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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes Paul Mccartney entertainment 89 stripes Magazine d Bremerhaven to visit Page 12 o Randy Barnett s car Comer Page 13 q Montana named nil a map Page 17 authorized unofficial publication for the us. Armed forces vol. 48, no. 262 thursday. January 4, 1990 Good Mornini d 8693 a extra soviet troops sent to riot torn Azerbaijan Moscow a the government rushed More Border troops to the South pm Republic of Azerbaijan wednesday to try to Stop a rampage by thousands of people along the Boundary with Iran a newspaper reported. The government daily to Vystia said More than 4,000 people Tore Down guard towers and destroyed electronic alarms along the Border. The rioters want Southern Azerbaijan to be unified with Northern Iran and have threatened to remove All barriers at the Border unless authorities remove them the newspaper reported. Azerbaijanis have said they merely want the right to freely visit friends and relatives on the other Side of the Border. Tass the official news Agency had said in the first report about the violence tuesday that the rioters were High on drugs or  the Tass report did not mention any political motives. Izvestia in a report quoting i. Pictro Vas head of the Kab s caucasus Border District mentioned Only the political motives and said protesters had been plot Ting the rampage for weeks. Practically along the entire Border Between Azerbaijan and Iran a Complex situation has emerged. This is about 490 Miles of land Izvestia said. None of the reports mentioned any see riot on Back Page roman a says entire old leadership arrested a romanian Soldier guards the Entrance to the building of the former Central committee in Bucharest. Bucharest Romania a pledging to Pun ish All evildoers from the ousted regime of  the new government said tuesday it had arrested the entire former leadership and promised to bring All members of the executed dictator s family to Justice. The announcement came after a Soldier was seriously wounded monday night in what appeared to be an isolated Case of sniper fire doctors said. The capital was quiet otherwise tuesday but the attack was a reminder that holdouts from Caus Csc s hated secret police still pose a threat. Tanks and troops defending the revolution remained in Bucharest s streets. Foreign ministry spokesman Constantin Giraca announced the arrests of former leaders at a news Confer ence i estimate there Are about 60all close col leagues of Caus Csc said Giraca. Those arrested included members of the ruling politburo although it was not Clear if the entire body was being held. The politburo had 19 voting members and 26 non voting members. Giraca promised that judgment would follow for All members of the Caus Csc family " he said the defense ministry would announce further details of the punishments later. Caus Csc and his wife Elena were summarily tried and executed on Christmas Day on charges of genocide and other grave crimes. Where and whether the couple has been buried has not been disclosed. But Yugoslavia s Tan Jug news Agency quoted Giraca As saying the couple was Proba Bly buried on the  the Caus ascus youngest son Nicu and Only daughter Zoia both were captured in the Early Days of see Romania on Back Page Vatican holding Noriega in strict isolation1 Panama City Panama a the new govern ment closed to and radio stations linked to Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega and the Vatican wednesday said Noriega was being held in strict isolation in a room with a broken television set. The Bush administration said it would not Rule out a third country destination for Noriega although it pre fers trying him in the United states. A top . Delegation led by Deputy Secretary of stale Lawrence Eagleburger met with president Guil Irmo Endara and other leaders of Panama s new government to begin planning american help for economic recovery. The . Embassy said Eagleburger would look at ways to help Panama recover from its economic de Cline which began largely when the United states imposed sanctions in its Effort to drive Noriega from Power. Panama s Economy was further battered by fighting during the american invasion and massive looting that followed. Acting Treasury Secretary John Robson and marked clean acting director of the . Agency for inter National development accompanied Eagleburger. The embassy said the delegation also planned visits to a displaced persons Camp the Panama canal and to businesses trashed in the looting that followed the dec. 20 invasion. The . Southern come wednesday said a cach of about 80,000 pounds of plastic explosives was found near the port City of Colon 50 Miles Northwest of see Noriega on Back Page classified ads in Stupe Magazine today  
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