European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday december 13,1988 Union chief 4 other Blacks free on bail in South Africa Johannesburg South Africa a in an unexpected move a court monday granted bail 10 a prominent Union Leader and tour other Black a Civ Isle held for up to 30 months while on trial for treason. The Johannesburg supreme court granted bail to Moses May Ekiso head of the country s largest Mucial workers Union and four co defendants charged with attempting a political takeover of Alexandra an impoverished Black town ship adjoining Johannesburg. My Tiso was released on bail or 10.000 Rand or $4,200. The others each paid $2,100. Four of the men including May Kiso had spent More than 900 Days in custody and the fifth had been held Alm nil 700 Days the Case was adjourned Las month and is to resume in february. Tin trial hat attracted International attention because of May Kiso s position As general Secretary of the National Union of metalworkers of South Africa and because Many activists View the prosecution As an at Icmat to stifle peace Ful anti apartheid activity. It ,.conditions of bail bar the defendants "j1T1 of i. Head of the Metal work to ves the from entering Alexandra addressing court with his wife Khilla monday. Meeting or granting press interviews. The government alleges that he defendants organized rent and consumer Boycotts and sought to under mine the Security forces m i9h5 and 1986, at inc height of nationwide Black unrest. Alexandra was one of the most militant townships at the Lime and dozens of people were killed in clashes with Security forces. In several recent court cases authorities have taken actions designed to give the appearance of leniency toward anti apartheid activists. Last week a judge in Pretoria sentenced four prominent activists to prison icbms of six to 12 years follow ing their conviction of treason in a three year trial. Most observers expected the sentences to be much harsher londay. In november president . Botha granted Clem ency to the sir Mcville so a group of Blacks convicted of murder in inc mob killing of a Black township councilor. Their deaths sentences provoked an International outcry and Botha decided to give them lengthy prison sentences instead. In the past two years the government has sought to restore control by detaining or restricting leaders of May Kiso s Alexandra action committee while under taking a 138 million development program in the township. Alexandra wedged Between affluent White suburbs is one of the country s most squalid Urban townships Many of inc 120,000 residents Lack electricity and Toi lets and water comes from communal taps. Juror forces Swiss Justice chief to quit Bern Switzerland a Swiss Justice minister Elisabeth Kopp announced monday she will resign. Her decision follows an outcry Over her admission that she warned her lawyer husband to end his ties with a company that is under investigation. The com Pany is allegedly linked to a major drug Money Laun . The 52-year-old Kopp the first woman Ever to join the Federal executive was elected Only last wednesday As vice president of inc confederation a Post that rotates annually and would have made her eligible to become president in 1990. She announced that she will step Down As head of the Justice and police ministry by the end of february because she has been under unbearable pressure Fol lowing her revelation -. I am not morally and legally guilty of any wrong she said adding that a Brief Telephone conversation she had with her husband oct. 27 had gained disproportionate in that Telephone Call she disclosed on Friday she had warned her husband Hans w. Kopp to give up his scat on the Board of the lebanese controlled Zurich based Shakarchi trading . A few Days later prosecution authorities announced thai they had opened an inquiry nto a $1 billion Money laundering operation and they named Shakar Chi As among inc Banks and companies suspected to be involved Shakarchi has denied any involvement in the affair Hans a Kopp who gave up his Board membership Only a week before news of the probe broke said he did so for personal world Toda italian air Force Pilot Dies during training flight Udine. Italy a an italian air Force stunt Pilot who replaced a colleague who perished in the disaster at a West German air show in August was killed monday when his plane crushed during a training flight news reports said. The italian news Agency Ansa reported that the plane crashed about 10 minutes after Takeoff plunging into a Field in Northeast Italy outside the City of Udine. The Pilot identified As lit col. Paolo Scoponi 36, was flying Solo Ansa said. It reported that the victim was an experienced lest Pilot who recently joined the Frecci Tricolo i inc air fora squad that performs air shows. Three italian stunt jets from the squad collided during an air show at Ramstein a West Germany on . 28, and one of the jets plunged into the crowd of spectators. Plan to exhume bodies for freeway stirs protest Cape town South Africa a a South african parliament member says his constituents arc outraged by a government plan to exhume and re Bury the remains of More than 3.600 people to make Way for a Newi Raffic interchange it s wrong immoral and said Patrick Mckenzie who represents the Cape town suburb of both Eucl in the mixed race chamber of parliament. Major newspapers on sunday carried a list of All the dead whose Graves in Maitland cemetery will be affected by the construction project. Existing memorials will be suitably re Croc cd and a Garden of remembrance established for the reburial of the remains of those who at present do not have any memorials said a notice accompanying the list Mck Cruzic was quoted by the nationally circulated sunday times As saying those buried in the cemetery were mostly mixed race people but also included White immigrants from Germany and elsewhere. Record $1,01 million paid for Canaletto painting Venice Italy a a painting by Canaletic has been sold for 1.4 billion lire Mil Liona record amount for a venetian artist s work the italian new service Ansa reported. The work called the Bull Hunt in St. Mark s Piazza was sold Ai an auction sunday in Ven ice s Giovannelli Palace. Canal to whose real name was Giovanni an Tonio canal lived from 1697 to 1768 and won Fame for his precisely painted views of Venice London and the English Countryside. The previous record was not disclosed Venice has a Long artistic tradition and has produced such painters As Titian. Paolo Vene Ziano and Giovanni Bellini Jess Ca is sure mrs. Clous has lots of work to do everyone knows How Busy Santa is this Lime of year. But How docs mrs. Caus keep his Santa outfit clean for ail those parties and celebrations Jessica Cowley figures that s Why she saw him at the pm and in town in two different outfits. Mrs. Clous must have been washing your Santa suit so that it could be clean ,. Meanwhile other friends of Santa arc reminding him to take time out from his Busy schedule to care for his special four legged friends. Christopher Chr writes could you please give Rudolph a kiss on the nose for me i m going to leave out some cookies and milk for you and a Carrot for other friends of Santa who have written to him at the stars and stripes and can expect an answer arc Utoft Bug Flinty Woodla Onia bit Gnu. 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