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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Laying the tax game a stars and stripes financial planning guide authorized unofficial publication for the . Ahmed forces vol. 48, no. 280 monday january 22, 1990 2sc dirty and sunday Good Mornin d 8693 a cadets Battle troops in Baku Moscow a azerbaijani Mili tary cadets tired on soviet soldiers patrolling their capital sunday and tens or thousands or people massed to mourn victims of a bloody crackdown on their nationalist uprising. The cadets joined by comrades from the neighbouring caucasus Republic of Georgia battled for 20 minutes in the morning and sporadically throughout the Day with soviet soldiers at Baku s Garri son and military Academy said Arit Yunusova of the azerbaijani social demo cratic group. The downtown Garrison saw some of the fiercest fighting when soviet troops stormed the capital Early saturday and broke through militants barricades. Sporadic fighting has continued there. On saturday afternoon in the first re port of soldiers dividing along ethnic lines a local activist said 120 azerbaijanis fought a pitched Battle with those sent to restore order. Occasional shots rang out elsewhere in the azerbaijani capital sunday you Nuspl and radio Moscow reported. The activist speaking by Telephone from Baku said that one Bullet broke a window in his apartment building. The Interior ministry reported 51 civilians and 6 soldiers dead and 287 civilians and 36 soldiers wounded in sat urday s action. That brought the total casualties for the week to 129 dead and More than Soo wounded. Officials said they had no new figures sunday. Activists reported much higher Fig ures but it was difficult to reconcile the conflicting information since foreign re porters were barred from Armenia and Azerbaijan. The violence was the latest in a two year feud Between azerbaijanis who Are mostly moslem and armenians who arc pre dominantly Christian. Each group has been pressing for control of Magorno Karabash an armenian enclave in Azerbaijan. The bloodiest wave of Yio Cnoc erupted Jan. 13 with anti armenian riot ing in Baku that killed 67 people by offi Cial count. The riots escalated into open warfare elsewhere in Azerbaijan. Tens of thousands of azerbaijanis gathered sunday outside the communist party Headquarters in Baku to mourn those killed when soviet troops moved in. Yunusova said. Residents reported that flags with see cadets on Back Page screen legend Stanwyck Dies of heart failure Santa Monica. Calif. A emmy win Ning actress Barbara Stanwyck the sultry villain Ess of the film classic double indemnity and Stern matriarch of television s the big Valley died saturday. She was 82. Stanwyck whose career spanned the chorus line vaudeville movies and television had been admitted to St. John s hos Pital and health Center about a week ago. She died shortly before 5  said Larry Keno Stanwyck s longtime press agent. It was congestive heart  Stanwyck who won three emmy and an Hon Stanwyck ovary Oscar had appeared in More than 88 movies since the 1920s. She was nominated for four Academy awards for roles in Stella Dallas in 1937, Ball of fire in 1942 with Gary Cooper double indemnity with Fred Mac Murray and Edward g. Robinson in 1944, and sorry. Wrong number with Burt Lancaster in 1948. Her Only Oscar however was an honorary Statuette presented in 1982 for the body of her work. It s the passing of a great lady of the screen said actress Angela Lansbury who Learned of Stanwyck s death while attending the Golden Globe awards cer Emony in Beverly Hills saturday night. Stanwyck s co stars were top leading men Henry Fonda in the lady eve James Cagney in these Wilder years Clark Gable in to please a lady Errol Flynn in cry Wolf and Humphrey Bogart in the two mrs.  she kissed Ronald Reagan passionately in cattle Queen of Montana and was teamed with Elvis pre Sley in  her television career was equally distinguished. The Barbara Stanwyck show ran from sep tember i960 to september 1961. She hosted the program plays and appeared in most episodes. The big Valley a Western that took place in the 1870s, ran from september 1965 to May 1969. Stanwyck played Victoria Barkley pillar of the Barkley ranch and Strong willed Mother of Jarrod. Nick. Heath and Audra. She also appeared on general electric Thea Ter during its eight year run and was in the Colby for one season in 1986. The american film Institute gave her its most prestigious Honor the life achievement award in 1987. . S mayor Barry admits need to heal body. Soul Washington a mayor Marion Barry acknowledging that he needs to heal my body mind and soul but declining to mention drug abuse announced sunday that he will seek help following his arrest on a cocaine Possession charge. He has reached the hour of reckoning his wife Efti said. At times blinking Back tears the mayor provided no further details on what kind of assistance he will seek except to say that nutritional expert and social activist Dick Gregory has been c9nsulting him on How to get help. An aide said Barry s main problem was with alcoholism. Barry s Brief statement was the latest chapter in an unfolding drama that has riveted the nation s capital since the mayor was arrested on drug charges last thursday night. While the mayor did not say whether he is suffering from drug addiction others did. Barry spokeswoman Lurma Rackley said the mayor will be formalizing his plans for treatment perhaps by monday but declined to comment on whether he will seek therapy for drug abuse or enter an inpatient pro Gram in the nation s capital or elsewhere. The most serious problem is alcoholism Rackley said. The mayor has acknowledged that he has a health concern and the details arc his private  for you to admit that you have a problem. That you need to make yourself whole again is truly a Bur Den lifted from our  the mayor s wife said in remarks that followed her husband s. For our family it is just the beginning. Barry surrounded by clergy in an appearance in front of St. Timothy s episcopal Church near his Home clasped his wife s hand and said he has come face to face with my deepest human  Barry said that these ministers have helped me to keep the strength 1 need. I m going to find a Way to heal my body mind and  the mayor did not take questions and turned the podium Over to mrs. Barry after his Brief statement. Attention has been focused on mrs. Barry in part be cause the mayor was lured to his arrest by a woman with whom the mayor had been Friendly. Barry 53, was arrested thursday evening at a Down town hotel in an Fri sting operation. He now faces a Misdemeanour cocaine Possession charge after testing positive for cocaine in blood and urine tests administered after his arrest. Barry had been poised to announce his bid for a fourth term As mayor on sunday but his arrest has thrown local politics into convulsions. Several advisers said Barry had agreed to abandon his bid for re elec Tion. They added that the possibility of the mayor resigning from office was never discussed in Friday and saturday strategy sessions. The mayor is now faced with a dilemma about whether he should resign because Law enforcement officials have said that . Attorney Jay b. Stephens will not drop the Washington mayor Marian Barry accompanied by wife . Faces reporters sunday. Charges against the mayor unless he Steps Down. Stephens has not commented on that Issue directly but has suggested that if Barry resigns he would be More lenient when proceeding with other broader probes of the mayor s activities. In her remarks mrs. Barry said i thank god for this Day that he has Given Marion Barry. The strength to admit to this whole world that As a mortal being he has reached the hour of reckoning. For he realizes that it is truly in god s hands. We. Christopher their son and i will be with you every step of the  Barry said that the events of the past several Days had been More difficult than fighting my Way out of poverty or struggling in the civil rights movement because i spent so much time doing Tor others that 1 have not worried enough about. Myself. I realize i m going to have to walk this journey by myself said Barry  
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