European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday March 21,19b9 9 greek cypriot women Hurt in clash with turkish police Olymbia. Cyprus a club wielding turkish cypriot policemen scuffled sunday with hundreds of greek cypriot women trying to occupy a Hilltop Chapel above the barbed wire of the Green line dividing this cast Mediterranean Island. Carrying while flags and banners that read we come in peace in greek turkish and English about women of All Ages clambered up the Hilt to the whitewashed Chapel of St. George that serves As a turkish cypriot guard Post. Nine women were injured und 32 were detained As they tried to break through a Tine of police and unarmed turkish soldiers while turkish military helicopters flew overhead. The official Cyprus television said that 10 of those arrested were freed sunday evening through the . Peacekeeping Force at the Green line checkpoint i Nicosia the Island s divided capital. The television said that one woman was hospitalized with a broken leg and eight others were treated for bruises and cuts suffered in the scuffles. In a separate protest 2,000 greek cypriot women took Over a Church in the deserted Village of Akona 25 Miles Southeast of Nicosia turkish forces detained 21 women and a male news photographer at Akona Cyprus radio reported. The official turkish cypriot radio Bayrak said that the greek cypriots were arrested while trying to Vio late the Borders of the self proclaimed turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Rauf Denktash the turkish cypriot Leader said in a television broadcast thai the protest was a meaning less propaganda March designed to deceive world opinion. Cyprus has been divided since the turkish army invaded in 1974 after a Short lived coup by militant supporters of Union with Greece. They seized the Northern. One third of the Island which the turkish cypriots declared a breakaway state in 1983. Sonic 200,000 greek cypriots fled or were forced out while an estimated 70,000 turkish cypriots moved North. The demonstrations across the Iso mile dividing line patrolled by a 2,100-member , peacekeeping Force in Cyprus were organized by women Wal Home a group of greek cypriot women seeking the right to return to their former Homes in the turkish occupied North. At Olymbia 19 Miles Southeast of Nicosia about 100 riot policemen broke through a line of . Soldiers surrounding the women and forced the protesters Back Down a Hill. Several Hundred villagers from turkish held Akinci Lar separated from Olymbia by a half mile stretch of Cornfields waved red and White turkish flags and banners saying in English better apart than this is a propaganda exercise nothing else said Mustafa Ramadan a turkish cypriot Fanner. If they want to be friends Why Don t they come and say so when we re cultivating the Fields at Akona about 1,000 women crossed the dividing Green line which is not patrolled at that Point by . Troops because it adjoins a British military base at Tekelia the women Sang byzantine hymns in the ruined Church Tagia Marina. Many of Itice sobbed As they listened to the singing. Some Laid Flowers in the desecrated Church which was stripped of its icons and other religious furnishings Dunn the invasion. Unarmed turks and turkish cypriot troops later reinforced by . Peacekeepers and turkish cypriot police prevented women who used to live in the Vil Lage from returning to their Homes. Katerina Andrea 75, pleaded with turkish soldiers to let her see her old House once again before i what other Chance will i have she asked among the demonstrator at Akona was Margaret. Papandreou the estranged u, wife of greek prime minister Andreas Papandreou. World today Liechtenstein s voters Clear Way to join . Vaduz Liechtenstein a voters have cleared inc Way Tor this tiny principality to seek membership in the United nations. Residents voted 4,787-3,644 on sunday against proposed constitutional amendment that would have required a Vole of the people before Liechtenstein could join an International body. The nation s Regent. Prince Hans Adam has been the leading advocate of a . Role for the principality of 26,000 people. Addressing inc opening session of the new parliament elected to weeks ago the Prince on saturday urged legislators to act soon on the Issue saying . Membership was vital for the by Dpi Ning the world body he said could Liechtenstein obtain worldwide recognition As a Sovereign is bounded by Austria and Switzerland. Drastic Steps mandated in water Short Okinawa Tokyo a Okinawa is suffering from its worst water shortage in seven years forcing water supplies to be Cut off throughout the Southern japanese prefecture for 24 hours every other Day officials said local government official who spoke on. Condition of anonymity said water in two prefecture reservoirs averaged Only 11.5 percenter capacity while five reservoirs owned by the Cen trial government averaged 44.6 percent of capacity As of monday. An Okinawa weather Bureau official said Only 0,78 inches of rain fell in inc prefecture in february or 17 percent of the Normal amount be cause of continuing High atmospheric pressure Over the Region which was preventing rain from reaching Okinawa. Uplifting achievement Inal i current grunts groans and Gri maces As he lifts a 672-Pound Stone to Pamplona Spain. The reman far his exertions on a quiet sunday to set world record in g
