European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes monday june 20. 1988 turks tighten Security after attack on Ozal world today Ankara Turkey a the governing Moth Erland party s general Congress met under tight Security sunday after on escaped convict shot and slightly wounded Premier Sturgul Ozal in the convention Hall. Turkish newspapers reported sunday that seven Dif Ferent underground groups claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt which left oat wounded in the right hand. The claims which came from Manist 1-eninist, rightist and moslem factions could not be confirmed independently delegates gave Ozal a standing ovation when he arrived at the convention Hall sunday. He greeted his supporters with his right hand in a Bandage and nil Arm hanging in a Sling. Of Al 61, was delivering an opening speech at the convention saturday when a gunman fired twice at him. Police fired at the suspected assailant hitting him in the Arm As scores of screaming people ran for cover in panic. Sixteen other people suffered Bullet wounds from the returning fire of bodyguards. Four people Erc bruised in the Stampede. According it an announcement from num Une hos Pill 10 people remained hospitalized sunday. The suspected gunman identified As Kartal Demi rag. 32, was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison last year Ankara gov. A rfcs Rattan Fiduk said. He escaped from a Low Secu Rity Mulla prison in january the governor said. Bedula said the handgun that was seized had jammed after two shots were fired newspapers reported that Demirag was a member of the now defunct Neo fascist National movement party s youth organi action before 1980. Mehmel Ali Aga the turkish gunman who wounded Pope John Paul ii in 1981, also was accused of belonging to the group. Newspapers reported that inc assailant had one or two accomplices mho escaped Lair. Bodus denied the App Hotd turkish Premier Turgut Ozal. With Arm in Sling 11 convention sunday to Ankara. Reports. Biduk also said no one remained under custody except the gunman on sunday. About 50 people were taken into custody saturday in an attempt to deter mine whether people involved in the decoration of the convention Hall were responsible for smuggling inc gun. Ozal was first elected when a military government ceded Power in 19b3. Musicians in 3 countries Rock against racism apartheid Paris Dpi some 30,000 people listened la brute Springsteen and a Constellation of other Rock stars until the Early hours sunday at concert Organ lied to raise Money to fight racism and Ipar held. Two other concert took place simultaneously in new York and Dakar Senegal in addition to the eight hour extravaganza by Vincennes on the out skirts or Paris spokesmen for the French Organiza Tion said. Springsteen made a Surprise appearance Lihe vast Vincennes Esplanade along with Johnny Clegg the British Rock Singer known As the White Springsteen is in Paris for another concert which was scheduled for sunday. He told the throng in French that he wanted la dedicate a song to Liberty Equality and fraternity without taking race or origin into the organizers said 350,000 people went to the Vincennes concert. president Harlem Desler organized the concerts on the themes of combating racial discrimination in general and ending the White minority apartheid regime in South Africa in Dakar Dir urged world Public opinion to finish with Soweto with the ghettos with institutionalized segregation in South Africa and la free Nelson mandela.1 today it is a dream. Tomorrow in will be a Reali he told the crowd of 40,000 in the african Capi Tal. The waiters reggae group and the South Afri can band Africa artist United performed at Dakar. But the new York counterpart event entitled Black Rock against racism at Harlem s Apollo theater was a disappointment. Only some 400 spectators turned oat to hear Singer Terry Jan our guitarist Jean Paul bore qty and the groups Eye and i the Black coalition super band and us deed. French critics said there should have been More International stars to draw Jans. has built a huge following in France especially among Young people As a Conn Leppart to the anti immigration policies of right Wing extremist Leader Jean Marie be pen and his nation Al front political party. S. Korean students fight police Seoul South Korea up1 several Hundred Stu dents fiercely battled riot police sunday and demanded the government launch investigations into corruption Ana irregularities committed while former president Chun Doo Hwan was in office. About 300 Slu dents from several Seoul universities gathered at Monsei University in Eastern Seoul. They hurled Molotov cocktails and rocks to press for the arrest of Chun and demands that the government scrutinize alleged corrupt practices during his 8-Ycar-Long administration. The students criticized the current government of president Ron Tae woo who said no one would be cum i from investigations on corruption cases. The protesters battled police for 1 a hours with fire bombs and rocks. Riot police responded by lobbing tear Gas canisters from a Mobile armoured launcher blocking demonstrators from marching to Chun s Home nearby Chun and his wife recently came under Public criticism for allegedly amassing n Fortune through use of the president s office. Police dispersed the protesting demonstrators. No one was injured a the clash. Laos sets 1st elections since communist takeover Bangkok. Thailand a Laos will hold National elections for the first time since the communist seized Power 13 years ago. The official laotian news Agency Cpl said sunday. The voting scheduled for nest sunday will be for representatives of 113 districts throughout the land locked nation in Southeast Asia. The vice general Secretary of the supreme people s Assembly recently told visiting reporters in Laos that the District elections would be followed in mid no vember by polling at provincial and National Levels. Village elections Are planned for a later Date. The first Assembly was formed dec. 2,1975 and was assigned to draft a Constitution and an election code and prepare the country for elections. The Constitution is expected to be finalized next year. The election code allows for Competition among candidates for scats in the Assembly in various councils at lower Levels. What s the beef e. German paper asks Berlin a East German nutrition experts Are rallying behind one of the capitalist world s favorite foods the hamburger. A government nutrition newspaper said those who consider hamburgers frightful clumps of meat or the most insipid product on the face of the Earth arc mistaken. Nutrition research in an edition obtained sat urday pointed out that hamburgers an popular around the world and that the trend will not Slop at the Borders of the German democratic there arc about 150 fast food restaurants in East Germany and the number will triple in the next few years inc newspaper said. The restaurants arc govern ment controlled. The report did not say How popular hamburgers Are in the communist country cypriot leaders to discuss reunification of Island Nicosia Cyprus a Cyprus president George Vassiliou has agreed to meet Wilh turkish cypriot Leader Rauf Denktash to discuss re unifying inc divided Mediterranean Island according to an official announcement published sunday. Vassiliou agreed to a proposal by . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cullar to resume intercom Munal talks after a meeting saturday of the National Council which includes representatives of nil greek cypriot political panics the announcement said. In a recent report to the . Security Council on Cyprus Perez do Cullar said he asked inc two leaders to meet soon without preconditions to seek a settlement of the Cyprus problem based on a two state federation. The announcement said Vassiliou after hearing the views of the parties decided to respond positively and accept the . Secretary general s proposals As they 117 Viet martyrs named As saints in Vatican rites Vatican City up Pope John Paul ii conferred sainthood on 117 catholics who were martyred for their Faith in Vietnam and he appealed for religious Freedom for the vietnamese sunday in a ceremony strongly opposed by Vietnam s communist govern ment. Thousands of pilgrims Many of them vietnamese now living in other parts of Asia and in Europe and North America gathered in St. Peter s Square in Rainy weather for the outdoor mass that lasted More than three hours. The new saints included 96 vietnamese priests and laity and 11 Spanish and 10 French missionaries who belonged to Dominion orders and the order of for eign missions of Paris. Alt were tortured and killed Between 1745 and 1362 for refusing to renounce their Faith. Many were decapitated drawn and quartered or burned alive while others died in cages too Small for them to either sit or stand
