European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday. September 4,1989 soviet azerbaijanis Call for strike disputed area reported near civil War Moscow a a Republic wide strike was brewing in soviet Azerbaijan on sunday and the disputed territory of Magorno Karabash was reported on the Brink of a full fledged civil hundreds of thousands of azerbaijanis in their Caspian sea capital of Baku massed Over the weekend and called for a general strike monday in support of political demands by the grassroots peo ple s front group activists said. In Magorno Karabash the Mountain Ous enclave where ethnic clashes have left dozens dead Over the last 18 months tension a card a new Peak and a military newspaper said the area was on the dangerous Brink of a civil the nervous tension of people of both and armenians has reached its the defense ministry newspaper Krasnaya zvezda or red Star said sunday. People s souls and hearts arc like Gunpowder now they news briefs can flare up at the least Magorno Karabash remains in a state of permanent crisis despite the Kremlin s efforts to Calm the Region by bringing it directly under Moscow s control and flooding it with thousands of internal Security troops. Armenians began protests and strikes last year to press their claim on the enclave of some 165,000 people but on Yin the last few weeks has the azerbaijani people s front adopted similar tactics. Magorno Karabash itself is wracked by strikes and frequent armed clashes. Most of its roads arc closed and Kras Naya zvezda described How locals fired on soviet troops recently and an angry crowd surrounded a police station to de Mand detainees release. In Moscow several Hundred Armeni ans gathered sunday at the capital s armenian cemetery and listened to speak ers warnings that Magorno Karabash would soon explode in an All out inter ethnic the azerbaijani strike planned for monday was expected to affect factories offices and schools throughout the South pm Republic. Public transportation would continue operations and food stores would remain open during the general strike but schools would be closed until oct. 1, people s front activist Aidyn Ami Rockov said in a Telephone interview from Baku. Slogans at saturday s demonstration some of them written in English said Stop interfering in Azerbaijan s affairs and Karabash is aggression against the sovereignty of Azerbaijan and called for More Freedom and democracy activists said. The population of Magorno Karabash is about 75 percent ethnic armenian but the enclave has been under Azerbaijan s control since the mid-1920s. Armenian activists arc demanding that Armenia be allowed to Annex Magorno Karabash while azerbaijanis Are unwilling to give the Fertile area up. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their Homes because of clashes Between armenians and azerbaijanis that have killed More than 100 peo ple. In an Effort to halt the violence mos cow on Jan. 12 imposed direct Rule on Azerbaijan by a committee led by its Spe Cial representative Arkady Volsky. Azerbaijani people s front leaders including Elk Hibbar Mamedov poet Bakh Tiar sakha Bzadi and chairman Bulfa Zalick called direct Kremlin Rule Over a Gorno Karabash a Gross violation of the people s right to self determination Amir Berkov said. A Council of armenian activists in a Gorno Karabash declared their Independence from Azerbaijan last week but the azerbaijani government rejected the move As unconstitutional. Canadian Pilot feared dead when jets crash at air show Toronto a two its from the Snow Birds acrobatic team crashed into Lake Ontario during an air show on sunday after apparently touching wingtips authorities said. One Pilot was feared dead. A Toronto police inspector Albert Boccongelli said. One Pilot appears to have gone Dow with the plane and another ejected and was taken to Hospital. Witnesses reported seeing a Parachute shortly before a loud explosion rocked the Toronto waterfront. The one aircraft just literally disappeared into a Complete Ball of flame and Black smoke said Owen James of Toronto who witnessed the crash before thousands of onlookers attending the Canadian National exhibition. They were flying in a fairly close formation operating away from the main the nine member Canadian forces stunt team commanded by maj. Dan Dempsey per forms More than 60 shows each year. In its 19th season the team flies the ct-114tutor, a single engine Jet Trainer used by the military As its Basic training aircraft. The snowbirds performance includes at least30 sep crate Maneu vers. Officially known As the 431 air demonstration so it is a permanent unit of the Canadian forces based at Moose jaw Saskatchewan. Britons commemorate 50th anniversary of Wii London a britons swapped War Sto Ries on sunday went to Church to forgive their former enemies and were urged to return to the wartime values of pitching in and making do on the 50th anniversary of Britain s entry int world War ii. Related Story photos Page 9. At 11 15 a.m., exactly 50 years to the minute after it was first aired the British broadcasting corp. Replayed prime minister Neville chamber lain s chilling radio announcement that Britain had declared War on radio and television