European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes monday March 12,1990communists discuss giving up Power soviet president would gain importance Moscow apr the communist party Central committee met sunday to set the Agenda for a special parliamentary session to revoke the party a monopoly on Power and elect a vastly More powerful president. The party a policy making body convened on the fifth anniversary of its selection of Mikhail s. Gorbachev As soviet Leader. The official news Agency Tass reported that Gorbachev gave a one hour report on actions that could give the soviet Union a multiparty system with himself holding the most important Powers. The 2,250-member Congress of Peoples deputies parliament is expected to approve those changes in a session that opens monday. In an editorial the communist party newspaper pravda told readers that in five years Gorbachev has news briefs managed to change their country for Good. A the past five years have changed our country beyond recognition and it will never again be what it was a pravda said. A a today a soviet society differs much More from 1985�?Ts society than 1985�?Ts society differs from that of 30 to 40 years  meeting separately sunday a group of opposition deputies said it would oppose the establishment of the new presidency before the country can agree on new relations among its republics. But it decided not to nominate a candidate to oppose Gorbachev for president leaders said. The official Tass news Agency said the closed Central committee meeting was considering proposals on article 6 of the 1977 soviet Constitution which currently awards the party a a leading and guiding role in society. The committee in february endorsed Gorbachev Scall to abandon that constitutional guarantee on political Power and the Congress is expected to replace it with language legalizing a multiparty system in which communists would have to compete for Power. The Central committee also will debate proposals on a constitutional clause that now gives officially sanctioned social organizations such As the Komsomol communist youth league and Trade unions a role in a managing state and Public affairs a Tass said. Under the new Law the chairman of the supreme soviet would hold Many of the traditional Powers of the vice presidency including serving in the presidents place if he cannot continue. Murashev said Leningrad Deputy Anatoly Sobchak might be nominated for the Post. Radio Moscow also said the communist party leadership would fix the Date for this Summers National party Congress and discuss revamped party rules including the election of delegates to the Congress by the party rank and file. Previously party leaders approved the delegates who in turn confirmed the Kremlin leadership in a system that preserved the status quo. The Central committee reportedly will consider ending party control of the management of virtually every factory and institution in the country. Reformers say the party a declared intention to relinquish its monopoly on Power would be ineffective unless it also abolishes its committees in plants farms  units courts police precincts and other  tides let traffic flow again on Venice canals Venice Italy apr High tides Over the weekend filled Venice a lifelines its canals which Sank to dangerously Low Levels last week. The rising Waters also helped the arrival of guests for sundays launching of the Moro i Venezia italian tycoon Raul Gardinik a yacht which will be Italy a challenger in the 1992 americans cup. A traffic is Back to Normal through All canals but the problem of accumulated mud is something that must be solved soon a said an official of the City waterworks. Traffic on scores of Small canals had come to a halt last week because of accumulated mud and prolonged Low tides. The grand canal and other major Waterways remained open to gondolas and motorboats. Low tides and mud a the canals have not been dug up in 40 years a combined to cause a number of problems including the transportation of sick people to hospitals. City officials claimed on saturday that cleaning of canals has been delayed by red tape and by the inability of regional authorities to find a place to store the  say communists still dominating Romania Bucharest Romania apr anti government demonstrators sunday marched through the romanian capital and Timisoara the Cradle of the december revolution protesting what they see As continuing prevalence of communists and the dreaded Securi Tate. Up to 15,000 people demonstrated in Timisoara a Victory Square calling for the resignation of Interior minister Gen. Mihai Chirac said Ion Micu an editor at radio Timisoara. However police in the City about 250 Miles West of Bucharest put the size of the demonstration at Only about 500. Chirac has been accused of direct involvement in the violent suppression of the december demonstrations in Timisoara by forces Loyal to deposed communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Well