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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 22.1989 the stars and stripes page3 there s a killer Swan on my Esbrook Lake at lilt Champton England and no one can do anything to Hall its murderous attacks. Attack of the killer Swan the male Swan has killed at least 23 Duck its territory. No action can be taken be Mother Duck and her ducklings escaped unharmed from the furious Advance of the ii limit Sun no Kinra i Ikosia to Ouck u. In Acup do i irs on the Lake s peaceful Waters appear cause swans Are a protected species. And unharmed Froid Illy in attempting to protect us mate and the outcome of the attack shown Hyrc the Rushing Swan. Yeltsin Colls Gorbachev s leadership ineffective by the Washington Post Moscow Mikhail Gorbachev s leadership suffers from inconsistency  half measures and a susceptibility to pressure from the right Wing the former politburo member and Maverick populist Boris Yeltsin told the Washington Cost. Speaking Only Days away from the May 25 opening of the new Congress of people s deputies Yeltsin also questioned the High profile role of Gorba Chev s wife Raisa. Called for the firing of conservative politburo member Yegor i Gachev As soon As possible and predicted another major shake up in the lop leadership ranks. The renovation of the politburo is far from finished and i m speaking not Only about i Gachev Yeltsin said in the two hour interview. I d enumerate one two three four five people at the mini  among the 12 politburo members he criticized As not greatly promoting re form were Moscow party chief lev Zai Kov former Kab chief Viktor Chc Bri Kov and ukrainian party Leader Vladimir Scherbitzky. Yeltsin said he was puzzled about Why Scherbitzky a pro Tege of Leonid Brezhnev was still i place. On saturday at a political fully of 20,000 people in the Moscow suburb of Zalc Novgrad Yeltsin said the Congress should find an alternative to another politburo member. Prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova. Yeltsin also told the rally called to support two prosecutors who have accused i Gachev and others in the leadership of corruption that Gorbachev is taking one step Forward and two Steps Back in his reforms. Four years and what has he done Yeltsin asked referring mainly to the soviet Standard of living. While such unflinching comments among Public figures May be common place in the West they Nave not been pan of the political language of the soviet Union in decades. As the nominal Leader of a wave of popular discontent Yeltsin has devel oped his role As a combative sometimes demagogic voice of the people. Before his sweeping election Victory to the new legislature he seemed at limes to be a political curiosity a Loose Cannon but now he Speaks with the authority of a Man who has won More votes in an elec Tion than any other poll inn in seven decades of soviet communist history. When the soviet Congress opens Yeltsin will be watched More than any other member except perhaps Gorbachev himself. At the rally saturday. Yeltsin said he had met privately with Gorbachev for 90 minutes on May 12. During which the soviet Leader offered him a spot in the permanent legislature the supreme soviet if Yeltsin would quiet  yell sin said he refused. Yeltsin was once one of Gorbachev s closest allies. His evaluation of the Kremlin Leader s tactics in developing a program of comprehensive Radical re forms in the soviet Union was characteristically Blunt. I have my opinion in this respect and it differs from that of Comrade Gorbachev he said in the interview adding that the soviet Leader s Reform program of per Stroika or restructuring should not have started on such a Broad front and should instead have first concentrated on the improvement of the welfare of inc people Al inc Cost of things Lik defense and inc space program if Gorbachev had done Hal immediately Yeltsin said it would have been possible to improve radically people s Well being their food services housing and so on. And Conn cycling Hal  icy undoubtedly would have started to believe in Reform with Al their  Asil is with even the most Basic food stuffs impossible to find in the a lords people Don l feel real changes in their lives and the level of Faith is  Yeltsin said. Although he would Noi talk directly about the possibility of any future threats to Gorbachev s reforms and Power Yeltsin said deeds will be decisive. Now the Gap Between words and deeds has reached a critical Point. So having experienced thai for  already prob ably in a year or two people will express their opinion enough speeches we need  survivors will Mark 50th year since voyage of the damned Miami a survivors of the voyage of the damned will Clurn to Miami Beach where they w Cre refused permission to Dock 50 years ago during Ihei tragic flight from nazi Germany. The passengers aboard the steamship St. Louis were forced to return to War torn Europe and most died there at the hands of the nazis. About 20 survivors plan to meet in two weeks for a Long awaited commemoration. It s a wonderful thing said North Miami resident Herbert Karl incr who was 12 years old when he his family and More than 900 other jewish refugees fled from nazi Leader Adolf Hitler aboard the ship. It left Hamburg Germany for Cuba but was denied permission to Dock in Havana. When the passengers turned to inc United states for Refuge the slate department refused to make an exception to a strict quota system for immigrants. On june 4, 1939, the . Coast guard chased the St. Louis from the Miami Beach coastline Karline remembers. I saw the coast of Miami Beach very vividly. I Wasso impressed with the Palm Trees he said. The coast guard came by and chased us off. Such a big coun try would t let 900 people  on the return voyage the ship s Captain stopped in Belgium France Holland and England countries thai had each agreed to accept a Quarter of the Refu gees. Within a year the nazis invaded i rec of inc coun tries. Only i Host in England found safely. Aboul 90 Pyrc Cal of the St. Louis passengers were killed Karliner said. Karl incr s family was sent to France. He and his brother went to children s Homes and survived. His Mother father and two Sisters were arrested by French collaborators and sent to Auschwitz the Infa Mous deals Camp in Poland. They were never heard from again. Those attending the reunion organized by Miami each jewish leaders will include eight residents of South Florida. The Nephew of inc ship s Captain Gus Tuv Shrowder will Fly in from Hamburg. The group will sail the Florida Princess 10 the place where the St. Louis was forced to turn Back. And this time they will return triumphantly to inc Miami Beach Marina followed by a coast guard Cutler and flotilla of private boats. Revolution brewing in Coffee making Baltimore a Essex Community col lege students searching for a class to fill out their schedule next fall May want to Wake up an smell the Coffee. G. Stewart Eidel said his essence of Coffee class will give the a Ludonis a better feeling forthe  Eidel said the High Price of Coffee up to $1for a cup of Basic Coffee and $2.50 to $3.50 for cappuccino and espresso has forced restau rant owners and res Laurall management schools to give Coffee a second look. The class which will focus on Coffee roasting grinding and brewing is financed by a Grant from inc non profit International Coffee organization which is dedicated to increasing . Cof fee consumption. Coffee has become a big Deal recently Eidel said. For one the consumption of Coffee has fallen in the . Over the last 10  the restaurant Industry has responded by emphasizing specially blends in an Effort to in crease demand Eidel said  
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