European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pay charts show Impact of raise on military civilians Page 3 authorized unofficial publication Forth . Ahmed fool vol.48. No. 257 saturday december 30. 1989 jew of us Good Ornim d 8693 a Havel takes Over As czech president Prague Czechoslovakia a parliament Fri Day crowned the nation s peaceful revolution by elect ing playwright and opposition Leader Vaclav Havel As Czechoslovakia s first non communist president in 41 years. In an  Public vote that was televised nationwide the communist dominated parliament or l cd Cral Assembly unanimously chose Havel who was jailed for five years by the previous hard line communist leadership for speaking out against totalitarianism. I will not disappoint you but will Lead this country to free elections Havel told hundreds of cheering supporters from a Balcony of the presidential Radca by Castle after his election. The election of Havel 53, is the crowning achieve ment of the popular revolt that began Only 41 Days ago. It comes amid democratic reforms in Poland Hun Gary East Germany Bulgaria and  and his wife. Olga then walked across the Castle s courtyard to St. Vitus Cathedral for a special mass of thanksgiving Given by Czechoslovakia s 90 year old roman Catholic prelate Cardinal Frantisek  Cathedral filled with Antonin Dvorak s the cum played by the f Raguc philharmonic and choir after the Short  lawmakers meeting was opened by Alexander Dubcek Champion of the Prague Spring reforms crushed in 1968. He was returned to Power thursday when parliament elected him chairman of the  and Havel Are to serve until free legislative elections arc held next , whose works were banned until recent weeks by the communists was praised by communist prime see Havel on Back Page .-3c for of Uyn mfg "