European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes saturday August 12,1989 dragon Dundee american infantryman do men Davonte holds a Tete a Tete with a new aussie acquaintance a Lizard called a bearded dragon during operation Kangaroo a joint  Man Euver. Authorities in Estonia ban russian protest strikes Moscow not estonian authorities reacted firmly thursday against angry russians complaining of discrimination and banned further protest strikes As a threat to the Baltic Republic s Economy. An estimated 20,000 russian workers in Estonia walked off their jobs wednesday to protest a new Law that will deny Many of them a Chance to vote or run for office in the Republic. With dozens of factories closed and tensions Risin Between the Republic s estonian majority and the rus Sian minority the Republic s government which has been Heady in recent months with nationalist Initia Tive quickly banned the strike. The action with its warning that no protest would be allowed to disrupt the Republic s Economy was in contrast to soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev s tolerance of the nationwide Coal miners strike last month. It was a further measure of the divergence Between Kremlin policy and the Baltic republics rapidly in creasing willingness to claim greater Independence and to use the local governmental machinery to Demon Strate their Power. The protest and the estonian reaction Are certain to heighten tensions. Estonians have been aggrieved since the soviet Union annexed Latvia Lithuania and Estonia in 1940 and began moving Large numbers of russians into the republics. The russians there in turn have become Al Armedas the anti soviet protests of members of the republics majorities have been directed at local russians by some partisans. We re not stopping Artur v. Kopitin a Leader of the russian strike committee said in a Telephone interview from Tallinn the estonian capital. The strikes will  the strike initially caused Little disruption As Many russians hesitated Over the Wisdom of the protest. Strike leaders said the action was necessary to demonstrate against the new Law approved by the estonian parliament on tuesday that will disfranchised Many of the recent immigrants. The Law requires that residents must live two years in a District or five years in the Republic to be eligible to vote and five years in the District and 10 years in Estonia to run for  the nation s first full round of competitive local elections approaching in december critics Esti mate that the Law could disfranchised As Many As 150,000 residents mostly members of the russian i  insist that the Law is a legitimate exercise of their autonomy after decades of dominance by mos cow. But critics in the russian minority contend that the Law is intended to hinder their growing strength in the Republic and drive them out. We will talk Only with the government of the soviet Union said Kopitin the strike committee Mem Ber. When a government commission comes from Moscow Well  the estonian authorities did not immediately Indi Cate what Means they might use to enforce the new ban which was approved in a Resolution by the Republic s supreme soviet or parliament. A statement by the Republic s estonian leadership pleaded for Calm and promised the rights and free Doms of every person regardless of nationality would be reliably  estonian authorities control the Urban police while soviet troops stationed in the Republic Are con trolled from Moscow. On wednesday the estonian authorities counteracted striking russian Drivers of Public buses in Tallinn by bringing in extra Drivers. World today 5 die when explodes in Mexico City a exploded while it was or Michoacan killing government news Agni no Timex said the cd Picdad a Small town 21 the operator of the by the blast Rotimi four waiters in the woman. 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