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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news briefs the stars and stripes sunday May 21,1989 Marcos rallies still listed in very critical condition Honolulu a former philippine president Ferdinand Marcos was rallying from kidney heart and lung failure but he was still listed in very critical condition a Hospital administrator said. Marcos fever had subsided and some vital signs had improved but the prognosis remained very poor said Gene Tiwanak assistant administrator at St. Francis medical Center. Meanwhile in the Philippines about 1,000 Marcos supporters marched saturday near the presidential Palace in Manila to demand their Leader s return and cheered when a speaker predicted a lot of dead americans if Marcos Dies in exile. President Cora Ron Aquino on Friday refused to allow Marcos to return from his hawaiian exile and said her government will not permit the ousted president to be buried in the Philippines despite a last Appeal from his wife. Riot police arrest 1,000 during protests in Seoul Seoul South Korea a riot police broke up protests and arrested at least 1,000 people saturday after the government deployed17.000 troopers to Block a rally by dissidents calling for the fall of president Roh tac woo. Thousands of riot troopers patrolled Central Seoul and police charged hundreds of protesters who tried to Block streets and chant anti govern ment slogans in the City Center. De Mita resigns As Leader of Italy s government Rome a Premier Ciriaco de Mila re signed Friday after repeated sniping by the socialists his main partner in the 13-month-old coalition government. De Mita turned in his resignation As head of Italy s 48th postwar government to president Francesco Corsiga. The president asked de Mita to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new coalition is formed which could take weeks. Do Mita. A Christian Democrat announced his resignation after an urgent Cabinet meeting requested by his main political foe. Boltino Praxi. A former Premier who leads the socialists. Spanish court convicts 7 in toxic Oil scandal Madrid Spain a a court saturday convicted seven people on Public health and fraud charges in connection with the processing and Sale of toxic cooking Oil that resulted in at least 700 deaths but acquitted the defendants of manslaughter charges. As a judge read the verdicts hundreds of in people affected by the illness the biggest mass food poisoning Case in recent history began to shout murderers. We want  tribunal president Jose Antonio Jimenez Al Faro cleared the specially built courtroom before finishing Reading All of the verdicts for the entire 37 defendants. The majority of the victims in the courtroom refused to leave and special riot police had to Clear them out. Pilot from Page 1 comedian Gilda Radner Dies at 42 in la of cancer los Angeles a Gilda Radner the Comedi an who created Roseanne Broscan Madanna Emily i Tylla and a Brace of other goofy characters As part of the original cast of saturday night live died Early saturday of cancer a Hospital official said. She was 42. Radnor who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about 2vi years ago. Died in her sleep about 6 20 . At Cedars Sinai medical by by Center said Hospital spokesman Ron Wise. Her husband of five years actor filmmaker Gene Wilder was at her Side. On saturday night live which premiered on Abc in 1975, Radner gave life to such charac ters As the scatterbrained broadcaster Roseanna Danna whose catchphrase it s always some thing became the title of Radner a Book she wrote detailing her fight with cancer. I loved her like a sister grieving fellow saturday night Star Dan Aykroyd said in comments relayed by spokeswoman Susan Patricola. My thoughts arc with Gene and her  besides the nasal voiced to news commentator she also created the Baba Wawa character a spoof of news interviewer Barbara Walters As Well As the nerdy teen Ager Lisa Lubner and the dowdy lit cola who delivered misguided opinion pieces on such things As violins on television backing off with a Sweet never i i i i ind when her error was pointed  was awarded an emmy for outstanding performance by an actress in a variety  in Detroit Radner began her professional Ca reer in the Toronto company of go spell then be came a member of the Toronto company of second City the improvisational group that also gave Ayk Royd his Start. She was a writer and performer for the new York based National Lampoon radio hour and its stage counterpart the National Lampoon show in the Early 1970s. And in 1975 was selected for the original cast of saturday night  working on saturday night live she also showed her comic abilities on Broadway in 1979 with Gilda  it was later produced As a movie and then an album live from new York Gilda  after saturday night live she appeared in several films including first family and the woman in  a 1984 hit written and directed by her , As Well As haunted honeymoon Hanky Panky and it came from  she also starred in the Broadway play lunch hour with Sam Waterson in 1980.As an author she wrote a Book of humor Rose Annc Broscan Madanna s hey get Back to work  an autobiographical account of her Battle with cancer it s always something was to be published next  entered Cedars Sinai on wednesday Hospi Tal spokesman Wise  