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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 6, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday. February 6, 1990 Walesa doubts hell seek re election As Union head Gdansk. Poland apr Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa told about 1.000 supporters sunday that he Quot most probably Quot will not seek re election As Union chairman at the Solidarity National Congress to be held in april. Walesa. 46. Who has served As Leader of the East bloc s first Independent Trade Union since its founding in 1980. Made the statement during a speech after a mass in his Home City of Gdansk that was interrupted by heckling by a Small group of Young radicals. Quot the Solidarity chief has often spoken about his desire to retire from the burdens of the Union. Some people around him suspect he is preparing to make a bid for Poland s presidency replacing Gen. Wojcicch Jaruzelski. If the country s Constitution is altered this year requiring new presidential elections. "1 am publicly saving that i will not run for leadership at the regional Congress scheduled this week in Gdansk and. Most probably at the National Congress  Walesa said sunday. He had told a news conference in Gdansk on thurs a that he was Quot tired Quot of his activity and would like to rest for at least two years. But he stressed then that if Solidarity was threatened with a takeover by radicals he would slay in the Job. The National Congress to be held in Gdansk will be Only the second in Solidarity s history. The Union managed to hold one Congress in september and october 1981 before it was suppressed in the martial Law crackdown. The Union s Legal status was restored after a so Van san Jose. Costa Rica apr presidential candidate Rafael Angel Calderon and thousands of chanting. Honking supporters celebrated Victory monday As Costa Rica embarked on its second Century As Central America s most stable democracy. Quot Todas we have elected Liberty and democracy to the presidency or Costa  said Calderon a main opponent. Carlos Manuel Castillo in a Concession statement sunday night. Castillo was the governing National liberation parts s candidate to succeed Nobel laureate Oscar Arias the architect and prime mover of Central America s peace process. Arias was barred from running for reelection for another four year term. Quot i feel very proud of my country tonight. This Isa Victory for All of you. The people of Costa Rica Quot said Calderon at his social Christian party s Campaign Headquarters. Calderon is the son of former president Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia. Who was exiled in 1948 for try ing to nullify the presidential vote that year. Calderon founded the social Christian party in part to shed the legacy of his father. The 40-year-old Calderon who was born in Nicaragua after his father was sent into exile had tears of Joy in his eyes As he entered a san Jose hotel to the cheers of a Flag waving crowd. Calderon who made unsuccessful presidential bids in 1982 and 1986. Asked his followers to celebrate without gloating or rancor and called on a those who did not vote for me to join us and fight for a better future for Costa  Calderon led Castillo by 178.571 votes to 169,352 Voles or 51.3 percent to 48.7 percent according to official returns representing about 20 percent of Sun Dav s sole. Most of the official returns came from precincts where Castillo was strongest. Unofficial returns showed a much wider Victory margin for Calderon with twice As Many votes counted. Especially in his Rural stronghold. Year ban in april. Since then its membership has reached about 2 million or Only one fifth of its 1981 strength. Regional congresses have been held in various cities Over the past two months to select delegates to the National Congress. The rally at St Brygida s Church on sunday was attended by about  Walesa supporters but was disrupted by about 50 Young radicals with a bullhorn representing the confederation for an Independent Poland. The federation of fighting youth and a self St Vlad group of  after Walesa made his comments about not running for Union leadership some youths applauded and began chanting. A Solidarity w without  asked by spectators about his opinion on the Daylong takeover of Gdansk province communist party Headquarters last weekend by a similar group of radicals. Walesa said Quot this is not the right Way. Every government will use Force in the face of anarchy and danger and must do so. If there is a threat to the state or the City then i will get up myself with my Belt and beat you. Quot you cannot play with Poland. You have to build it Quot he said. Quot if we continue with such methods we will get nowhere because some general May explode and take advantage of the  the protesters accused Walesa of limiting democracy. One of the youths shouted at him a if you continue like this you will end up like disposed romanian Leader Nicolas  Rafael Angel Calderon and his wife Gloria Bejarano Seal his election As Costa rican president with a kiss. For a amps spec Jarn its Scott Marcus Garvey born in 1887 in the British West indies. Marcus Garvey came to the United states in 1916 and toured 38 Stales encouraging racial Pride Black economic Independence and african nationalism. He founded the negro world newspaper in 1917 and established More than 30 branches of the Universal negro improvement association. He taught followers to take Pride in being Black and to create their own value standards. Garvey also preached that Blacks would be respected Only when they were economically Strong and that an Independent Black Economy was needed within the framework of White capitalism. His Slipshod business methods however and his doctrine of racial purity and separatism brought him bitter enemies among Black leaders und led to his eventual downfall. He was convicted of mail fraud in 1923 and later served two years in  on anti Ira drive reportedly have vanished i on Don apr a member of the governing conservative party said that tiles have disappeared on a 1970s disinformation Campaign to discredit the Ira that critics say grew into a smear Campaign against some British politicians. Prime minister Margaret Thatcher has rejected Calls Lor a full inquiry into the Case. She said there was no evidence that the Security serv ices operation was extended to undermine politicians. Lawmakers who claim they were targets or such an operation continued to press for a full investigation. Quot the Lime has come for a full open and honest uncovering of these things so that people in Northern Ireland can know that this has come to an end the dirty tricks that were carried on a the Rev. Ian rats Ley the provinces militant protestant Leader told the House of commons. In an interview with British broadcasting corp. Radio. Orison alive lawmaker Michael Marshall said a a when documents i know. Have gone missing and there Are other documents internally which seem to have gone missing one docs begin to wonder whether there is a systematic problem Here rather than a series of isolated  greek terrorists threaten to use stolen bazookas Athens. Greece up a Utt Wing terrorists who stole two world War ii bazookas from a War museum in Central Athens claimed monday they could use them to launch rockets in their Possession. The left Wing november 17 group responsible Over the past 15 years for killing 14 people including greeks and americans said it stole two bazookas in a weekend raid on the War museum. Earlier police said five gunmen entered the museum on Vasi Lissis Sophia Avenue disarmed two guards and escaped with the bazookas which were on display. Police said the bazookas were world War ii pieces and could be used Afler Only minor repairs and modifications w Ith the use of spare parts. The museum has on display mainly weapons from the greek War of Independence of the last Century. World War i. The Greck Turkey War and world War ii. In a message left in a garbage can november 17 said it could use the bazookas to launch rockets it stole on Christmas Day from a military Camp in Siko Urio. A Village near Larisa some 125 Miles Northwest of Athens. The november 17 message collected irom the garbage can after a Telephone Call from the terrorist group was published in the allies newspaper Epi Kairo Tita. Which supports former prime minister Andreas Papandreou s pan Lliel Lunic socialist movement. Found with the message were pictures of the bazookas alongside some rockets hand grenades and bullets stolen from the Siko Urio military Camp the newspaper said. Calderon defeats ruling party to win Costa rican presidency  
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