European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday. February 26,1990 Black history month Mary m. Bethune born in 187s, Mary Mcleod be Hunt was one of the leading figures and the Only woman. In the unofficial Black Cabinet that began the fight for advanced integration of the . Government. Her work on the advisory committee of the National youth administration so impressed president Franklin d. Roosevelt thate made Bethune administrator of a newly organized office of minority affairs in 1935. Her title was later changed to director of the division of negro affairs. This is one in a series of paintings by spec. James Scott appearing this month in the stars and stripes. Mandela urges Blacks to end factional strife Durban. South Africa a Nelson Mandela seeking to end the four years of Black factional fighting in the province of Natal told an estimated 100,000 Blacks sunday to throw their weapons into the  Mandela released feb. 11 after 27 years in prison still supports the Low level armed struggle waged by his african National Congress guerrilla movement against apartheid the White led government s system of racial  the Anc Leader said the Black on Black factional fighting in the Southeastern province of Natal was hindering the Battle against apartheid. Liven now As we stand together on the threshold of a new South Africa. Natal is in flames Mandela told a crowd that filled three adjacent soccer Fields. My message to those of you involved in this Battle of brother against brother is this take your guns your knives and your Pangas and throw them into the  Mandela said. Pangas Are similar to machetes. Mandela and his Wile. Winnie arrived by helicopter to rousing  estimated 100.000 people the vast majority Black chanted Anc. Anc and Many waved the Green Black and Gold Banner of the organization. About 3,000 Blacks mostly zulus have died since 1986 in the Power struggle in Natal. The main combat ants Are the Anc aligned United democratic front and inkatha a relatively conservative Zulu political group headed by mangos thu Butch Levi. Mandela made several conciliator remarks concerning inkatha and a the Loczi. A longtime Friend who was not present at suit by s rally. Mandela praised bul Helcz for demanding that the Anc be legalized and political prisoners be released. President . Do Klerk on feb. 2 legalized the Anc. Which had been banned since i960. Butch Loczi is a staunch opponent of apartheid but he opposes Anc tactics of sanctions Boycotts strikes and guerrilla attacks. Former president Certini Dies at 93 in his Rome apartment Rome a Sandro Certini a highly popular former socialist president of Italy and world War ii hero died saturday night at age 93, the italian Media reported. The Blunt talking Certini. Imprisoned by the fascist government during the War. Served in the largely ceremonial presidential Post from 1978 to 1985 while Italy Defeated Urban terrorism and moved to become one of the world s economic Powers. The italian news Agency Ansa said Certini died in his sleep after dining with his wife Carla in their apartment facing the Trevi Fountain in Central Rome. The exact cause of death was not immediately known but Certini had not been Well since he fell in the apartment and hit his head earlier this month. The Cabinet under Premier Giulio Andreotti met in special session sunday and ordered flags flown at half staff during the next two Days. In accordance with Certini s wishes no state funeral will be held. Instead the italian news Agency Ansa reported. Certini will be cremated in Rome on monday morning and his ashes taken on the presidential plane to his Birthplace outside Savona near Genoa for a private funeral service. Also in a cooing with Certini s wishes his successor As president Francesco Corsiga was the Only visitor to the apartment sunday paying a half hour Call rep resenting All  the nation is Lucky to be defended by men such As Sandro Certini said Corsiga praising Certini s love of country and his moral integrity. Pope John Paul in a condolence message that was carried by Corsiga. Recalled his warm Friendship with Certini especially after the Pontillo As shot in 1981 and Certini kept a Vigil outside John Paul s hos Pital room. Certini once joked to reporters that he did t know whether there was a heaven but. If one existed he was sure to get in and Pope Wojtyla John Paul will give me a  Certini elected by parliament after Giovanni Leone was forced to resign during a scandal was credited with boosting the morale of italians and instilling a sense of Pride during the dark Days of terrorism. During the Rise of fascism after world War 1, Certini was imprisoned but managed to escape to France. In 1929, during the regime of dictator Benito Mussolini he was captured in Northern Italy and imprisoned again. Certini spent nearly 10 years in Mussolini s prisons before he escaped again to Lead a resistance movement in Northern Italy. He was captured by the