had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986 and underwent nine months of chemotherapy. She also had radiation therapy and other treatments including surgery As recently As  treatments sent the disease into temporary re Mission and the comedian told a life Magazine inter viewer in 1988 that cancer is about the most unfunny thing in the world. But it does t mean you have to  fact she told the Magazine with a defiant Edge to her voice "1 think i be never been As healthy and As Well As i am  Wise said funeral services will be private. Beijing from Page 1 Shanghai on Friday. It was Only the second . Port Call since the communist government was founded in 1949. A . Spokesman said the amphibious command ship Blue Ridge the guided missile Cruiser Secrett and the guided missile frigate Rodney m. Davis would be in Shanghai until monday. He said the 2,500 sailors were granted Liberty but they were told to avoid any demonstration areas. The Bush administration late Friday urged China to use restraint in dealing with the demonstrators and called a government announcement of a news blackout  Britain expressed concern on saturday at China s imposition of martial Law in Beijing and urged the chinese government and demonstrators to exercise restraint and  the Netherlands cancelled a May 24-30 visit to China by Queen Beatrix Over safety concerns. Martial Law look effect saturday morning in eight districts of the capital China Central television said. The zone included Tiana men Square the sym Bolic Center of China where hundreds of thousands of protesters have been encamped the past week. The regulations included strict limits on the activities of foreign reporters and photographers covering the protests and . Television networks were or dered to halt transmissions from Beijing. Normal transmission wires of the associated press were Cut for several hours saturday morning. The crisis Over China s most serious popular unrest in 40 years of communist Rule also led to the Resig nation of communist party general Secretary Zhao Ziyang a reformer who pushed for Compromise with the students chinese sources said. One asian Diplomat said it appeared Likely that Qiao Shi a member of the Power wielding politburo standing committee with a background in Public Secu Rity would be named to succeed Zhao. It is the first time martial Law has been declared in Beijing since communist China was founded in 1949. Beijing University students began protesting for democracy on april 15, after former communist party chief he Yanbang died. He was ousted in 1987 for failing to crack Down on earlier student demonstrations. Although students have been the catalyst for the protests they have evolved into Broad based demonstrations. Dor in Moscow was summoned to the soviet foreign ministry where authorities asked for the extradition of Uyco the sem official Anatolia news Agency reported. The soviet officials said a Uyco was a criminal and that he fought with guards at the Airport before his escape Anatolia added. Batu said turkish officials would review the soviet request. A Uyco belonged to the air Force s Mikala Chaya unit Batu said. Anatolia quoted local officials As saying the Jet landed at 5 . The dispatch also said the plane was picked up on turkish radar and the Pilot was warned to turn Back but insisted on Landing. Anatolia said without elaboration that the plane was fully armed and a pistol was found in the cockpit. Panama from Page 1 Resolution critical of Panama s do Facto Leader Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega whom it said was responsible for  but on Friday the pro Noriega news Media attacked the Oas saying it had prostituted itself in approving the Resolution. The ban on rallies came after Panama accused the . Embassy of involvement in the violence that began three Days after the May 7 National election. The three leaders and a bodyguard were injured and another bodyguard died in the attack by Noriega supporters. The government said the demonstration prohibition is in response to the clause in the Oas Resolution Call ing on the authorities and All political forces in Panama to abstain from any measure or action that could aggravate the  the government communique also said the prohibition will remain in effect until the ministers present their report which was Given a deadline of june 5, at Oas Headquarters in  arrested 17 panamanians who provide Security at the . Embassy . Officials reported Friday. Fifteen were quickly released while two remained in custody. The 17 guards work for a private Security company to san protective services which is an american com Pany operating in Panama under the name Minsk. The company provides 87 employees who serve As Security personnel under contract for . Diplomatic offices. Alexis Guerra the guard who was killed while protecting Ford was on leave from Minsk. Humbert Montenegro who was wounded in the attack had been employed by Minsk until earlier this year when he resigned to work for  government has claimed that the bodyguards were trained by the .  communique issued Friday night by the attorney general s office said High authorities of the . Embassy assigned Guerra and Montenegro to guard  claimed the two men and other Minsk guards were trained in the use of arms and explosives by . Mili tary units stationed in Panama  
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