fed Musher maintains Lead Nulato Alaska apr fuelled by a gourmet meal and a pledge to stay ahead of the pack three time Winner Susan Butcher was holding onto the Lead one week into the id Tarod Trail sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome. Butcher left the Nulato checkpoint at 5 45 . Sunday 25 minutes ahead of Lavon Barve. Pulling into Nulato were Deedee Jonrowe at 4 10 ., defending Champion Joe Runyan at 5 05 . And Tim Osmar at 5 35 . Four time Winner Rick Swenson butchers archrival was in seventh place after pulling out of Galena 52 Miles Back of Nulato at 11 55 . Swenson had been in the Lead until thursday when his team was attacked by a Moose while crossing a River a mile out of Mcgrath. He lost valuable time by turning Back to wait for Daylight and get treatment for an injured dog. Nulato some 734 Miles into the 1,161-mile race is an old trading Post along the Yukon River that was established in 1838 for the russian fur Trade. Butcher who started the race with 17 dogs had 12 sunday. Race officials said some were dropped at checkpoints along the Trail because of illness. When she became the first Musher to reach Ruby on saturday Butcher was rewarded with a feast of shrimp veal and other delights As Well As $2,500. She said then that she intended to maintain the Lead All the Way to Nome. From Nulato the Trail continues 42 Miles along the Yukon the biggest River in Alaska to Kaltag where the route Heads Overland to Unalakleet on Norton sound. With 850 people Unalakleet is the biggest Community on the Trail outside of Nome and Anchorage. Nicaragua issues Blanket amnesty Managua Nicaragua apr the National Assembly on saturday pardoned the Contra rebels and sandinista government workers accused of wrongdoing in a sweeping amnesty Law of a National  a we must avoid political vengeance and Block any moves by Hothead in the National opposition Union a said Carlos Nunez president of the legislature apparently referring to possible reprisals against sandinista government workers after the opposition takes Over april 25. He said the Law is not to protect criminals but to Benefit a people who have worked More than 10 years protecting the  the amnesty was proposed by president Daniel Ortega after he lost the feb. 25 presidential elections to Violeta Barrios de Chamorro who led the National opposition unions ticket. The sandinista control the National Assembly with 61 of its 96 seats and the amnesty passed on a 72-6 margin with six of the 84 members present abstaining. The  contras who have fought to Over throw the sandinista have resisted Calls from the outgoing and incoming governments to Lay Down their weapons. About 11,000 contras Are in Border Camps in Honduras. The amnesty covers Public employees who a presumably committed crimes of failing in their duties Traua or theft and have not been prosecuted Between july 1979, when the sandinista came to Power and the Day the Law takes effect. Legislators said it will take effect Between March 20 and March 23 after it is published in the official government Gazette. Edwin Illescas of the democratic conservative party said he supported the Law because he rec�8nh�?z0 that by holding elections the sandinista were Wori cog for peace. He said similar Laws had been passed i Argentina Uruguay and Chile and hastened the ret of democracy. A the Union of nicaraguan families needs the Don and to forget those deeds that brought anxiety a restlessness in the nation a he  from Page 1 in a 1988 referendum rejected an Extension of his Rule until 1997. A clause in the 1980 Constitution written by Pinochet a administration bars any new president from replacing him As  commander before 1998. Aylwin a term ends in 1994. Pinochet seized Power in a bloody 1973 coup shelving a Long democratic tradition and toppling the elected government of president Salvador Allende an avowed marxist during a period of economic and social turmoil. The general began his last morning As president by meeting privately with vice president Dan Quayle for 30 minutes at Pinochet a Home in an Eastern Santiago neighbourhood. Pinochet supporters outside the House booed and jeered Quayle. A Gringo understand Chile Isnit for Sale a some chanted. Others held up signs Reading a go  in Valparaiso Quayle said a this is the Dawn of a new Era. Democracy is Here. We Hope it is Here to  sen. Edward Kennedy who came to Chile with Quayle and attended the inauguration with him said a a in a proud of what the chilean people have  Chile is the last in a series of South american countries to restore  Rule in the past decade end a a dominance of authoritarian m even As the change in 80ernhm to ate taking place Many foreign Heads were arriving having delayed the until Pinochet a Rule was formally they included preside Quot Ifni Andres Perez of Venezuela Danny Peru a of Nicaragua and Alan Garcia o and prime ministers Felipe Gonzalez Spain and Giulio Andreotti of Tail