European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday february 18,1990 romanian officers achieve ouster of defense minister Black history month Bucharest. Romania a the military offi cers who helped overthrow the Ceausescu regime won another Victory saturday when the provisional govern ment appointed a new defense minister of their Choos ing to replace the one they forced out. Victor Anastasy Slan Culescu. A lieutenant general who was minister of the National Economy replaced Nicolas Militaru As defense minister. The appointment climaxed a we Klong protest by Junior and Middle level officers supported by civilian demonstrators in a number of cities. The officers demanded the dismissal of the 74-year-old Militaru. Say ing he had nol carried out the democratic goals of the december revolution that toppled hard line communist dictator Nicolas Ceausescu. On thursday night stale run television broadcast a Frank but edited tape of talks Between Deputy Premier Ciceu Voican Voiculescu and 58 officers from 38  group presented a list of 13 demands including Miharu s ouster. When Voiculescu asked the officers who should be defense minister they said Stanculescu. Interim president Ion Iliescu announced that he had accepted a request to remove Militaru and had appointed Stanculescu to replace him. Iliescu made no mention however of who would head the economic ministry. The announcement defused the first Challenge by the military to the government it helped create in december s revolution. Iliescu did not mention that the request for a new defense minister came from the officers. Reform advocate from her Campaign car in Omiya Malko Ham ado. An Independent contender in sunday s Japa Nese lower House election acknowledges Greet Ings. She s campaigning on a political Reform platform and she seeks election from a constituency that Borders that of her husband Takujiro Hama do a candidate of the Liberal democratic part. He has been linked to the influence buying recruit scandal. On saturday their final Day of campaigning the couple debated Haw to Reform Japan s corrupt political scene. At its first meeting Friday the 21-member executive Bureau of the ruling Council of National Unity endorsed the creation of a commission to investigate the officers demands. The Bureau which Iliescu Heads expressed Hope that the government s measures would Calm the situation. Thousands of civilians had flocked to Victory Square in Bucharest to support the officers whose decision Loback the popular uprising in december was crucial to winning the re Lulion. Similar demonstrations were him in Timisoara and the port of Constanta. The newspaper incr Vul Liber reported saturday that a big demonstration backing the officers was also held in Brasov Romania s second largest City on Fri Day. Protesters shouted. The army is with us and we Are with the  the newspaper Adeva Rul said saturday that before Ali Csc s . The National news Agency rompers received a statement from a committee of the military Central command backing the officers Call for Miharu s resignation. The committee called for the ministry to be run by generals and officers not compromised during the  it also demanded the retirement of All officers like Militaru who were recalled to Active duty during the revolution. Navy officers from Tulcsa in the Danube Delta also backed the officers the newspaper Romania Lih Cra reported. Ortega invites Bush to pay visit Managua Nicaragua up president Daniel Ortega said Friday that he will work with the United slates in a respectful serious and constructive Man Ner if he wins the upcoming National elections and he invited president Bush to visit the Central Ameri can nation before the election. I want to invite him right now to come to Nicara Gua so that he can get to know nicaraguan reality Ortega said during a Campaign rally in Boca. 59 Miles Northeast of the capital. Ortega the candidate of the ruling sandinista National liberation front or Feln. Is being challenged in the feb. ""5 National elections by Violta c Chamorro. Candidate of the United National opposition or Uno. Voters will also elect representatives to the country s National Assembly. Ortega in a Campaign speech referred to Uno As the "on-1" a reference to the initials of the feared National guard of former dictator Anastasio Somoza. Who was ousted by the sandinista in july 1979. The president suggested that the United states is concerned that the sandinista will win the election. The president of the United states has already admitted the defeat of the on-1 and his willingness to get along with the nicaraguan government in the future Ortega said. It is the United states thai has Hurt Nicaragua and we arc ready to work in a respectful serious and constructive manner in accordance with the winds that arc stirring throughout the  Ortega said. Acid rain killing Europe s forests than expected study Vienna up the destruction of european for ests by acid rain is escalating rapidly despite the billions of dollars being spent to curb pollution a study showed. The report by the Austria based International Institute for applied systems analysis said 20 percent of Europe s forests already Are visibly damaged and dying. And 80 percent arc being threatened by acid rain which is formed when Fulfur and nitrogen oxides enter the atmosphere from the burning of Fossil fuels the study  Eastern Europe where the problems Are dramatically worse 98 percent of Evergreen forests Are being exposed to destructive Levels of pollutants Institute officials told a news conference. The situation of european forests is critical and will gel  said Sten Nilsson a project Leader for the International research Institute. The destruction will probably increase much faster than has been  the research based in part on computer models showed that the rate of destruction is increasing rapidly despite the nearly $7 billion a year european coun tries arc spending to combat acid rain. To reverse this trend the study showed govern ments must nol Only increase their spending but also allocate a substantially greater chunk of it for Eastern Europe where pollution is far worse because of out Moded technology and decades of neglect. Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson born in Grec Mille s.c., on oct. 8,1941, has been a contender twice for the democratic nomination for president. Currently the Clergyman and civil rights Leader is considered a possible candidate Tor mayor of Washington . He earned a Bachelor s degree in sociology and economics at North Carolina at state University. He was ordained to the ministry in the Baptist Church in 1968. This is one in a series of paintings by spec. James Scott appear ing in the stars and stripes this month. Freedom fighter elected president of Namibia Windhoek. Namibia a Sam Nujoma who has led a group thai fought for Namibia s Freedom for 23 years. Friday was elected pics Ideal of the territory in preparation for its Independence March 21. The 72-Membcr constituent Assembly unanimously elected Nujoma who helped found the South West Africa people s organization in i960 and led it through a Bush War against South african Rule of Namibia. On behalf of the namibian people and myself i want to express my sincere appreciation for the Trust and Honor you have bestowed upon me Nujoma told the Assembly. I will execute my duties in conformity to the letter and the spirit of the  private political Magazine hits yugoslavian news stalls Belgrade Yugoslavia a the first private political Magazine in communist Yugoslavia has appeared on Newsstands and reports said the government also plans to allow private radio and to stations to  24-Page first Issue of Sam Oprava dealt mainly Wilh Yugoslavia s economic and political crisis and included an editorial by dissident Milovan Djilas. The editorial blamed the communist party for Lead ing the country into the crisis. Sam Oprava a monthly with a circulation of about 10.000 copies is printed in Novi sad capital of North Ern Vojvod Ina province. Demonstration in Venezuela turns violent 3 people Hurt Caracas Venezuela a thousands March ing against government austerity measures fled in panic when police fired rifles and tear Gas after hooded youths smashed store windows. Three people were injured police said. The violence came 11 months after Noling left about 300 dead following protests Over subsidy cuts on food and Public transportation. About 8,000 Union members and supporters marched in the capital while thousands of others marched across the country in protest of government reforms aimed at cutting a $34 billion foreign debt. It is the fourth largest in latin America