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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 world today the stars and stripes wednesday january 11,1989 panamanians Mark 25th anniversary of clash Panama City Panama a president Manuel Solis Palma led a Parade through the capital to Mark the 25th anniversary of student clashes with . Military personnel that left 23dead and hundreds injured. As he led thousands of marchers on monday including members of his Cabinet other govern ment officials armed civilian militia and de sense forces troops Solis Palma told reporters the demonstration was a message of warning but not of aggression to the United states. On dec. 9, 1964, thousands of students protest ing . Ownership of the Panama canal mobbed the former canal zone and tried to raise Panama Nian flags Over . Installations. . Troops fired into the crowd killing 23 panamanians. Panama temporarily broke diplomatic relations with the United states Over the incident. It prompted negotiations that eventually led to the1977 Panama canal treaties under which the United states is to turn Over control of the waterway on dec. 31, 1999. Royal air Force fighter crashes in North sea Dundee Scotland a a Royal air Force phantom Jet fighter crashed in the North sea on monday during a training Mission an the Pilot was believed dead the air Force said. An Raf spokesman Squadron Leader Pat cof Fey said an Raf helicopter picked up the second crewman the navigator from a Dinghy. He said the Man suffered Back injuries in the crash 52 Miles of the Eastern scottish port City of Dundee. The Jet had taken off from Leuchars in the Eastern county of Fife an air Force training base. Coffey said the search for the Pilot was called off As a result of Strong evidence that he did not  Coffey did not elaborate. The crash occurred at 4 15 p.m., the spokes Man said. He said another phantom flying in the area spotted the navigator s Parachute and hews picked up about 35 minutes later. Soviets open secret files for historical research Moscow a the Central state Archive has opened 500,000 secret files on such subjects As the russian orthodox Church and the White guard opposition to the bolshevik revolution Tass said monday. Records on organizations liquidated during the 1920s and 1930s, at the height of the stalinist repression Are being declassified the official news Agency said. The government has opened a number Oblong closed records to historians in the past year. Specialists May now View documents of the czarist secret police jails and courts Tass said. It did not define  the news Agency also said a provision has Bee set for reviewing documents of the soviet prosecutor s office its supreme court the ministry of health the state publishing committee and the Central Council of Trade unions. That seemed to imply that some restrictions would remain. Cuban soldiers preparing to leave the country tuesday give angolan children a ride on their shoulders. Large crowds turn out to watch first cuban troops leave Angola Luanda Angola up Large crowds gathered in the capital tuesday to take part in a festive Send off for 450 cuban troops the first to leave Angola in what promises to be the most important military withdrawal from Southern Africa since world War ii. Scores of foreign observers and dignitaries were i Luanda to observe the carefully stage managed extravaganza of ceremonies speeches and March pasts be fore the cuban contingent made its Way to the Airport and boarded the waiting transport planes for the Lon flight Home. We have helped the cuban people we have finished our role Here said it. Col. Richard arara one of the Lucky 450 men and women from All branches of the cuban task Force that has defended president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos socialist government against anti communist rebels and South african regulars since 7 / a the cubans must withdraw 3,000 troops by april 1and the rest of their 50,000-member Force by mid-1991 under the terms of a .-brokered Accord providing an end to South african interference in Angola and Independence for neighbouring Namibia. Observers see the pullout As possibly the most important military development in Southern Africa in More than four decades with the capacity to significantly alter the balance of Power in the Region. In Johannesburg South Africa the state run South african broadcasting corp. Welcomed the withdrawal but warned there can be peace in the Region Only if the parties Honor All aspects of the agreement which also requires Angola to end its support for anti South Afri can guerrillas. Cuba and Angola Are now bringing their contribution to the peace process. The further evolution of this peace process will depend in Large measure on a continued positive contribution from Luanda and Havana the radio said. The agreements signed in new York on dec. 23,provide for International supervision of the cuban withdrawal from Angola and of elections leading to Independence later this year in Namibia a resource Rich former German Colony governed by South Africa since world War i. Soviet warns of danger of missing afghan deadline Moscow a the Kremlin s top envoy to Afghanistan tuesday said there is a serious danger the soviets will not have their troops out of Afghanistan by feb. 15 deadline. Yuli m. Vorontsov the soviets first Deputy foreign minister and ambassador to Afghanistan blamed the United states and hard line elements among afghan guerrillas for a deteriorating situation in the country. The opposition says it wants to topple the current government in Kabu militarily said Vorontsov who recently met with leaders of the afghan resistance in Iran and Pakistan. They Don t want to see a Broad based  Vorontsov also told reporters at a government news briefing that . Arms Are still being shipped to the afghan guerrillas and that the . Government has no Given any indication of its genuine de sire to work for an afghan  if the soviet Union might delay or suspend the withdrawal of the 50,000troops it still has in Afghanistan Vorontsov replied it s a serious  might shape up in such a Way that the soviet Union will be unable Todo what we d decided to do As a matter of  under a  Accord signed in april the soviet Union agreed to have All its troops out of Afghanistan by feb.15. The red army entered the country in december 1979 to Back up the govern ment against afghan guerrillas sending m an estimated 100,000 soldiers. West Germany charges Man with spying for Poland pol waa Jalall Law a a Del a Lull. _ for Poland for nearly 40 years. The charges against Jerzy Edward Romanowski who was arrested Las july say he first agreed to spy for Poland m 1948, and after receiving intelligence training in 1952, was slipped into West Germany in 1953. According to the charges filed by the chief Federal prosecutor s office i Karlsruhe Romanowski resided in several Northern West German towns Over the years before moving to Ham Burg. Military facilities and information on naval Fleet movements in the Baltic sea a statement from the Federal prosecutor s office said. During his years As an agent Romanowski made regular Contact with his polish intelligence counterpart in East Berlin Vienna aus Tria and in towns in Yugoslavia Greece and Scandinavia the statement said. Tor s office said  
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