European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes saturday March 24,1990tories suffer stunning by election defeat London apr prime minister Margaret Thatcher s conservative party said Friday it will press on with unpopular anti inflationary economic policies despite its worst by election defeat in 50 years. A we arc not a fair weather party. We arc not for trimming and turning a Thatcher said in a letter Friday to the party chairman Kenneth Baker after the upset. The letter was released by the party s Headquarters. The opposition labor party won by a landslide thursday in the previous tory stronghold of mid Staffordshire news briefs in Central England. The jubilant party then declared it is on a course Back to Power 11 years after being ousted by Thatcher. The tories defeat scarcely dented thatchers overwhelming control of the 650-Membcr House of commons where she has a 100-seat majority. But the by election rout with its 21.4 percent swing against the government raised new uncertainties about her political future. Her party and personal ratings arc slumping largely because of soaring Home loan rates and a new local government tax which replaces property taxes starting april 1. Aides said Thatcher heard the mid Staffordshire result on a radio news bulletin Friday morning a  hours after the declaration in the prosperous sem Rural District North of Birmingham. A she was naturally disappointed a said a senior government source adding that she saw the big swing As a protest vote. Labor party Leader Neil Kinlock said the Victory marked a turning Point for the conservatives who a Are going to have to make up their minds him a a a by they get rid of mrs. Thatcher a in mid Staffordshire labor i Sylvia heal a social worker Over 1 a conservative majority of 14 654 Vii to win by 9,449 votes. A a i heal doubled labors vote Shar j percent. The conservatives Charles in got 33 percent and the centrist social 1 Liberal democratic party candidate i yer Tim Jones received 11 percent. Heal won 27,649 votes. Prior it in and Jones 6,315 votes. Eleven other dilates got a total of 4,19 5 votes7-Pound, 11/2-ounce girl born to Duchess of York London apr the Duchess of York gave birth to a 7-Pound, 1 a a ounce daughter by caesarean Section Friday night and both were doing Well Portland Hospital announced. It was the second child and second girl for the 30-year-old Duchess and her husband Prince Andrew. The baby is the sixth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth ii and is sixth in line to the British throne after her sister Princess Beatrice of York who was born aug. 8, 1988. No name was announced immediately for the new baby but she will be known As his or her Royal highness Princess baby a name of York. Andrew the Queens second son was present at the delivery at 7 58 p.m., the Hospital statement said. The Duchess the former Sarah Ferguson arrived at the Hospital nearly four hours before the birth in a chauffeur driven car and entered through a Side Entrance avoiding press photographers. Her husband joined her two hours later after driving the 150 Miles from the Devonport naval dockyard where he is based As a naval flight  hospitalized after mild heart attack Brisbane Australia apr Richard Pryor was hospitalized after suffering a mild heart attack in northeastern Australia and his agent said Friday that the comedian and actor was in stable condition and in Good spirits. Pryor was admitted to Wesley Hospital three Days ago with Chest pains a Hospital statement said Friday. It said Pryor was diagnosed As having suffered a minor heart attack. Pryor 49, was expected to be released Early next week said his agent Guy Mcelwaine. The australian news Agency said the comedian had been vacationing at the Sanctuary Cove resort in northeastern Queensland state. Pryor has appeared thin and in poor health in recent Public appearances. The comedian was nearly killed in 1980 while a a freebasing Quot cocaine which involves heating the drug Over an open  gets 2-year jail term for larceny forgery drugs Lan Stuhl West Germany a amps a a specialist from the 566th medical co at land Suhl army regional medical Center has been sentenced to two years in jail for larceny forgery and using hashish. Spec. Dawn t. Johnson 23, a food service specialist also received a dishonourable discharge and was reduced to the lowest enlisted Grade. In july 1989, Johnson stole nearly $850 from the Safe at the medical centers dining facility using part of it for a birthday party for her daughter. In november she stole a credit card from a civilian Hospital employee and charged More than $500 on the card in december forging the signature of the cards owner. Johnson also admitted to having smoked hashish with a co worker in May 1988. Johnson from Sandusky Ohio has been in the army three years. She will be confined at fort Riley Kan. Her general court martial was held feb. 26. De Maiziere denies Stasi link says hell run for Premier Posl Berlin apr the Leader of the party that won East Germany a first free elections Friday denied allegations that he was linked to the disbanded communist secret police and announced his candidacy for Premier. As recently As thursday Lothar de Maiziere of the Christian democrats had said his candidacy for the top Job depended on the outcome of talks Between his party and others about forming a coalition government. But Friday de Maiziere whose party favors speedy German reunification and whose Campaign was supported by West Germany a governing conservatives said he is willing to head the government. Without