European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday March 28,1988 marchers protest Central America policy by the associated press protesters opposed to . Policies in Central America marched in major cities saturday with chants including. Hey hey Uncle Sam nol another Vietnam and signs Reading no Contra  the demonstrations were largely peaceful but police in Boston broke up b shoving match Between protesters and . The rallies were organized by a group calling itself the pledge of resistance which news briefs claims 80,000 supporters nationwide t about 1.500 people marched in the rain in Boston saying they backed the signing last week of a cease fire in Nicaragua Between he leftist san Dinsla government and the  Contra rebels. The  was staged by about 30 members of the Young americans for Freedom who shouted peace through strength More than 2,000 demonstrators ral lied peacefully in front of san Francis co s cily Hall u pan of the National Day of emergency  demonstrator in civic Center Park across from the City Hall held signs read ing. Stop Reagan s War no Contra Aid and hands off  As the protesters marched Cross town to the Gatei of the Presidio army base their ranks grew to 5,000. A Tew of the demonstrators lobbed eggs toward police offi cers at the base Gate. The demonstration ended with a rally a Short distance away. Noam Sli were made. In Washington d.c., several people were arrested on charges of blocking traffic when they unfurled a Banner on Pennsylvania Avenue. About 600 demonstrators marched from the Capitol to a rally in Lafayette Park in front of the White House. Presi Dent Reagan was in the while House but it was not known if he witnessed the protest. Armenians stage strike dissident source reports Moscow a armenians Are again defy ing government warnings and Are staging a Gen eral strike in the main City of a hotly contested Southern Region a Moscow dissident reported sunday. The official press acknowledged that most businesses were closed in Stepan Akert and the. Government newspaper lives Tia said that Mili Tiamen were patrolling the City and that Central streets were cordoned off. Troops with attack dogs were deployed sat urday in the armenian capital of Yerevan to prevent activists from carrying out plans to renew Street rallies the official press and activists reported. Moscow dissidents described Yere Van a a dead City because Many people stayed off the streets As a silent protest. Armenians began strikes and Street rallies feb. 13 in Stepan Akert the main City in the autonomous Region of Magorno Karabash. They allege that even though they make up More than the acc Quarter of he Region s population they Are discriminated against religiously culturally and economically because their Homeland about the sat of the  state of Delaware belongs to the Republic of Azerbaijan. They demand annexation to inc neighbouring Republic of Armenia. Man held in connection with soldiers deaths Belfast Northern Ireland a a third Man was charged sunday in connection with the slayings of two British army officers who were beaten by mourners at an Irish Republican Aimy funeral and shot. Shop manager Thomas Hawkins 35, of Bel fast appeared in Belfast magistrates court where he was charged with withholding information about the murders and allowing his premises to be used by terrorists. He did not enter a plea and was ordered held until his next court appearance in 14 Days. Two other men Alexander Murphy 30, and Henry Maguiro 28, were charged Friday with the soldiers slayings and ordered saturday to remain in custody until their next court appear acc april 22. Spanish general killed in terrorist attack Salvatierra Spain up two mis peeled Basque guerrillas shot to death a retired air Force general As he left Palm sunday mass at a Village Church authorities said. It was the first fatal separatist attack on a High ranking military officer since october 1986, when an army general was killed in a car bombing. Authorities in Salvatierra said two Young gun men walked through a crowd of Palm sunday churchgoers and shot the retired general Lui Azcarraga �1, Point Blank in the neck and Temple. Azcarraga member of a Well known Basque family of military officers and lawyers died in stantly authorities said. Nicaraguan lawmakers of amnesty for political prisoners Managua Nicaragua up the National As Sembly enacting a key provision of a cease tire pact signed by the sandinista government and Contra re Bels approved an amnesty plan saturday for political prisoners. The measure largely mirrors the amnesty provisions of the cease fire Accord but it contains an opposition backed amendment that extends More sweeping rights to resuming exiles. Under the plan 100 political prisoners were to be released sunday afternoon from Managua s Zona Franca prison and half of All remaining prisoners arc to be freed when the .