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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday february 4,1989 while protesters prepared to do Battle with police in Vienna on thursday night lavishly Clad part goers danced the evening away at the state opera. Opera Ball protesters Battle police in Vienna Vienna Austria a marchers threw firebombs at club swinging police during a rally to protest Vienna s social event of the year and 52 people were injured police said Friday. Dozens 9f cars and shop windows were shattered in the worst clash in three straight years of eat the Rich protests against thursday s glittering opera Ball in Vienna s famed opera House. Thousands of police equipped with helmets plastic Shields and Metal barriers used rubber truncheons and water hoses to keep about 1,500 youths away from the Ball whose 7,000 guests paid up to $11,000 to attend. The youths kept up a constant attack on authorities hurling rocks bottles and firebombs at about 2,200 police deployed to Seal the opera House of from All but Ball guests. Police said Friday that 27 police men including one with a fractured Skull and 22 demonstrators were injured. In addition three journalists required Hospital treatment police said. The violence started after protesters chanting fascists failed to break through Metal barriers and police Cor dons sealing off the opera House in the City Center. Police said that at times the protesters beat Drums to whip up the demonstrators. Those detained were still in custody Friday but were expected to be freed after charges Are made police said. Papandreou scolds wife for delaying divorce folks atop my Lurf i or apr a or arc 13nnn,.,-.�. To i. �. Athens Greece a Premier Andreas Papandreou on Friday again scolded his american born wife for de laying a meeting to discuss their divorce plans. I asked and hoped that the divorce procedure would be set into motion be fore mrs. Papandreou left for the United states but she refused the Premier said Friday. Mrs. Papandreou left on the month Long trip Friday. The former Margaret chant the Premier s 66-year-old wife is a native of Elmhurst 111. Mrs. Papandreou who Heads Greece s largest feminist organization was expected to make a Brief Stopover in Milan Italy saturday to attend a Confer ence of the european socialist and leftist women. It was the Premier s second Public statement on his divorce plans in a week his first statement released Jan. 27 blamed his wife for not arranging the time to discuss the divorce. Papandreou who will celebrate his 70th birthday on feb. 5, has been living with his 34-year-old Girlfriend former airline stewardess Dimitra Liani since his return last september from London where he underwent open heart surgery. He is expected to marry Liani herself twice divorced when his marriage is officially dissolved. It would be Papandreou s third marriage. An angry release issued by mrs. Papandreou accused the Premier of Distor ing the truth in his statement and said the Premier and i decided to meet after my return from the United   
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