European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page Al the stars and stripes Friday april 21,1b8s police beat kick protesters at democracy rally in China Beijing a police broke up a rally demand ing free speech and an end to one party Rule thursday hitting and kicking protesters slow to leave the site outside communist party headquarter. Later hundreds of students from two universities braved heavy ruin and marched for a fourth Day to Ward Tiana men Square the symbolic political Center of China which is near party Headquarters. One group of students carried a Wreath and a por trait of he Yanbang the Reform minded communist party chief whose death saturday has served As the rallying Point for the demonstrations. This is a test for us said one marching student. We must show that a fear curious crowds flocked to Tiana men on thursday evening but Only about 700. Were there by 7 p.m., compared with More than 5,000 at that Lime wednes Day. A downpour continued. There were unofficial reports of student marches in recent Days in five other cities Shanghai Tianjin. Wuhan he Fri and banking. Beijing authorities issued a statement thursday expressing support for activities to mourn hit. But they warned that demonstrators will be dealt with severely. According to the the statement said further disturbances would absolutely not be allowed.". televised evening news issued a Stirru air warning in the first acknowledgement to the nation of the unrest in Beijing. The lengthy and unusual statement was an indication that China s leaders re Gard the protests As a social order. Americans fed they need visas to visit Panama Panama City Panama a the government has told airlines and travel agencies that beginning Friday All . Cilins must have visas approved by the government to visit Panama. The panamanian Institute of tourism said in a statement that each visa must be stamped by a Pana Manian Consul that recognizes the government of act ing president Manuel sons majority of panamanian consulates do not. Recognize the Solis Palma government continuing to recognize the government of Eric Ranuro Del Wafic who was ousted As president in february 1988. Previously . Citizens travelling to Panama needed a tourist card thai was available at any Pana. Mania n consulate,1. The Institute said u a officials on government Busi Ness concerning the Panama canal accords must still have permission from the panamanian government to enter and leave the country. The official permission will remain valid As Long As . Citizen works with the Panama canal Cummis Sion the statement . And panamanian governments have been at Odds for More than a year Ever since Panama s do Facto Leader Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega Orchys tra cd the ouster of then president Delvalle Del Vallec was ousted after he tried to fire Noriega the defense forces chief following Noriega s indict ment by ii Federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges. Palma was later appointed acting president. The pre Dawn clash outside party had quarts thursday came As thousands of students massed out Side Tiezhong Vanhai compound where China s Lead ers work and have Homes. Fascists dogs the demonstrators shouted As police rushed the crowd of about 3,000. Some protesters Ihrck bottles at police for the firs time since inc demonstrations began monday and the official Xinhua news Agency said four officers were Hurt by flying bottles and bricks. Students said Plain clothes police had hurled the student from the China University of polities and Law was injured by police. Students Hung his bloody clothes outside a building on the Campus. His condition was not was no official word on arrests. On wednesday afternoon protesters rallied in Tia Nansen Square and were watched and sometimes cheered by a crowd that grew to about 20,000 people. Students in Shanghai marched for a third Day wednesday to demand democracy. Foreign and chinese sources said about 1,000 students and workers marched to the City Center and dispersed by evening. Beijing students have led successive marches and rallies since monday inspired by the death of he. He was ousted in Early 1987 on charges of being Loo soft on students who held nationwide demonstrations that Winter. This week s protests the largest since then pose a dilemma for communist leaders who have acknowledged the importance of to China s modernization and sought to end its distrust of the party. Transit Nightmare a 24-hour strike by London Fulmar train inters thursday disrupted in Lon Dun. As this photo shows Lack of Suhwa service Waseil snarled traffic on London Bridge mid else i Here and Iff com Muters depending on i lifer fret to re Icli the heart of the City. More than 3 million use Ali sub to Dull. World today Sweden s socialist party to Mark 100th birthday Stockholm. Sweden a Sweden s social democratic party celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend unrivalled by any party in a democratic nation for its lock on Power. Marking the anniversary on Friday with parades and festivities the party seems More formidable than Ever resting on an almost invincible political machine that enabled it to Rale 51 of the past 57 years. Bit the party also is undergoing a transformation Ai it re examines its ideological roots in socialism. Led by a Tough finance minister the party is adapt ing inc welfare slate which it created half a Century ago to coexist with a unifying Europe. Since it came to Power in 1932, it has ruled alone or in coalitions except for 1976-1982. Prime minister Ingvar Carlsson is Only the fifth chairman in the party s Ido year history. 6 die in jordanian riots against Price increases Amman Jordan a at least six people have died in Southern Jordan in riot protesting Price in creases and demanding the ouster of prime minister Zaid Rifai medical sources said thursday. No rioting was reported Early thursday but the town of Maan Center of the worst disturbances was under a curfew and blockaded by the army residents said. A medical source in the City speaking by Telephone said the army shot five people to death wednesday. Doctors in Kerak 50 Miles South of Amman said a Man was dead on arrival with a Bullet wound suffered in rioting wednesday night. Troops some in armoured vehicles fanned out across Southern Jordan to quell the disturbances that broke out tuesday in Milan. The rioters were angered by a government Price in crease for such things As cigarettes alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages and vehicle registration announced sunday As part of an agreement with the International monetary fund. Mitterrand Kohl discuss Lebanon nuclear issues Paris a president Francois Mitterrand and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl meeting wednesday for the s3rd Franco German Summit Dis cussed the lebanese crisis East West relations and a bilateral nuclear project Kohl appeared available to support the diplomatic initiative of France in Lebanon said presidential spokesman Hubert pc drink. The efforts Are aimed at pressing inc . Security councillor charge u a. Secretary general Javier Perez Decuellar with a Mission to end the bombardments in Lebanon a Citrine said. Mitterrand and Kohl also discussed East West relations including the soviet Union and Poland which the French president is 10 visit in june. The leaders also decided to create a committee of experts to study the implications of a project to collaborate on nuclear waste rear calmed. 4 eskimos cleared in dispute Over nato flights Northwest River newfound land a in a landmark decision tuesday a judge found four eskimos in Nocent of charges of Public mischief Aris ing from protests of Low level nato nights Over their traditional Hunting grounds. I am satisfied that the four believe their ancestors predate any Canadian claims to ancestry on this judge James igl Olorte told a makeshift court room set up in the Community Hall of this Labrador Village. Through their knowledge of ancestry and kinship they have shown that none of their people Ever gave away rights to 1 be land to Daniel Ashing chief of the local inn band of eskimos Ben Michel a band Council member Elizabeth pc Ashue and her son. Peter pen Ashue were accused of entering the runway area at the Goose Bay air base in september to pro test the lights by Canada West Ger Many. Britain and the Netherlands. The provincial court judge himself an inn accepted defense arguments thai the four held an honest belief that theland on which the air base is located be Longs to the eskimos and therefore they commuted no wrong the judge urged a political settlement to the dispute Between the Ottawa government and the eskimos Over Ihnato flights and simulated bombing runs the natives say have made a Battle ground of the territory they claim As a Homeland. Igloo Iourtc said the government must negotiate answers to their problems since the courts unable to answer these prob lems for them native leaders hailed the ruling As a Victory. The government gave no Indica Tion on whether it would Appeal the Deci Sion. After the verdict the four accused jumped to their feet and clapped As did lha 150 Eskimo men women and Chil Dren who attended the three Day irial the ruling Calls on Canada to enter into a new Era of relations with the inn Eskimo said a beaming Aihini. The Era of extinction of rights through an in just land claims process is Over. James o Reilly a native affairs Law yer termed the judgment a significant Victory for the native people of Canada. The fact that the judge w Ould recon Nizic traditional rights As being sufficient to override arguments of National i. De sense is certainly a first As far As i can see be said in an interview from Mon Treal