-backed contras gather unspecific zones agreeable to both sides. All other political prisoners will be freed it an unspecified time before the signing of a permanent Eeast the leftist sandinista government says there Are about 3,000 political prisoners in nicaraguan jails. The contras and opposition parties put the number Al about 8,000. The amnesty applies to contras and their sympathizers As Well As to imprisoned former members of the National guard who served former dictator Ana Slasko Somoza before his overthrow in 1979 by the Sandinia tas. The amnesty Bill approved by the unicameral National Assembly was sponsored by president Daniel Onega As part of the Accord signed wednesday be tween the Nicaragua government and the rebel. The Accord signed at the Border Post of Samoa 85 Miles Southeast of Managua on the Costa rican fron tier Calls for a 60-Day cease fire and negotiations for a permanent end to the seven year civil War in which thousands of nicaraguans have died. The Accord also provides for Complete Freedom of expression and permission for exiled nicaraguans to return without fear of repression arrest or judgment for previous military or political activities however tin opposition backed amendment to the amnesty measure went further allowing All people who have left the country for political or any other motives to return 10 Nicaragua and join the political economic and social  during the 6 a hour legislative debate saturday the ruling sandinista front with 61 of 96 Assembly scats reversed its stand to approve the opposition Amend ment. 2 die in w. German floods Bonn a at least two people died from accidents inked to River flooding hat has inundated cellars across West Germany. See related photos Page 3. Art unexpectedly fast Snow melt in the Alps and Rainy weather have pushed the Rhine Mosel Dan ube Neckar and other major Rivers Over their Banks in the past two weeks forcing hundreds of people  Homes. A 61-year-old Koblenz Man died Early sunday morning after going to his flooded cellar to Check attic fuse Box police said sunday. The Man received an electrical Shock fell into the water and drowned police said. On saturday a 3-year-old boy in Bamberg drowned after Ratling into a raging River accordingly officials. Bamberg is about 30 Miles North of Nornberg. Electricity and Telephone services were disrupted by the flooding in parts of Bavaria on sunday. Delegates at a preen party convention in Ludwigshafen near Heidelberg had to find other lodgings saturday night when Waters from the Rhine River entered the youth Hostel where they were slaying. In Nieder Sachsen stale sections of 29 roads hereunder water sunday. Weather experts said the situation May improve soon because the thaw in the Alps has eased. Jackson from Page 1 mo., to file for re election while keeping his presiden tial candidacy alive in some form. With returns from 94 percent of the voting Siles in Michigan Jackson had 107,689 or 55 percent to 35,337. Or 28 percent for Dukakis. Gephardt had 24,99or 13 percent. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois had 4,069, for 2 percent and sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee had 3,818, for 2 percent. Neither Man put significant resources into the stale. Jackson won enormous majorities in Detroit which has a Large Black population. In he 1st congressional District Jackson beat Dukakis 25.421 to 1,808, and in the 13lh, the margin was 17,715 to 1,336. The Michigan raw votes translated into National convention delegates. Initial calculations gave Jackson 61, Dukakis 43 and Gephardt 22, and then were 12 undecided among Ibe 138 pledged delegates in North Dakota the precinct caucus results Matte this the preliminary split for National convention delegates Dukakis 5 Jackson 3 and Gephardt 2. Five would go As uncommitted Delegate. These results tightened the Delegate race. In the a Delegate count Dukakis has 596.5 to Jackson s 584.59. Gore had 362.8 delegates Gephardt 178 and Simon 17j.3, and 7i.6 were uncommitted. Dukakis picked up strength in the Iowa county conventions while Gephardt slipped. Gephardt won in feb. 8 precinct caucuses there but he was trailing Dukakis in returns from the county meetings the next step in the complicated Delegate selection process. Gephardt s Hopes for a win were Hurt by the refusal of National labor Union leaders to fall in behind his candidacy. He particularly Felt the failure to win an endorsement from the United Auto workers big sup porters of Gephardt s Trade policies and the biggest Union in the slate. Dukakis Bull an impressive organization in Michi Gan where he had hoped a win would give him Large snare of the delegates As Well As a popular vote Victory. Insider classified and order Coupon