European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 07, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes sunday january 7,1990 slav nationalists stage a protest saturday in front of parliament building in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria. Bulgaria communists opposition Issue Appeal for ethnic Calm Sofia Bulgaria a the communist govern ment and the opposition called for Unity after slav nationalists walked off the Job in several cities to pro test the restoration of rights for the ethnic turkish minority. The president of parliament Stanko Todorov said on National television Friday evening that bulgarian not turkish was the National language. He added. We will not allow any form of separa  the ruling communist party on dec. 29 reversed an assimilation policy pursued by its ousted hard line Leader. Todor Zsivkov and said ethnic turks could use their own names and language and practice mos Lem religious rites free of previous restrictions. Turkey lies on Bulgaria s Southern Borden and eth Nic turks most of whom arc moslem Are Esti mated to number 1 million in this country of 9 million. Slavs arc in the majority and most arc Hastern Ortho Dox. On thursday thousands of bulgarians waving the red. White and Green National Flag and chanting bul Garia for the bulgarians protested outside the National Assembly in Sofia. They demanded that the dec. 29 decision be reversed and a referendum be held on ethnic rights. The ruling communists and the democratic opposition rejected the demands in a joint Appeal for ethnic Calm. That failed to quash protest strikes Friday in Katrdz Hali where nearly half the 50,000 inhabitants arc eth Nic turks and in nearby Hask ovo where 25,000 peo ple rallied under such slogans As the Central committee sold out  most of Kar Dzhali s population was reported on the streets and strikes shut Down All enterprises and Public transport there. Communist party Leader Petar Mladenov met a care Sennati is from kurd Hali and Hask ovo in Sofia on Friday the bulgarian news Agency by a said. It reported Only that he stressed the need for Unity among Bulgaria s Citi ens. Todorov also said on to that a new ethnic policy would be worked out to overcome International Isola Tion and that parliament should establish a commis Sion headed by Mladenov to look into ethnic prob lems. Bulgaria Drew world criticism last May after Shiv Kov granted passports to ethnic turks and an Esti mated 320,000 emigrated to Turkey saying Hes feared persecution if they stayed in Bulgaria. Turkey closed its Borders. About 50,000 bulgarian turks later returned complaining about a Lack of jobs and proper housing in Turkey. Slav nationalists have been suspicious of the loyalties of the bulgarian turks and ethnic bulgarian moslem known As Pomakis. Since Bulgaria won Independence in 1877 from the ottoman Empire after 500 years. Gdansk shipyard to be spared Warsaw Poland up Gdansk shipyard the Cradle of Solidarity will not be closed Down after All a government official said Friday. The former communist government had decided in 1988 to close the shipyard. Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa had vowed to save the shipyard a Symbol of the nation s Reform movement and contacted . Millionaire Barbara Piasecka John son in an attempt to form a joint polish american shipyard venture. However government spokeswoman Malgor Ata Niezabitowsk said that the venture had not been finalized and that further negotiations would be held on the Issue. Niezabitowsk also said the government plan to save the shipyard envisaged formation of a joint Slock company named Gdansk shipyard. Its shares will be bought by shipyard workers and foreign capital she said. The shipyard s workers revolted against the communist regime in 1970. Ten years later Walesa made the shipyard his Headquarters while coordinating a nationwide workers movement that led to the formation of the East bloc s first ind Pendant labor Union. It was crushed by the 1981 imposition of martial Law but regained its Legal status in 1988. Military Roundup italian adm. Geraci to assume nato position Casteau Belgium adm. Amonino Geraci of the italian Navy has been named com Mander of Allied naval forces Southern Europe according to a nato statement. The command with Headquarters in Naples Italy is a principal subordinate unit of Allied forces Southern Europe. Geraci who is to assume the Post thursday will be one of five commanders in nato s Southern Region. He will be responsible for naval operations in the Mediterranean and Black seas including sea control and Protection of sea lines of communications. Geraci will be assisted by a military staff of italian. Greek. Turkish British and . Forces. The Admiral previously served As Deputy chief of staff of the italian Navy. He succeeds adm. Filippo Ruggiero who is chief of staff of the italian sea service. Generals o Lear o Berry selected for promotion Stuttgart West Germany two air Force brigadier generals assigned to the . European come have been selected for promotion to major general according to a statement re leased by the command. Brig. Gen. Richard j. O Lear and Brig. Gen. Carl g. O Berry arc among 32 air Force Briga Dier generals selected for promotion. O Lear is director of intelligence at the com Mand while o Berry Heads the command control and communications systems directorate. Exercise array encounter scheduled for february Casteau Belgium about 5.500 soldiers from eight nato nations will participate in exercise array encounter feb. 5 through 28 in troms county in Northern Norway according to a statement released by nato Headquarters. The exercise is designed to test nato s Allied come Europe Mobile Force with a reduced number Offe Rees under Winter conditions. The Mobile Force was formed in i960 Masnato s conventionally armed reaction Force and includes land and air elements. Troops from Norway Canada. West Germany Italy Luxem Bour the Netherlands. Britain and the United Stales will take part. World Toda Comrade out mister in among e. German military West Berlin up East German troops will in future no longer address each other As Comrade but As mister the official East German news Agency adn said Friday. This Means a private will address his Superior As or. Lieutenant or or. Colonel while he May expect to be addressed As or. Private t in news Agency said. The term Comrade had been the proper military address since the National people s army was formed in 1956. Observers said that although the move was a minor one it reflected the dramatic changes that have take place in the country since the removal of the former stalinist leadership. Officials Hope to bring bullfights to soviet Union Moscow up soviet sports authorities who have introduced Golf baseball and american football to the soviet Union Are gearing up for another diver Sion bullfighting. Well sort of. Soviet sports authorities Are insisting the bulls not be killed which also rules out the he  Prospect of a pre festival running of the bulls through the streets of Moscow. But if a Spanish group promises the bulls will not tear up the soccer playing turf of Moscow s Luz Oniki sports stadium the first matadors will flourish their capes in Moscow this summer a Luz Oniki official said. It is Mill too Early to talk of exact dates but we arc preliminarily planning for Early Juc . Merge Iid a director of the Luz Oniki sports Complex told the daily Komsomol Skaya pravda newspaper