European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday october 8. 1989 thousands March to Kremlin in support of Yeltsin 2 others Moscow a marching to inc Walls of inc Kremlin on saturday thousands of soviets showed their support for Boris n. Yeltsin and two other parliamentarians they claim arc Chr Ealend by hard line communist party Burca urals. The proc so. Held on cons Lillion Day a soviet hol iday was also staged to demand Hal the civil and human rights enshrined in the 1977 soviet cons Titu lion be observed. In a near freezing drizzle members and sym Paliz cars of inc pro democracy russian people s front linked hands at 11 . To form a human Chain Hal stretched for Miles along Gorky Strucel the main artery leading from inc Kremlin to Moscow s suburbs. Demons orators carried placards defending Yeltsin Moscow s Oul spoken in inc soviet con Gress and iwo Szalc prosecutors in inc Congress Tel Man Gzlyan and Nikolai Ivanov who have alleged corruption at inc party s highest Levels involving Polit buro member Yegor k. Migachev. Yeltsin the former communist party Boss in mos cow came under attack Laic last month in the party daily pravda for allegedly going on a drinking and buying spree while visiting the United Stales. Pravda Laler apologized to yells in saying i Host charges made in an italian newspaper article that pravda reprinted could not be . But to soviets the affair was More proof that the party Appa Ratus was out to get the 58-year-old communist Mav Erick who has opposed privileges received by the party elite and called for a Betler life for the average soviet. In the Case of Gzlyan and Ivanov the party s Cen trial committee has ordered inc Moscow party organi Calion to Lake action against them for making inc charges against Migachev which the Sovil prosecutor general s office said have no basis. Afler forming inc human Chain 3,000 demonstrators marched to a paved Square on Marx pros Cal Balw can the Kremlin s High red Brick Waus and inc area of Moscow Szalc us verily housing ils journal ism school. Huddled under umbrellas they listened to people s front leaders make speeches through bullhorn then marched Back up Gorky so acct to Pushkin Square to Lake part in another demonstration calling for an end to govern Mcnol Rusl Rillions on emigration. The protests occurred while president Mikhail s. Gorbachev was in East Germany to Atland ceremonies marking inc country s 40lh anniversary. Yeltsin firs got into trouble with Gorbachev for claiming inc presi Dent s program of economic and political reforms was being Pul into effect Loo slowly. Ii i m i Donald o Connor and Dorothy Lamour were among the 900 celebrants at the Moulin Bourc in Paris. Moulin Rouge still Kickin at 100 Paris a Paris famed Moulin Rouge Laid on Champagne caviar and a raft of Vintage stars Friday night to celebrate ils 100th birthday in a party billed As the gala of the the cily s oldest cabaret was in Fine fell la As its danc ing girls kicked up a storm with their spicy cancan. The even was saluted by a largely French american crowd everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Charles trend onstage and Paloma Picasso to roman Polanski in the Audi ence. The 900 guests paid 3.500 francs apiece or about $550, to attend the Benefit dinner show for aids re search sponsored by inc foundation of French Liberty. Beaming her approval Nihro Ghoul was the foundation s president. Danielle Mitterrand wife of the French president. Welcome to the Moulin Rouge the heart and soul of Paris said comedian Jerry Lewis who Wise cracked his Way through the intr Duclion and who compared inc famous cancan dancers to Rock Lucs on Dorothy Lamour who said her grandmother was from Toulouse recalled her Days of starring in the Road films Wilh Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and added i wish i d made the Road to pans " she introduced Donald o Connor who soft shoes and Sang his Way through a nostalgic homage to Maurice Lauren Bacall did t miss a Beal As she called the Bash a Bicentennial and was corrected by a. Vociferous audience. Pardon my Faun Pas she said i French before pc Selling famed French Singer Charles s swimming Queen of the 1950s, Esther Williams took the stage with former olympic Star Greg Louganis to introduce the water Hendrix Anita Baker Jane Russell and Tony Curtis were All on hand to sing or Lell jokes in inc evening of Golden oldies. Ella fit Gerald the first lady of song was Given a