four men s israeli attorney Felicia larger said the government might rescind the Ilc por Ulion orders this time because of International pres sure. The . Security Council has denounced Israel for ordering the maintains that the nine Are prime Milia Lon of the unrest thai has swept the West Bank and Gaza strip and Cost at least 36 palestinian lives since dec 8. The four whose cases were heard sunday deny being incl cars of the violence linger argued in court that the tribunal s handling of her clients Appeal was defective and Ina Missi said the delayed handing vital evidence to the defense and pressured the tribunal into reaching tendentious conclusions based on a one sided presen tation of the Egypt drops crude blend prices Cairo Egypt a Egypt on sunday decrease the prices of three of its crude blend exports by 90 cents per Barret an Oil ministry official said. On thursday the ministry had announced a de crease of the Price of its top Grade Gulf of Suez crudely 90 cents 10 $15 per barrel and had postponed to sunday a decision on the other crude. The new prices Are valid for the last two weeks of january and will be reviewed by an interdepartmental Price setting committee at the end of the month. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the new Price of Bela Yim is $14.15 per barrel the Price of has Badran is s13.65 per barrel and the Price of has Mohareb is s13.45 per barrel. Egypt produces 870,000 barrels of Oil daily con suming half domestically and exporting Hall under Long term contracts. Egypt is nol a member of the organization of Petro Leum exporting countries but generally in guided in its pricing decisions by open prices. Reagan from Page 1 Mcnol would Grant amnesty to All political prisoners Orr med after 1981 immediately upon achievement of an effective cease fire and the incorporation of armed groups into civilian the announcement came Al the close of a two Day Central american Summit meeting in the Costa rican capital of san Jose. Ortega had been under heavy pressure from other regional leaders to comply with the peace plan signed in Guatemala on aug. 7. Popadiuk said the Reagan administration would Reserve comment on Ortega announcement until it has additional de be Dona Secretary general of the nicaraguan foreign ministry on Sun Day warned the Reagan administration against seeking More Aid forthe rebels. One More Dollar for the contras May just mean the end of the Central Ameri can peace plan Bendana said in an interview from Nicaragua s capital of Man Agua on Abc to s Meel the press the Secretary general said Onega s decision is sending a signal id the United state that we Are going to go the hut mite for Costa rican president Oscar Arias who last year won the Nobel peace prize for the peace plan said that if Ortega complies with the Accord he unite states will be forced to end its Aid to the rebels. I think the future of More Aid to the contras is entirely in Daniel Ortega s hands Arias Aid in an interview from san Jose on lie Abc program. Rep. David e. Bontor d-mich., who attended the Summit in Costa Rica said sunday in would not be Wise for the administration to request additional Aid. Literally any Contra Aid would kill the peace process Bonior said in a Tele phone interview. The communique issued by the five Central american presidents specifically Calls for cessation of Aid to irregular forces the congressman said. The thought in was necessary to Bonior is one of five democratic con Gressmen asked by House speaker Jim Wright a to cons to attend the Summit. The group also included reps. Lee Ham Ilton of Indiana Matthew Mchugh of new York Jim Cooper of Tennessee and Thomas Carper of Delaware. The head of a Senate delegation Christopher Dodd of Connecticut also said an administration request for Aid would not be in the Best interest of peace efforts in Central America. However sen John Mccain a Ariz. Who travelled to Central America with Odd urged . Officials to maintain a healthy degree of scepticism toward Onega s recent action. But Dodd suggested thai. If Ortega failed to follow through an his announced plans then he would face nol Only Wrath of the United slates but More importantly and this is most important the Wrath of his Central amen can ins Summit Ortega was under heavy pressure from his fellow chief executives to comply with the pact. Ortega in his announcement Al a news conference also said his government would Grant amnesty to All political prisoners arrested after 1981. Immediately upon achievement of an effective cease fire and the incorporation of armed groups into civilian such an amnesty could affect about 2,000 of the Esti mated 5,000 political prisoners held in no cease fire is reached. Onega to Nicaragua would free the prisoners if the United stale or any other non Cen trial american country decides to accept Managua the nicaraguan opposition daily la Preasa i saturday nigh edition carried on eight column headline Sandin Tiwu surrender Over a smaller headline accept amnesty no Emer gency direct dialogue with contras
