European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday August 23. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Brycc dec kor. 13, practices his skateboard jumping left photo before competing in saturday s Carney assault Streel style skateboard Competition at car anything but bored Ney i urk lit the Navy recreational area on the out skirts of Naples Italy. In right photo. Lee leases 12, son of Arm staff St. State and Mary Hages. Per forms one of the stunts that helped him capture first place in the contest s 12-and-under category images also placed in the master s category. Dozens arrested at Prague rally marking invasion Prague. Czechoslovakia Ariot police arrested of people monday when about 3.000 defied a ban on demonstrations marking the 21st anniversary of the soviet led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Police beat some of those who marched through the Center of Prague s old Section and chanted demands for Freedom and the withdrawal of soviet troops. The two hour rally started about 5 . When Hun Garian youths unfurled a Banner that read the bolsheviks came with tanks we come with " Mikhail Gorbachev sees this demonstrators veiled invoking the reformist soviet Leader As riot police moved in on a crowd gathered around a member of Hungary s youth opposition group. Fides. You must know that hungarian youth never agreed with the invasion he shouted to applause and chants of Long live Hungary plainclothes police barged through the crowd and detained the hungarian identified by czechoslovak activists As Gyorgy Ker Niy. Chanting Long live Poland and russians go Home the demonstrators moved from Central Wen Ceslas Square to old town Square and the Federal government s Headquarters where they were turned Back by police. They also shouted support for Alexander Dubcek the Leader of the Prague Spring reforms crushed by the Warsaw pact invasion in 1968. The communist party Leader was ousted in 1969 and expelled from the party in 1970. He still lives in Czechoslovakia and has issued increasingly Strong Calls for Reform to resume. Last year 10.000 people marched in Prague for hours with similar chants. This year authorities warned against demonstrations harassed and detained leading dissidents and mounted a tight Security opera Tion in Prague. Most Well known dissidents were warned weeks in Advance to slay out of Prague and other big cities for the anniversary. Two who remained in the capital Charier 77 spokeswoman Dana nem Cova and her son David were placed under House arrest sunday. Sirens wailed through the Center of the City monday As busloads of riot police were brought in to Seal off win Ceslas Square and secure a Street running through its Middle. Many tourists from elsewhere in Czechoslovakia and abroad watched the demonstration and applauded the Calls for Freedom and chants of Long live Havel and Long live Devaty Vaclav Havel a banned playwright is czech Oslo a Echo slovaks clap and shout Freedom Freedom at riot police in Prague s Wenceslas Square on monday. Akia s Best known dissident. Punislav Devaty is a Young activist who has staged three hunger strikes this year to win release from different polite detentions. Fearing bloodshed. Hael had urged czech Oslo aks not to stage Street protests on the anniversary recommending they sign a petition for democratic reforms instead. Prague s leaders increasingly under fire from reformist Poland and Hungary have mounted a fierce Campaign against Independent groups in recent weeks. In articles and speeches. Communist party leaders have condemned the latest petition for reforms signed by 20,000 people. Several leading activists have been detained and had their telephones Cut off. On aug. 21.1988, in a protest that caught authorities by Surprise about 10,000 people marched through Central Prague demanding Freedom and the withdrawal of soviet troops
