European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a the stars and stripes thursday March 22,1990 news briefs namibian Flag raised in Independence rites Windhoek Namibia apr Namibia has become the worlds newest nation ending 75 years of South african Rule As africans last Colony with traditional tribal dances and choirs singing liberation songs. At Midnight tuesday the South african Flag was lowered for the last time and the new Blue red and Green namibian Flag raised As thousands of Blacks and Whites cheered and clapped at Independence ceremonies. The huge arid territory of 1.3 million people on africans Southwest coast was a German Colony until it was captured by South Africa during world War i. Among the foreign guests attending the celebrations were . Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii and soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze egyptian president Hosni Mubarak the leaders of at least 12 african nations and the foreign ministers of Britain West Germany Romania and  wins primary attacks a White racist press Chicago apr a defiant rep. Gus Savage lashed out at a the White racist press after a narrow Victory in Illinois primary and gop Secretary of state Jim Edgar subdued a conservative insurgency to win his party a nomination for governor and set up a fall Battle Oyer taxes. Savage who faced the toughest primary of his 10-year congressional career after allegations of sexual misconduct involving a peace corps worker Defeated Mel Reynolds 38, who had called the incumbent a totally  with 95 percent of precincts reporting Savage had 39,602 votes or 51 percent Reynolds had 33,472 votes or 43 percent and Ernest Washington jr., a Follower of political extremist Lyndon Larouche had 4,187, or 5 percent. In the gop gubernatorial primary Edgar a pro Choice moderate outdistanced conservative political organizer Steven Baer by nearly 2-1.floods Force 1,500 to flee from Florida Panhandle Caryville Fla. Apr Muddy water surged Over Florida a Panhandle on tuesday forcing More than 1,500 people to evacuate and threatening a major Bridge. Water also surged into Selma ala., forcing More evacuations there. Flooding also continued in Central Georgia. At least 11 people have died in Alabama since heavy rain a More than 16 inches in some places a doused that state last week. More than 1,000 people had to evacuate in three Florida counties flooded by the rising Chocta Ohatchee River. An additional 500 people had to be evacuated from other Panhandle River basins flooded by water flowing Down from Alabama and Georgia. Poindexter does no to need Reagan a diaries judge says Washington apr former president Reagan does not have to produce some three dozen diary entries requested by John Poindexter for his Iran Contra trial a Federal judge ruled wednesday. . District court judge Harold Greene said that production of the diary entries a is not essential to the achievement of Justice in this  the judges ruling came As Reagan a videotaped testimony was being shown at Poindexter a trial on five felony charges of conspiracy making false statements and obstructing Congress. Greene earlier had directed Reagan to turn Over the diary entries to his former National Security adviser but the sex president challenged the judges order by invoking executive privilege. The Bush administration joined Reagan a assertion of the privilege. A the claims of executive privilege filed on behalf of the former president and of the incumbent president Are sufficient to defeat Poindexter a request said Greene. Greene granted Reagan a motion to quash Poindexter a subpoena for the diary entries which relate to both the Iran initiative and Contra resupply operation. The judge said a there is absolutely no basis in Law for a holding that Poindexter is entitled to the diary entries in addition to Reagan a videotaped testimony. Poindexter a lawyers say he needs the diaries because Reagan was unable in his videotaped testimony to recall Many details of the Iran Contra affair. For example the former president said he could not remember when he Learned of a november 1985 shipment of Hawk missiles to Iran. A emr. Reagan did testify under oath at great length about Many specific activities in his administration a an event that is unprecedented in american history a said Greene. The judge said Reagan a testimony plus written answers he gave several years ago in the Iran Contra affair provided Poindexter a with ample assistance for the conduct of his  Poindexter a lawyers say the diaries May refer to facts that Reagan now says he cannot recall. But a if the concept of executive privilege is to retain ail meaning it will surely shield personal presidential Nan from production. On so Flimsy a basis a said Greene in Greene a courtroom meanwhile jurors Bea watching Reagan a videotaped testimony taken adj 16-17 in los Angeles for the Poindexter trial. 1 the jurors were instructed to treat his testimony like that of any other witness. 1 Greene said testimony from Reagan should not judged by a different Standard. A you apply the test a he told the jurors. A you. Give the same care and same weight to Reagan a videotaped testimony a was you would if i were Here in person Greene told the jury of Serj women and five men. A 1 Poindexter a lawyers were presenting the Reagan Taj in a bid to offset evidence presented by Iran Contra prosecutors who brought their Case to a close tuesday. A would you please state your full name and sped your last name for the record a a clerk asked on i videotape. A Ronald Reagan re a a an a the former presided responded. 1 in 7 i Days of testimony prosecution witnesses toll the jury the former National Security adviser destroyed presidential document and sent false letters to Congro about Covert Aid to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. 