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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 15. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 sunday afternoon drive amphibious vehicles take part in a Parade sunday on the Alster River in Hamburg. West Germany during one of the City s events celebrating its 800th birth Day. The oldest vehicles to join the festivities dated Baek to world War ii. And their technology was partially based on the Yolks Vinken Beetle. Coelho quoted As noting failure to report a loan Washington a rep. Tony Coelho. A Calif. Said he failed 10 report a s50.000 loan used to finance a personal investment on his financial disclosure form the Washington Post reported in sunday s editions. The Post quoted Coelho As saying the failure was the result of an oversight by his accountant who the House majority whip said also inaccurately reported several aspects of the transaction. Coelho said he is amending his financial disclosure form to reflect the loan the Post reported. It said he acknowledged he knew about the loan but did not disclose it publicly when questions were raised in april about his $100.000 investment in a junk Bond. His Campaign committee was initially listed As the buyer of the Bond from the brokerage firm of Drexel Burnham Lambert. But Coelho said it actually was a personal investment and the brokerage firm erred in saying the Bonds were bought by his Campaign fund. The Post quoted Coelho As saying that Thomas Spiegel a Beverly Hills Thrift official bought the Bonds for him in Early May 1986 and held them fora month until he raised $100.000 in Loans to pay for them. Half of the Money came from a loan through Spiegel s Thrift association. Coelho later sold the Bonds at a profit of $6.882. He said he put his financial holdings in a Blind Trust about a year ago. The congressman was not Home saturday night and could not be reached for comment. Thousands gather in Beijing to Back hunger strike Beijing a in support of pro democracy students staging a sit in and hunger strike thousands of people flocked to Tiana men Square on Sun Day. The students face a government dead line to leave the Square before soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev arrives. The official Beijing daily announced that the Central Beijing Square will be cleared of All pedestrians and traffic on monday the Start of the first sino Sovil Summit in 30 years. Communist party chief Zhao Ziyang urged the students saturday not to disrupt Gorbachev s visit and the party s mouthpiece the people s daily ran a front Page editorial sunday calling on students to cherish the country s reputation and not interfere with the sum Mit. Senior party and government officials including communist party politburo member i to Eyma and minister of supervision Van Yingfu were sent to talk sunday with an Independent student Union to resolve the standoff. But the formal dialogue sought by Stu dents was delayed As the two sides haggled Over conditions Lor the talks with the Union demanding that the meet ing be broadcast live student sources said. Well wait for the results of a Dia Logue. If we Are satisfied we will leave said a sixth year student from Beijing medical University. Among the student demands is that the government Stop calling their movement a  students have said they Are prepared to continue their sit in until Gorbachev s arrival. The soviet Leader is to be present for an official welcoming ceremony monday afternoon in front of the great Hall of the people facing the 100-acre Square Carly sunday. Students and workers began flocking to the Square to Wake the excitement and express their  for the fast in which nearly 2 Ollo people were participating. Scattered groups of do ens of Stu dents earning banners and posters Call ing for sweeping democratic Sharife. Lined the main boulevards to the Square. Several do in students organised As a striking students assembled for a protest in Beijing wave banners sunday demanding give me democracy or rive me  glee club arrived at mid morning and began serenading students with a Rendi Tion of the  the socialist Anthem. The president of the Beijing univer sity of agricultural engineering visited the fasting students in the afternoon and offered bread and a ride Back to Campus said Lin an a third year student at the school adding he said he sympathies with our love for our country but our methods were not right be thanked him Abr his concern but told him our resolve is Strong and we would t  Back or take his  three fasting students were taken l v Stretcher to an ambulance Sut luring from heat stroke and dehydration Stu Dent sources said. Their condition was not immediately known. At 7 a m. Sunday the students stood up and recited a vow of abstinence until their demands for a meaningful dialogue with the government Are met. Most had spent the night huddled to Gether on the ground wrapped in padded Cotton Coats and a few blankets Shiv ering in a Strong wind and temperatures below 50 degrees few slept. Beijing mayor then Xintong who arrived in the Early hours sunday was shouted Down when he tried to address the . And he left alter 4 few my utes after repealed student marches sit ins and a class Boycott the government made a major Concession Friday by of Fering to meet monday with an Independent student group. In another conciliatory move politburo standing committee member he Qili and other officials visited news organisations last week and maintained that it is High time to carry out press Reform the Xinhua news Agency reported. If talks Are held the students want the government to guarantee not to punish students who have protested to observe constitutional guarantees of free speech and to reinstate a Liberal newspaper Edi Tor fired for resisting censorship  
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