European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes sunday March 11,1990 georgian Republic condemns soviet annexation As a crime Moscow apr Georgia has become the fourth soviet Republic denouncing its annexation by the soviet Union calling the move Quot an International crime Quot and demanding talks to secure Independence a local news Agency reported. The decision Friday by Georgia s lawmakers came before a weekend lithuanian parliamentary session that was expected to consider secession. Lithuania would be the first of the soviet Union s is republics to declare Independence and would confront president Mikhail Gorbachev in one of the gravest crises during his five year Rule. The soviet parliament is to Vole monday on his proposal to increase presidential Power Over unruly republics. Lithuania moved up its Vole on declaring Independence to sunday precisely because activists fear Gorbachev would use the new Powers to forcibly prevent them from splitting from the soviet Union. Lithuania and the other two Baltic republics Latvia and Estonia have condemned the soviet annexation of their lands a half Century ago and have Strong pro Independence movements. The Resolution by the georgian supreme soviet legislature quoted by the Independent news Agency of Georgia Quot denounces the occupation and annexation of Georgia by soviet Russia and considers it to be an International  it Calls the Entrance of troops a a military interference intervention and occupation with the aim of overthrowing the existing political order a and says a it is necessary to Start talks on restoration of an inde pendent state of  the official soviet news Agency Tass in a four sentence report on the Resolution said nothing about the sections condemning the red army a occupation of Georgia in february 1921 and the subsequent treaties that made Georgia part of the soviet Union. The mountainous caucasus Republic the Birthplace of former soviet ruler Josef Stalin has 5 million residents. It became a part of the russian Empire in the Early 1800s and was briefly Independent again after the 1917 bolshevik revolution. It has Long had an Active Independence movement. In april soviet troops armed with Gas and sharpened shovels killed 19 pro Independence demonstrators while chasing them off the main Street of Georgia s capital. Tbilisi. The georgian Resolution Calls As Quot inadmissible Gorbachev a proposal for the president to declare a state of emergency and martial Law. The declaration says the proposal would a introduce an authoritarian presidential Rule which May be interpreted As the president s right to remove organs of Power in a Union Republic and thus to completely eliminate the republics  the Resolution adds that participation by the republics deputies in approving the draft Taw would also be  Gorbachev Hopes to win approval of the constitutional amendment in mondays special session of the Congress of Peoples deputies despite progressives complaints that the draft would give him Quot dictatorial Powers. Tax protesters police clash in 5th night of . Violence London apr demonstrators burned an effigy of prime minister Margaret Thatcher and pelted police with bricks and paint bombs in a fifth straight night of violence against new higher tax Bills. Ten officers were injured and 37 people arrested in the violent confrontations that ended Early saturday in Brixton in the South London Borough of Lambeth Scotland Yard said. The clashes were the latest in a popular revolt against the new Community charge dubbed the poll tax by opponents it takes effect in England and Wales paint spattered police officers patrol the Brixton area Early saturday after their clash with tax protesters. On april i. Unlike income tax or the property tax it replaces it must be paid by everyone Over 18, regardless of income or earnings. In recent opinion polls thatchers conservative party has plunged to its lowest level in a decade of Rule and the tax is considered a leading Factor. The chartered Institute of Public finance accountants says the average household paying about $830 under the current local property tax system will pay about $1,110 under the new tax. Friday night s confrontation started As a carnival Type protest outside Lambeth a town Hall where the Lambeth Council was meeting to discuss an individual Community charge of $900, which would be one of the highest in Britain. It ended without a rate being set. During the meeting the crowd swelled to about 2,000 and an effigy of Thatcher was burned but police described the mood As Good natured. Later however groups of protesters broke away and moved into nearby Brixton throwing eggs cans bottles and paint filled balloons at police stoning a police Van and overturning a police car trapping an officer inside. Scotland Yard said he suffered a concussion and broken jaw a group of about 200 demonstrators continued throwing objects at police armed with riot Shields. The protesters also attacked passing civilian cars Scotland Yard said and police came under attack from youths throwing objects from a pedestrian overpass in a Public housing project. The violence ended shortly after Midnight Scotland Yard said. Anger at the new tax has sparked protests across the country Many turning violent. Thatcher on Friday blamed leftist militants for the protests Quot any conduct intimidating or violent is absolutely contradictory to democracy a she said. Labor Leader Neil Kinlock denounced 28 labor lawmakers who advocate non payment of the new tax As a to town revolutionaries who were playing into the governments hands. He told the scottish labor party a conference that a labor government would abolish the poll tax. Which he Dubbra a a Maggie a tax Quot and replace it with a tax based on property and the ability to pay. But he urged that opposition supporters pay it and stay within the Law. The Community charge varies widely from area to area. London a conservative controlled Wandsworth Council set a charge of $240 per adult for the year London a labor controlled Haringey Council on Friday set a charge of $975 per adult. Military Roundup withdrawal of missiles reaches Halfway Point Raf Greenham common England the withdrawal of ground launched cruise missiles at this Southern England base has reached its Midway Point. The 501st tac missile Wing has removed three of its six flights of cruise missiles and transport scr erector launchers along with training equipment according to a base Public affairs press release. A missile flight is composed of launch control officers missile maintenance and defense Security specialists tactical communications and Supply and support personnel. About 1.650 military personnel Are stationed at Grenham common. When the withdrawal began aug. 1. The base had 96 operational missiles and five spare ones. The remaining three flights will remain operational until the Wing deactivates May 31, 1991, in compliance with the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty. Then the base will become a nato standby base with about 400 to 500 personnel remaining to support Raf Welford. A nato munitions storage site 15 Miles from Grenham  Force units Given top awards for service Nas keflav1k, Iceland a two air Force units recently received outstanding unit awards. The 932nd air defense so which operates a radar facility at Iceland Region operations control Center won the award for outstanding service from july 1. 1988. To june 30, 1989. It is the 10th time the unit has earned the award since it was activated 38 years ago. The 57th fighter interceptor so. Which flies Al 5 aircraft was cited for exceptional service from april i 1987. To March 31. 1989. The Squadron is on Alert around the clock ready to meet and escort soviet aircraft out of the military identification zone surrounding Iceland. Also receiving citations were the . Air forces Iceland and its service division Headquarters. Air forces Iceland won the organizational excellence award for meritorious service Between july 1, 1988, to june 30, 1989, and in recognition of its efficiency and support of several exercises. About 1.200 air Force personnel Are stationed in Iceland. The air forces Iceland service div received the food service excellence award for the Best Small site facility. The Northern lights dining facility supervised by master sgt. Jeffrey c. Richard supports the 932nd  in commander cited by w. German ministry Ulm West Germany a first it. Tom Bowers commander of Lance in at cd rails Heim. West Germany has been awarded a special service decoration for working with the German military. Bowers was Given the West German defense ministry decoration because his battalion had worked closely with the German mis sle artillery in 250. The ceremony took place during a visit of Brig. Gen. Creighton Abrams commander of vol corps  of major general to assume 2nd Nataf Post shape Belgium a West German air Force maj. Gen. Jurgen Schlitter will assume duties As chief of staff. Second Allied tac air Force at monchengladbach West germane on april 1. According to an Allied come Europe news release. Schliiter 53. Succeeds maj. Gen. Christ with Eberlin. Who will assume duties As Comman Uei of West Germany a 1st air div at me Stetten. Prior to his new assignment Schliiter commander of the 1st air div and head of us Allied tac operations Centre 4 at me Stetten