European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 j the stars and stripes tuesday september 20,1988 Soo list bloc retains Power in Sweden. ,l.-- Stockholm up swedes re turned the social democratic parly a Power in general elections that brought a new party into parliament for the first time in 67 years and left the socialist bloc with an Overall majority. Campaigning on defending the Cradle to grave welfare state the social demo cratic minority government retained Power in sunday s Yotch by losing less to the new anti establishment Green environmentalist party than did the three non socialist opposition parties. A i runic minister Ingvar Carlos or who took Over the social democratic leadership after Iho 1986 murder of his predecessor Olof Pahne led his Pany to win 4j,7 percent of he vote a loss of 1.3 _ percent since he 1985 election.  Happy with the results said a also air a iad thought we Wen going to have a More gift Impi a Mcuan following sunday s Victory car sort was expected to dissolve Huv in Ginistra tips before announcing two formation of his new minority government. Along Witolf their Small ally the left party  the socialist Side Lal-,urf49,6 percent of the Vole but won a 178-171 mandate majority in the 349 Scal Riksdag or parliament. The social democrats have ruled swe Den for so of the last 56 years and Carls son said sunday s result showed 6.3 Mil lion voters had confide Neir Lurf the direction of his  analyst Soren Holm Berg safer swedes had disregard  scandals and voted Accord is to their wallets after two three Yea terms of soc ii democratic economic Prosperity. """"---.-,._the Green party demanding an end to nuclear Power and environmental pol Lution failed to gain a predicted balance of Power position Bui stormed into the five party legislature As the first new party in 67 years by winning 5.5 percent of the Vales. We want to cooperate with parties who want to steer Sweden to less waste and pol Lution said Eva goes co party Leader of the Green party which has seven sister Par lies in other european parliaments. The 83.3-Percenl turnout was the worst in 24 years and apparently Hurt the non socialists who had been running Nick Aad Nick Wilh the socialist Side in final opinion polls. The explanation is we lost voters to the ,. Couches people stayed Home said lib eral  Westerberg non socialist candidate . His Liberal party slipped 2.0 percent to12.2 percent and the conservative dipped 3.0 percent to 18.3 percent for a combined loss of 2.0 percent White the Cen Ter party won 11.4 percent jumping  percent by also campaigning on Environ mental issues. Burma from Page 1 they Are going to be angrier. It s going to be tragic Burma expert Josef Silverstein of Rutgers University said by Telephone. Troops moved in sunday night and scaled the offices 01 All six government newspapers sunday night making it unlikely they would be permitted to reopen monday. Although nominally under government control the newspapers have in recent weeks been pub Lishing news about the mass anti government move ment in the country. On saturday soldiers fired into a crowd and wounded two people during confrontations with pro testers demanding an end to the repressive Rule by the Burma socialist program party the sole Legal party. Protests since july have forced the res Ignalio of two leaders and More recent strikes demonstrations looting and lawlessness have pushed the nation to the verge of anarchy. About 300,000 people marched Sun Day in Rangoon before the coup was announced other groups staged hunger strikes. Saw Maung who identified himself As chairman of the peace restoration committee has been defense minister since july. He is widely regarded As a hard line officer and a right hand Man or the toppled presi Dent skin twin. Skin Lwin whom demonstrators called the most hated Man in Burma resigned aug. 12 after a week of bloody clashes Between troops and unarmed protester left 112 dead by the government s count. A later broadcast named the other 18 military officer sin the committee including the army Navy and air Force commanders eight of Burma s nine regional army com Manders and the unpopular military intelligence . Khin Nyunt. The broadcast said Alt government and state bodies were dissolved including local administrations. Striking government workers were old to return to work by sept. 26 or face dismissal. The initial broadcast preceded by martial music said the military look Over stale authority to curb further deterioration of the general situation in  Maung Maung a Western educated lawyer on aug. 19 became the nation s firs civilian Leader since the 1962 military coup that installed the Burma socialist program party. 2 soldiers injured in crash reported in stable condition Darmstadt West Germany Sis two soldiers injured when their truck hit a House about 12 Miles West of ans Aach Friday were in stable condition sunday a 32nd army air defense come spokeswoman said. Pfc Lawrence e. Cole the Driver suffered a broken jaw. He was taken to the . Army Hospital in Wurzburg after being treated at a civilian Hospital in Ansbach. \ spec. Eric a. Cullis a passenger suffered a broken hip and was being treated at a German Hospital in Dinky Buhl. X both Soldier Are As cd to Btry a 8lh in 43rd air defense arty in Gico Jestadt near Wurzburg. The Accident occurred Witsen their truck crashed into a vacant House in . The heavy equipment maintenance tactical truck towing a Patriot missile launcher was part of a Coyoy involved in exer Cise certain Challenge. \ there was no damage to the unarmed missiles or the launcher. Damage to the vacant House has nol been determined the spokeswoman said. % an investigation continues. \ former Duvalier aide assumes presidency in Haiti after coup port a Prince Haiti Dpi a former aide