European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Final four sports Page 21 the stars and stripes unofficial publication Foh the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 342 tuesday March 28,-1989 d 8693 a soviet voters favor ref o r m yes a appears to be easy Winner by he Baltimore Sun Moscow millions of soviet voters Given a real Choice in elections for he first time sunday appeared to have cast a resounding vote for Radical Reform by sweeping communist party renegade Boris n. Yeltsin and other progressives into stats in a new Congress of people s deputies White official results were not o be announced until later monday scattered returns and exit polling by foreign correspondent suggested that Yeltsin had overwhelmed his opponent in Moscow and that a demanding greater autonomy Forl in Baltic republics had likewise fared Well a confident Mikhail s. Gorbachev playing proud father to the Sovil Union s unprecedented if in per fit version of democracy deftly fielded questions from foreign correspondents after voting near Moscow s Lenin Hilts. I its answers Ori such delicate Yeltsin Pili Hiiro Yegor k. Migachev and the possibility of a multiparty system were shown virtually unedited fun Isi Lional television sunday night we saw should rework the cute elixir Law Gorbachev said standing in a Light Dri ale beside his wife Raisa Bui and of the Sovil people of can confirm that such interest so much reflection a never before existed. And that s very important " soviet Leader Mikhail rusts his by Illus. Asked about allegations of a party orchestrated pre election Campaign of slander against Yeltsin Gorbachev replied that no one should be immune from criticism. Later without mentioning Yeltsin by name the so Viet Leader appeared to reject Yeltsin s Call for faster More decisive Reform we must not commit stupidities attempt great leaps Forward or Over reach our selves because we could put people s future at snid the 58-year-old Gorbachev. Sovil sources say Gorbachev headed off an ally Mph to Aspel. Yeltsin from the parly s Central Commil Clethis month by proposing instead hat a commission be formed to assess his controversial views. But his comments sunday suggested Thul the soviet Leader while defending Yeltsin s right to by heard docs not share his impatience with the Pace of or restructuring. Gorbachev said that he basically agreed with Chov s assertion that while Tii Cre arc healed discussions in the politburo its Rah a bars Are United in fundamental questions. He said that a multiparty system would not solve the nation s problems and promised further Dent Oculi a lion within the exist ing one party system. The soviet Leader Nad a Little More pro uhf when asked Why nearly one fourth of the candidates including four politburo members were running unopposed and Why earlier 1 10 scats Seaside for the communist see soviets on Back Page Pope prays for peace cites violence in easter for a b the i of Angeles times Vatican ci1y celebrating easter renewal with a huge crowd in St. Peter s Square. Pope Johnpaul ii prayed sunday for divine reconciliation in a Modem world Ilia i seems tit be Rushing headlong to Ward self destruction and the Pope s annual easter urbi cd urbi message id the i Iyanda the world depicted the eternal universality of god As a shelter for christians from the ills of a troubled world. John Paul also appealed for religious Freedom often today trampled upon in Many different ways,".and voiced his anguish at unchecked violence in Ever beloved Imd tormented Lebanon Strong voiced As Ever the White Robed Leader of the world s-1850 million catholics delivered his address and his traditional Blessing from the Central Balcony of a Cathedral decked m while and Maroon for ceremonies marking the resurrection of Christ the most Iii Manl sunday in the Chrisi Uin Jear a Vatican spokesman estimated the crowd at More than 200,000, television carried the to an Esi Iro Aii d audience of 500. Million in 58 countries including the United states. This year the pontiff offered easier greetings in 55 languages starting in italian ending in latin and including such tongues As lithuanian ethiopian swahili and thai. A blessed easter in the to of Jesus Christ the risen lord and Savior Olliie Pope said in English. Greeted by a fanfare of trumpets and cheers from flags and banners from More Ihan. 12nations, John Paul based his on a passage from the Gospo of St. Luke wily do Vou seek the living among the dead ? he is not Here Forlie bus noting that the redirection of Christ occurred while jews in Jerusalem were celebrating passover the free Dom of Israel from bondage the Pope said tins i easier the passover of the lord the resurrection John Taul said was god s Cove Nant with humanity and the world which is the Thea Ter of the history of the human Over these tragedies and triumphs of today s world of the Man of today god continues to pass through 1hc resurrection of his son she son of mane passes and frees from the fear that oppresses Somano of our Brothers and Sisters in the Fate of uncertainly in he future everywhere in Ilie world. He pm secs where there do not Cimisi conditions worthy of a truly human life through tack of housing promiscuity vagrancy where selfishness Withers the fruitful less of manage and the family Breaks up god passes where the. Innocence of children is exploited and corrupted is done to theide Fenoseff ss1 Good Ness where the shameful Commerce of sea Pope on Back Page Pope John Paiit 11 kits Kaster Blessing iranian Navy reportedly seizes Arab yacht--.,. Of Manama Bahrain Cap Ejra Nian Navy seized an Arab tycoon s Yarri carrying members of Kuwait s Royal fam ily and four British women diplomatic sources and news reports said sunday. A British report said the iranian revolutionary guards were holding the yacht for Ransom there were conflict wins account the identities of the hostages. Press reports in the persian Gulf area Mii Uig Erna cars of Kuwait s Al Sabah Royal Famter ads Jeur Young British \ women were taken Capi ire foot yacht sail a was seized thu afternoon. A diplomatic source in Kuwait said the vessel had four British male Crew on Board when it i Sappa rain to Kuwait. Britain s Independent television news Juo cd diplomatic sources in Kuwait As saying the yacht was seized for after it strayed into a sensitive. It did ported they _. Details of theto the kuwaiti newspaper Al a Baa because Iran s revolutionary guards were demanding a High Ransom and negotiations Beh and Iran were a Baa reported headlines of a Ipox Smitn for the iranian embassy in Kuwait said we have no information cd. We read the report like you Iii wspapcr.". A Len heat the British foreign office in London few asked about the report and he said we be asked our see yacht an Bach Page