standing ovation and her Jam session with a knee slap Ping Ray Charles brought the House 79, old trouper Charles trend looked younger than Ever As he belted out thai old favorite la Mer leaving hardly a dry Eye in the House. The regular Caba Rei show was Cul to Bare Bones to make Way for inc first night 1889 audience included dozens of counts and ponces. Bui it was the Painter Toulouse Lautrec who immortalized inc Moulin Rouge and ils dancers from Jane Avril to Valentin the Boneless. As addicted to the Cabaral As he was to absinthe inc Painter spent hours there nightly sipping and sketching. Called the Quad Nlle Back Ihen the cancan was actually pinched from another dance Hall but the Moulin girls did in bluer. The screaming High kicking girls who dropped i hair drawers to the Slage in a grand finale of inc splits wowed an audience who were delighted to see More than a glimpse of stocking. Military round troop support Agency honors Furth commissary Fortis. West Germany the filth commissary serving the Nairn Harg area has been named the Best Large overseas commissary in the army troop sup port Agency officials have announced. This is the second time Furth has won the award Agency spokeswoman Denise m. Gomes said. It was also named Best in 1987 and was a 1986 runner up. Evaluators visited commissaries worldwide looking at such things As food and warehouse operations management customer service and employee Courtesy. The commissar was opened in 1956 in a warehouse and was moved to a new building in 1988. It has 107 employees stocks 8,685 kinds of products and Sells about $1.9 million Worth of merchandise a month Gomes said. Realization service names top employees Wiesbaden. West Germany three employees of the defense re utilization and marketing Region in Europe have been named employees of the year by the Oculi Bizalion marketing service in Battle Creek Mich. William Roberts a safely officer at european head quarters in Wiesbaden was recognized for his work in creating a safety management Booklet for marketing offices in Europe. Fred Otto Etc scr the Public affairs officer at the service s european Headquarters for the past four years was named employee of the year for increasing the visibility of the service s sales and auctions. Horst Conradi a property marketing specialist at european Headquarters was selected for developing a chemical disposal program that resulted in consider Able savings for the service. Conradi. Who has worked with the service for More than 16 years also was selected As one of the four european Region s lop employees. The others include Robert Benson the former chief of the marketing service at Lajes Field in the azores. Benson who now Heads the demo at Livorno Italy was recognized for reorganizing inventory control and increasing a utilization at Lajes. Brian Steed a property marketing specialist at Raf Molesworth England was selected for keeping Mer Chandise stocks at Low Levels and performing such additional duties As sales writer and auctioneer. Gary Williams an environmental prot Calion pc Cia Lisl at the service s european Headquarters was credited with replacing permanent storage facilities with portable containers a project that saved the government about $8 million. Peacekeeper Challenge announces 89 winners Kirkland fab . Members of two teams of . Air Force personnel assigned in Europe were among the winners of inc ninth annual Security police Competition peacekeeper Challenge. The top Security policemen from 16 . Major air Force commands and direct reporting units As Well As a Rigi Mcnol from Britain s Royal air Force took part in the Competition at Kirkland in late september. The Safe team look lop honors in the defender Challenge portion of the Competition. The team included Cape. Larry Laird of Simbach a West Germany staff sgt. William m. Martin of Kusch him air station West Germany sol. Gary h. Ruddell of Simbach senior airman Douglas a. Col Cord of Comiso air station Italy senior airman Jorge Gallegos of Raf bin Walers England senior airman Ronald d. Johnson of Raf Lakin health England air Man isl class Edward t. Montgomery of Raf Mildenhall England and airman isl class David k. Urbas Osembach. Master sgt. Marvin b. Mctigue from Rhein main a West Germany and Slaff sgt. Mark a. Coffey from Lajes Field in inc azores helped inc military Airlift come team Lake second in the event. The military Airlift team also placed third in the handgun Competition