to sex dictator Jean Claude Duvalier said sunday he was assuming the Mantle of president to save Haiti from anarchy and chaos in the Wake of a military coup ousting ruler it. Gen. Henri Namphy. Namphy s ouster by Brig. Gen. Prosper Avril was marked by Houre of gunfire and grenade blasts sat urday night at the presidential Palace in port a Prince the coup came less than three months after Namphy overthrew a newly elected civilian govern ment and declared himself president of the impoverished Caribbean natron. In the coup s aftermath sunday seven people were killed witnesses said. Five people were lulled when enraged haitians Wen to the port a Prince Homes of three people they believed were involved in a Church massacre last week. The rioters dragged the three outside beat them and set them ablaze witnesses said. Troops trying to Quashine unrest shot into the air their stray bullets Acci dentally killing two demonstrators the witnesses said. Witnesses later said they found the bodies of two other people who were also suspected of taking part in the sept. 11 massacre Al is. John Bosco Church in the capital where at least 12 people were killed and As Many As 70 others wounded. Otherwise. Port a Prince appeared Calm sunday. Residents of the slum of la Saline where Ami Nam Phy sentiment ran High celebrated Bis overthrow. Bui there were no visible reactions to the coup in most other sections of the capital. In Boston the Campaign of democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis issued a statement saying Dukakis condemned he coup. "1 condemn it in the strongest possible terms the Dukakis statement said. Yesterday s military coup in Haiti by an army faction is Only the latest tragic step further away from democracy in that country also sunday looters ransacked Namphy s Home in the wealthy suburb of Croix pcs Mission As Well Ashe Home of port a Prince mayor Frank remain in the suburb of Del pcs they walked away with Furni Ture appliances and even the front doors of the Home As soldiers watched without interfering. Remain two military colonels and 13 other haitians were reported by local radio stations to still be in the dominican Republic embassy sunday where they arc seeking political Asylum. Flights into Haiti were cancelled sunday and airline officials said the Airport was closed a common move during periods of Una Cal in the country. In Washington stale department spokeswoman Anita Stockman said an advisory had been issued for americans to avoid non Essen Iai travel to Haiti and i they do go to Contact the . Embassy upon arrival. During the evening of sept. 17, non commissioned officers of the Palace guard in port a Prince took president Namphy captive in what appears to be a blood less coup Stockman said. Thereafter the group persuaded Gen. Prosper Avril who had been adjutant general to take Over As  the motivations behind this action Are not entirely Clear although we understand that the cos who acted against Namphy were dissatisfied with recent human rights violations and the general deterioration in the Security situation in the  Avril in televised statement to the nation Al 2 . Sunday said the presidential guard was sickened Bytheway the country had been governed since feb. 7,1988," when former president Leslie Mani Gal took Power. Avril said the soldiers were "obliged1 to act after Namphy took Power in a coup last june and he said they chose him to be Haiti s next Leader. On account of the Gravity of the situation and to save the country from anarchy and chaos i am con strained to accept the presidency of the military gov eminent Avril said. Avril who asked the Public to remain Calm said Haiti would respect its treaties and conventions and added we dream for Haiti a country when Liberty flourishes human rights Are guaranteed and there 11 dialogue in order for National  he also pledged to work to Case the country s eco nomic ills. Flooding from Page 1 Gilbert in Mexico. The eight bodies recovered sunday appeared to push the death tall to 68 in Monterrey and 101 in Mexico but both the police and the red Cross refused sunday night to release any further data on the total number of storm deaths but fatality figures were in peeled to Rise one red crass worker  death toll from Gilbert in the Caribbean and Mexico is at least i9s, including 101 in Mexico 36 in Jamaica 29 in Haiti 13 in Honduras nine in the dominican Republic it vein Vynez Ucland two in Costa  morning the surge of water from the Santa Catarina River in Monterrey an Industrial City of 3 million. 42s Miles North of Mexico cily overwhelmed four buses packed with people fleeing to higher ground. The Busei were swept downriver in the raging torrent some Passen Gers waved for help from inside the trapped vehicles  and others watched helpless from Shore. Ramstein death toll reaches 66 x of of Ramstein a West Germany is two pro Texas a base spokesman u4sunday, a sail Lake pie inc Litchos 9 . Army officer died saturday of City native he is sur Awnnie his wife Virginia injuries suffer Lap the Ramstein air show tragedy the death  old German raised the num rating the death Lott of officials said sunday. Ber of Gejo Nan deaths to -58, the Rheinland Filz Loie the death of i St it. Kim Sunder 30, who was badly  said. Also killed were three italian Pilot burned when an italian air Force Jet. Crashed near his me person from France and one from Ibe nether medical evacuation helicopter  lands. Americans killed in the aug. 2s tragedy to Uta act the disaster occurred when three italian slum Pilolli Strider who was a Pilot assigned tout had med the. Collided at the annual show. One plane crashed into Cal Del at Landsi Uhl died at 3 adj Tran Brooke army Dif crowd of spectators killing Many instantly and medical Center Al Fon  in san Antonio injtmijmndred5