nazis who sentenced him to death in 1943, but again he escaped. He became socialist party Secretary in 1945. Certini was elected to parliament after the War s end and was re elected continually in the decades that Fol Lowed serving two terms As president of the Cham Ber of deputies. For a while he edited the party news paper a  his Independent line made him acceptable to an array of parties of the left and right and. As two term president of the lower House of parliament from 1968 to 1975. He was a noted mediator whenever tempers flared in the chamber. Certini had hoped to win the presidency in 1971, but lost to Chris Tian Democrat Leone. After Leone s fall and the assassination of Aldo Moro believed by Many to be next in line for the presidency per Certini Tini emerged As a Compro Mise candidate after 15 ballots in parliament. He immediately brought an open style to the Post refusing to live in the pomp of the Quirinale Palace on the advice of his Independent minded wife. The couple who had no children kept their apart ment overlooking the Trovi Fountain and during his frequent walks to work or his favorite cafe Certini often stopped to talk to passers by a Nightmare for his Security detail. Certini often demonstrated his affection for the United states in speeches and welcoming toasts Recal Ling . Aid during and after world War ii. World today satellite will connect 2 cities auction bidders Tokyo a counting on the growing sophistication of japanese Art buyers to enliven the bidding a French auctioneer will stage a simultaneous auction in Paris and Tokyo of a collection of unconventional fauvism paintings the sponsors said saturday. On March 25. Art buyers in both Paris and Tokyo will be connected via satellite to bid on the 53-work Bourdon collection valued at $70 million to $80 million said Guy loud mar trance s no. 2 auctioneer. Although it will be the sixth such linkage be tween loud mar s auction House and Tokyo s Fuji television gallery co. Loud mar radiated special enthusiasm for this auction because of the fineness of the collection for Sale. The Bourdon Sale is certainly the most important collection to come to Tokyo because of the Quality and rare character of the  loud mar told reporters at a press conference  Over 40 years by a husband and wife team of parisian gallery owners the collection contains Many works of Early 20th-Century French painters not seen for More than 20 years he said. Poor chinese contraceptives thwart women s birth control Beijing a birth control is practice by 88 percent of chinese married women of child car ing age but poor Quality contraceptives Lead to a High rate of unplanned pregnancies a slate family planning commission official has said. Zhu Yaohua said 46 percent of the 164 Mil lion women practising contraception used in Traut Crinch devices the China daily reported. Female sterilization or tubal ligation. And vasectomies were the next most common forms of preventing births she said. Figures on other methods were not listed. State planning commission figures for 1988 showed Luis accounted for 41.1 percent of contraception female sterilization for 36.1 percent and male sterilization for 11.4 percent. Oil pills at 5.8 percent and condoms at 4 percent were far less popular. Pepsi foods launches food product line in India new Delhi. India i i Pepsi foods ltd., a joint venture involving the . Soft drink giant has launched its first line of products for the Indian Market and announced a major Export Deal involving the manufacture of Tomato  new products a line of Gram and Pota to based snack foods arc now on Sale at some 3.000 outlets in the country a company official announced. The number of outlets is to be in creased to 10.000 within the next  weeks he  food and beverage company also said it had landed a $3.9 million Export order of Toma to paste to be manufactured in the Northern slate of Punjab where the joint venture is based. Racsh Vangal the company s managing director said the Deal would earn $5 m Export earnings for each Dollar spent on the import of materials required by the Enterprise. Child becomes 1 St fatality of a pit Bull in Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands a a3 year old Lod dlr has been killed b a pit Bull Lerrick in inc first such fatal incident in the Netherlands press reports said Here. The death of Miranda Kooster occurred in the House of a playmate in by crts in the North Ern part of the country the reports said. The pit Bull was owned by the playmate s parents according to the  quoted a local prosecutor As saying the child was apparently attacked by the dog during a Row with her playmate whose Mother had momentarily left the room. Miranda who sustained severe head injuries was dead on arrival at a Hospital in nearby wins chosen. The reports said adding that the dog had been shot and killed by police shortly after the incident. The dog s owners do not face criminal charges the reports concluded