European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday february 18,1989 Walesa lauds tentative pact on Solidarity Warsaw Poland a Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa praised a tentative Accord that would legalize the banned Trade Union movement if it reaches agreement with communist authorities on other political and economic reforms. Government and Solidarity negotiators agreed in principle thursday to Amend the labor Law so Solidarity can be registered immediately if the two sides agree on other reforms. That s a lot. That s a lot. That great Walesa said in Gdansk. Solidarity has demanded a return to Legal Union was banned in 1982. Announced the agreement session of a working group de officials after voted to Trade unions. Negotiators decided the Union could be registered nation wide in one step under an amended la Orlaw to be passed by the parliament. A Resolution passed by the working group also said the new Solidarity would Nave Freedom to create its own organizational structures but would have to negotiate jointly with other existing Union during talks with management. Government spokesmen have said since the talks began feb. 6 that legalization of Solidarity must be part of a package Deal with the opposition. Authorities also require agreement Ona program of economic and political re forms and on non confrontational elections this year after which members of the opposition would assume a minority role in parliament. Solidarity had wanted to be legalized under a new act and not be bound by the 1982 labor Law which restricted How quickly a nationwide Union could be formed. We agree together that the procedure of registration will be opened by a sing Elegal act registering the nationwide Trade Union. That is such As Solidarity demanded said journalist Tadeusz Mazo Wiecki who led the opposition delegation to thursday s discussions. The government Side has stressed it is not agreeing to legalize the old Solidarity which it blames for causing social Dis Cord in 1981 that led to its Banning Fol lowing a martial Law crackdown. The government has said it will legalize a new Union under the same name that would function differently. The Broad based talks with Solidarity have received unprecedented coverage inthe official Media in recent months. Final journey a 55-foot-Long sperm whale that died after being thursday at oos Duinkerke for transport to a nearby washed onto a belgian Beach is lifted onto a truck burial spot. Anti american protests triggered by deaths Seoul South Korea a two apparently unrelated deaths of South korean citizens near a . Air base led to violent anti american protests police . Officials said Friday. Radical students demanding punishment for .servicemembers involved in the deaths held rallies and clashed with riot police this week witnesses said. . And South korean authorities Are investigating the two deaths in Kunsan a port about 130 Miles Southwest of Seoul. . Officials said All military personnel at Kunsan a Are restricted to the base. The first death was that of a mushroom grower identified As Chong pan Yong 54, who died saturday after an altercation in a residential area of the City. Tech. St. Bruce a. Harayda 29, of Bridgeport,conn., stationed at Osan a with the 51st tac fighter Wing was released in that Case in the custody of Kun san a authorities . Officials said. He was visiting Kunsan at the time. On wednesday a military vehicle driven by spec Dale j. Green of the 501st signal co struck and killed song Yun Jae 36. Green is based at Kunsan. Pvt. Maurice a. Ferrell also of the 501st, was passenger in the vehicle at the time. . Officials said the Accident occurred near a local University. . Military authorities Are holding the two soldiers until investigations Are completed officials said. Their hometowns were not available. Rabin proposes palestinian talks Jerusalem a defense minister Yitzhak Rabin proposed talks with elected palestinians on forming a political his proposal would offer free elections in the occupied lands that could include army withdrawal from the areas on voting Days. Rabin speaking thursday on Israel s arabic television promised he would bring his proposal to a cab inet vote if palestinians in the occupied lands accept edit even with reservations. We recognize in you a possibility of a political entity Rabin told palestinians. Let us be partners for Rabin did not elaborate on what he meant by a political entity but his wording seemed to suggest he was expanding on the idea of limited palestinian self Rule or autonomy once offered by Israel. Aides to prime minister Yitzhak Shamir of the right Wing liked bloc said the recent dialogue Between some israelis and palestinians linked to the Palestine liberation organization could reignite violence in the occupied lands and Only strengthen the Plo. Israeli to reported that labor and leftist legislators planned to hold direct meetings with Plo leaders to work out a position paper in which the Plo would try to quell israeli fears by explaining its new stand of recognizing Israel and renouncing terrorism. World today Argentine official vows nation won t abuse rights Geneva a Argentine foreign minister Dante Caputo vowed Friday that terrorist attacks from either the left or the right will not make Argentina return to the Long dark night of human rights abuses under the 1976-1983 military dictatorship. Addressing the . Human rights commission he reaffirmed his government s commitment to unreservedly protect human rights with All the Power conferred on us by the Law and the Rule of we will not return to the Long dark night and this for the simplest of reasons because the majority do no wish it Caputo who also is president of the . General Assembly told the 43-nation commission. Of finds wreckage of f-l6 in Philippines Manila Philippines a . Air f9rce rescuers on Friday found the wreckage of a missing f-l6 Jet fighter in mountains North of Manila but the Pilot state remained unknown the air Force announced. A statement by the air Force said the wreckage was found about nine Miles West of Clark a. The Pilot was identified As it. Josh Levin 30, of Beverly Hills calif., assigned to the 8th tac fighter Wing based at Kunsan South Korea. The plane took off tuesday from Clark 50 Miles North of Manila to take part in exercises but failed to rendezvous with other aircraft. Explosion in France destroys building kills 1 3 Toulon France up authorities thursday said at least 13 people were killed when a building collapsed after an explosion suspected to have Bee caused by a Gas leak. Rescue workers pulled out a 13th body after work ing through the night following the explosion wednes Day in Toulon s place de 1 Huile police said. Thirty six other people were injured in the blast. Police said the most Likely cause of the explosion was a Gas leak possibly in a dental Laboratory. Three Hundred firemen army soldiers civil Protection and ambulance workers were deployed after the blast destroyed the 18th-Century building and severely damaged several others surrounding it. I heard an enormous noise and then everything went Black. Rocks began to fall everywhere said reme May Picard an apprentice Baker who was walk ing near the building at the time of the Accident. E. Germans crash Gates to gain Asylum in Berlin Berlin a East German Asylum seekers drove Acar through barriers at the West German Mission in East Berlin striking and injuring a policeman before gaining entry to the Post authorities confirmed Friday. Eberhard Grashoff a spokesman for the West Ger Man Mission in the East German capital declined to say How Many East germans were in the soviet Madelana compact when it struck the East German officer As it crashed through guard rails in front of the build ing s Entrance. Grashoff said the injured policeman was taken to nearby Hospital but declined to release other information about the incident on thursday. The Hamburg based Bild newspaper however re ported in Friday editions that four men were in the car when it gained Entrance to the Mission. Grashoff said officials of the two German govern ments would meet to discuss the Fate of those seeking Asylum inside the Mission