prompting he also again denied he was an informer for the hated Stasi secret police and said he never took Money from them. Helmut Luck spokesman for de Maiziere a Christian democrats said the party leadership opposes a proposed investigation of legislators elected sunday to see if they Are linked to the secret police. Liick said such an investigation a would not serve the interests of truth and would endanger the inner peace of our  although other candidates for prime minister had been mentioned it was widely expected that de Maiziere would seek the Post. Parliament must meet within 30 Days of the election and vote for a prime minister. De Maiziere a three party Alliance for Germany which also includes the democratic Awakening Anil the German social Union captured the largest share c seals in the 400-member body but failed to Clinch a absolute majority. 1 Alliance officials said they were near an agree maj with three parties close to West Germany s free democrats a Junior partner in the West German govern ment coalition. Talks Are to continue next week according to democratic awakenings chairman Raine Eppelmann. Eppelmann also renewed a coalition offer to thl social democrats who finished second in the ballot ing. The social democrats agreed to talks but said the would not cooperate with the German social Union the most right Wing party in the Alliance for Germany final official election results published Friday gave the Alliance for Germany one fewer seat and one Mora to the social democrats. The Alliance now holds 191 seats and if it is Able to add the 21 Liberal seats i would have a majority of 213 seats in parliament. But without the support of the 88 social democrats the ruling coalition would not have the two thirds majority needed to push through Laws that would spec unification. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who bade the Alliance and wants Quick unification on thursday reiterated Calls for a a grand coalition with the social  from Page 1 with the people of Lithuania a and supports their right to self determination a the presidents warning came amid increasing pressure by the Kremlin against Lithuania which declared its Independence from the soviet Union on March 11. Soviet Armor rumbled through the lithuanian capital s streets on thursday prompting concern that increasing Kremlin pressure would Lead to violence. Bush spoke about Lithuania As he opened a news conference with editors and reporters from out of town news Media. Declaring Solidarity with lithuanians Bush said a this is a Complex and sensitive time when realistic levelheaded leadership is required on All sides. A lithuanian leaders have consistently demonstrated their capacity in this regard and the United states will do nothing that will make their task More difficult. A we know the soviet Union has a Long standing interest in Lithuania but those interests can Only be addressed through dialogue and  responding to a question Bush said he had not seen any intelligence suggesting a some kind of conflagration Over the weekend in Lithuania. Nevertheless he said a it is a matter of considerable tension. I Hope those tensions can be released through  meanwhile lithuanian president Vytatus Landsbergis Friday accused the Kremlin of waging a psychological warfare to Force his Baltic Republic to renounce its declaration of Independence. And in a letter to the soviet parliament he said that any attempt by the soviet government or military to interfere with the enforcement of lithuanian Law would be a violation of International Law. The movement of the soviet Armor thursday prompted the republics leaders to Issue a worldwide Appeal for support and express concern that increasing Kremlin pressure would Lead to violence. The Appeal followed orders from Gorbachev that Lithuania Stop signing up its own Volunteer forces gave Landsbergis two Days to reply and ordered Zens to surrender their firearms within a week. At the same time soviet military authorities Orl dered lithuanian soldiers who deserted in the Wake of Independence to return to their units by saturday touching off fears that the rounding up of deserter would be used As a pretext to use military Force. Landsbergis said he was a a concerned that boil deadlines fell on saturday. On other subjects. Bush a said that a i done to think this is the time to Chanil the policy on sanctions Quot on South Africa even Thuja he has been reviewing the Sanction Issue within Hal own administration and with congressional leaders. 1hi said dates have not yet been set on visits to the Whita House of South african president . De Klerk of Black nationalist Leader Nelson Mandela. See relate Story Page 3. A said his administration would be delighted t j help a a democratically elected government m Cuba n one Ever emerges. However Bush added a a Castro Nash not changed. Indeed he is swimming against the tide. A defended spending Money to Aid new Democrat cies instead of putting More into Domestic Prog Art is saying it was important to a help create stable Democrat cies that will actively Trade with the United states. A said his administration is looking into ways of shifting shipping lanes off the coast of Caldoria in keep Oil tankers further away from beaches. He Sai l was impossible to deny Access to tankers to West i ports but he said a we can go the extra mile in term of environmental  i a declared himself opposed to statehood for 11 District of Colombia. A this is a Federal City and a View is it should remain that a he said. Put me 1 As unsympathetic to that particular cause