1 the jury was watching Reagan a testimony on a Tele vision Monitor placed in front of the jury Box. Tran scripts were released the week after Reagan testified and the tapes were shown in the Federal courthouse it Washington . Copies of the tapes were being re leased to the news Media wednesday. Reagan a videotape was to be shown in its entirety Greene told the jury. I under Cross examination the former president sail he a never had any inkling his aides were guiding till contrast strategy a in any  and he said he Neve authorized his aides to break the  from Page 1 toppled communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu Romania has been inundated with propaganda signed by the Iron guard calling on Romania to expel ethnic hungarians and other ethnic minorities. The grassroots fascist organization was powerful in Romania during the late 1930s and Early 1940s. During the Ceausescu regime Iron guard and other no communist groups were repressed. Wednesday morning More than 2,000 ethnic hungarians gathered in Stirgu Muresc Central Square of roses witnesses said. Groups of romanians were gathering on the outskirts of the City and heading for the Square the witnesses said. A government commission of inquiry flew to tire homeless from Page 1 shelter in Burlington it. But in Toledo Ohio 28-year-old Robert Allen snubbed . Census officials. A what Are they going to use the numbers for anyway to Tell us there ainu to no homeless problem hell in a a living example that there is a problem a Allen said. A we need jobs not  a total of 15,000 enumerators a the Federal term for head counters a were dispatched to seek the name age sex race and marital status of a segment of society that considers itself forgotten. The $2.7 million Effort the most ambitious Ever undertaken to count the homeless focused on every City of 50,000 or More residents. The tally will be added to the conventional census that begins april 1 As part of the constitutional mandate to count citizens every 10 years. The homeless were sought out at shelters missions flophouse cheap hotels bus depots subway cars underpasses Bridges Railroad trestles Bank machine Chambers Park benches trash bins and abandoned buildings. In St. Paul minn., census workers waited outside Limestone caves along the Mississippi River. Once the Domain of bootleggers they now Are frequented by the homeless. In new York City enumerators in Brooklyn ran for cover Early wednesday when a gunshot came from a building they were approaching according to Fernando Armstrong assistant regional census manager. No one was injured and Armstrong said it Wasny to Clear that the shot was aimed at the census takers. In fort Lauderdale Fla., two census takers were robbed at a homeless shelter by a Man who followed them after being interviewed census Bureau spokesman Ken Baldowski said. The workers were not injured and they pledged to continue their work he said. No count was made Public and the nationwide Survey did Little to Settle the debate Over the size of the homeless population now estimated at a Low of 250,000 to a High of More than 3 million. Before the count which targeted 22,000 shelters and Street Sites nationwide Bryant said a a we la get the vast majority. There Are no believable numbers of homeless in America. This is going to get an order of the magnitude of the  still Many homeless people clearly went uncounted. In new York City eight enumerators and a supervisor spent slightly More than an hour at the port authority bus terminal where hundreds of homeless stay. But they appeared to spend much of their time milling about a newsstand on the terminals ground mures wednesday morning and additional troop reinforcements were sent in from neighbouring areas to troll quell the violence that government radio said left six Deal and 300 injured. One witness in the City of 250,000, loaf pol said some ethnic hungarians threw firebombs during the fighting tuesday. He said he heard what appeared be gunfire but its origin was  among those hospitalized was Kevin Haney a Brill ish photographer working for the associated press who was beaten and clubbed. Neighbouring Hungary asked for immediate  mediation to restore order in the Region the hungarian state news Agency Mai reported. The fighting the most widespread ethnic violence in Romania in decades began saturday when a Crowl attacked a Stirgu mures pharmacy that posted a Hunt Garian language sign hungarian news Media reported a the clashes have their roots in traditional historical rivalries in the Region fuelled by ethnic hungarian Del mands since december for greater cultural and to it Cal autonomy. Level rather than on the upper Levels where Manj homeless people sleep in stairwells on bus plat Ormi and in hallways. J regional director Sheila Grimm denied that j counters had avoided the upper Levels. She Saia 11 nature of the homeless at the port authority Obj handed that the enumerators merely make a so Ive i through the terminal rather than interview individual i in Manchester n.h., census workers Overlook Eai Quot Man sleeping on the Steps of City Hall a it was Side the specified Survey area. A a and in Northern California census workers sep Ujj spots in the Santa Cruz mountains where in two m dents two years ago shots were fired at census v Senta Tives doing preparatory work for the 19vu be j activists who consider homelessness a natl0vn.pn Grace fear an under count that will justify govern l cuts in services., in j Chell counters were turned away from the 1,400-be l Ter in Washington operated by the common y i creative non violence. A these people should be allowed to have thei amp 1 to and not be disturbed in the Middle of the n g .1 accommodate government grandstanding i Mitch Snyder said. Ilk Jcj David Hayden also rebuffed counters at is j j House Community in Roanoke a. He ear a burned census forms to protest what he claim bogus count