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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bill White to be named no president Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol.47, no. 290 saturday february 4, 1989 254 daily and sunday d 8693 a paraguayan dictator ousted bloody coup headed by general ends Leader s 34-year reign Alfredo Stroessner. Given 12 hours to leave Asuncion Paraguay a an army general Friday seized Power from president Alfredo Stroessner in a coup that ended the military dictator s 34-year grip on Power and reportedly left hundreds of soldiers and civilians dead. Gen. Andres Rodriguez who was Stroessner s second in command and whose daughter is married to Stroess Ner s son said in a nationwide radio address that the commander in chief was under House arrest. Rodriguez later took the oath As provisional president then swore in a nine member Cabinet of seven civilians one Active general and one retired general. A message read later Over National radio and reportedly signed by Stroess Ner said the 76-year-old ruler resigned As president and army commander. Sources said the coup occurred after Rodriguez was ordered to resign. Stroessner who was the Western hemisphere s longest ruling Leader was Given 12 hours to leave Paraguay theroman Catholic station radio Caritas reported. The station said he chose to be exiled in Chile. In Santiago Chile foreign minister Hernan Felipe Errazuriz said no Asylum request for Stroessner had been received. About a dozen bodies of soldiers loyalty Stroessner Lay outside the Headquarters of the presidential guard and radio stations reported that there were military and civilian casualties. However there was no official death toll. Stroessner s arrest followed eight hours of gunfights and Cannon fire in the capital s streets Between rebel soldiers backed by tanks and mortars and forces Loyal to Stroessner. Witnesses reported seeing 40 to 50 tanks moving through the City late thursday when the uprising began. Order has been re established and with it All the human values of our entire Constitution will be respected said Rodriguez a career army officer Allied with a faction of the ruling Colorado party favouring democratic reforms. Diplomats and political sources said shortly before the coup that Rodriguez for unknown reasons apparently was or dered to give up his command and retire or accept the Post of defense  refused. The rebellion also followed a dispute within the Colorado party Between a militant pro Stroessner faction and traditionalists who wanted to distance the see Paraguay on Back Page . Ties to Al Salvador won t end Quayle vows san Salvador Al Salvador a vice presi Dent Dan Quayle told the Al salvadoran government Friday that democracy economic growth and respect for human rights go hand in hand As he pledged a continuing relationship Between the Bush administration and Al Salvador. In a Toast during a luncheon for government officials at the Home of president Jose Napoleon Duarte Quayle repeatedly mentioned commitment to human rights As a guiding principle for democratic govern ment. Earlier Friday Quayle was urged by archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas acting As a go Between for a peace proposal by anti government rebels to consider the dissidents Point of View. Quayle said in his Toast that under Duarte s five year term Al Salvador s human rights record has improved but there Are challenges yet to be met an hurdles that must be  and the anti democratic forces of the extreme left and the extreme right Are ideologically exhausted an weakened he said. But he added they re still out  he assured the salvadorans of the commitment of the United states to a shared vision of a secure demo cratic future in Al Salvador. This is a vision of democracy economic growth and respect for human rights. The three go hand in hand Quayle said. He made the comments after morning meeting with representatives of Duarte s Christian democratic party and the rightist Republican National Alliance Olarena two of the parties vying to win next month s presidential election. During his meeting with the archbishop Quayle said he was in san Salvador in the interest of helping salvadorans move toward peace and democracy said David Beckwith Quayle s press Secretary. Strife torn Al Salvador relies heavily on . Aid receiving $1.5 million per Day. Quayle s talks thursday with the presidents of Costa see Quayle on Back Page lawmakers advise Bush of drop savings fee in so bailout plan Washington a president Bush quicken ing the Pace of consultation on the savings and loan crisis was told by congressional leaders Friday that Rescue plan should include higher Industry insurance premiums but not new depositor fees. Bush said that whatever plan his administration pre sents to Capitol Hill next week will not be  he said he doubted Congress would fare much better. Bush summoned the leaders to the White House on Friday before he was to meet with his top aides in session scheduled for saturday at the Camp David md., presidential Retreat where he and first lady bar Bara Bush were to spend the weekend. The president told the leaders he Hopes to have the administration s plan for bailing out ailing savings and loan associations in place by Early next week. Participants said that congressional leaders overwhelmingly advised Bush against a proposal still considered an option by the administration for a new Feeon deposits in thrifts Banks and credit unions. I Don t recall anybody taking the other Side of that Issue sen. Donald w. Riegle jr., d-mich., the chair see Bush on Back Page afghan victim a West German Soldier carries an injured afghan boy from a plane at Frankfurt International air port to an ambulance waiting to take him to a Hospital. The Blanket wrapped victim is one of 30youngsters ranging in age from 3 to 15 who suffered injuries in War torn Afghanistan and were flown to West Germany for treatment. Re lated Story Page 28.  
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