stations also broadcast Chamberlain s speech sunday along with a speech by Adolf Hitler attempting to justify the Coventry which endured the longest single bombing raid in Britain during the War 500 people gathered in a new building next to the ruins of a 700-year-old Cathedral to Pray for their former ene Mies. The Cathedral was destroyed and 568 people died during an 11-hour German raid on the Cit Center on nov. 14,1940. Through a bbl linkup the worshippers came together with those in a Church in Dresden East Germany to offer forgiveness to one another Dresden was bombed and up to 135,000 people killed by the allies in 1945. New Godiva takes a stable ride Cocking on England a a latter Day lady Godiva Rode naked on a horse through this Village to protest a company s plan to re place old stables and farm buildings with luxury housing. I m not an exhibitionist. In fact i am terrified said Lyn Briarly 42, who made the ride saturday. But if this is what it takes to save the Village then i d do it again and again until someone sits up and takes the Prudential insurance company which has owned the Village since world War ii has met Strong resistance to the development plans and i involved in negotiations with the District Council and the Cocking on preservation society. Cocking on in southwestern England is a Cluster of thatched roof houses. Briarly a nurse said she feared the stables were targeted for development because visitors had complained about horse manure in the Village. The horses arc part and parcel of the Village life itself. Ask anyone about Cocking on and they la immediately think of the horses she said. Her ride was mentioned in several National news papers. Gorbachev pledges cooperation Moscow up soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev in a message to non aligned countries sunday urged negotiated settlements of International conflict sin a world without nuclear weapons and violence the official news Agency Tass said. See related photo Page 8. We arc ready for cooperation with All wishing it in building a world that would be free from nuclear weapons from foreign military bases and confronting military blocs a world in which the use of armed Orang other violence in International relations would be ruled out Gorbachev said in a letter to Jancz Drnovsek chairman of the ninth non aligned Summit Confer meeting of 103 nations was sch Fulcd to open monday in the yugoslav capital of Belgrade. It was expected to cover such issues As third world economic problems the afghan War and the Middle East. Gorbachev pledged that the soviet Union would be a reliable partner in the group s Campaign to protect the environment and help the poor Tass said. Millions of people arc doomed to suffering and eke out a living that is undeserving of Man he said. We Are convinced that the Gap Between the Rich and the poor can Only be overcome by joint North South and East West he urged support for the United nations to strengthen its role As a Universal instrument of peace Confidence and International Colombia from Page 1 for dealing with drug traffickers. Sanchez was the third colonel fired from the nation Al police in a crackdown on corruption that began in january. He was replaced by col. Humberto Caner Maldonado. Barco who has vowed not to Back Down from the cocaine Bosses also on sunday took a helicopter flight Over the wreckage of the Bogota newspaper Al esp cat Dor which on saturday was bombed by drug Cartel people were injured in the blast. The paper printed a smaller edition from a makeshift newsroom. We will continue moving Forward the front Page proclaimed. In its 102 years Al a Spectator has Al ways gone ahead overcoming All adversities said the paper whose publisher was assassinated in 1986 by drug Bogota newspaper editorials on sunday called on Colombia s Congress to make permanent the special anti drug measures decreed aug. 18 by presi Dent Virgilio Barco providing for the extradition of drug traffickers and the confiscation of their s supreme court has until the end of sep tember to determine whether these measures Are constitutional. If the court says no the government might have to release suspects being held Tor possible delivery to the United states to face drug charges there. Authorities also could be forced to return some $200million Worth of Villas air planes cars yachts motor cycles and weapons summarily seized from alleged traffickers. A former president Carlos Lleras Restrepo writing in a weekly Magazine said the emergency rules should be deemed Legal because they Are the same Powers the Constitution authorizes in time of the drug cartels which last month assassinated Colombia s leading presidential candidate and also the top police official in the cocaine Center of Medellin have declared total and absolute War against Barco s civilian a related development the press reported sunday that the government had eliminated a surtax ranging up to the equivalent of $5 a month for unlisted phone s largest newspaper Al Tiempo said due to the Lack of Security in our country Many Telephone customers prefer to keep their names out of the phone the paper said there were about 5,000 unlisted numbers in this capital of 6 million
