European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes sunday March 25, 1990yugoslav troops sent to curb unrest Pristina Yugoslavia apr the government deployed soldiers across the troubled Kosovo province saturday to quell renewed unrest sparked by a mysterious illness that has affected hundreds of ethnic albanians. At the same time the serbian Republic announced it is assuming direct control of Kosovo s police a move that could increase tension. The police Force is dominated by ethnic albanians who form 90 percent of Kosovo a population. The minority serbs and montenegrin have accused them of failing to provide adequate Protection to minority groups in Kosovo a province within Serbia. News briefs More than 60 people have died in ethnic violence in the province in the past year. The latest unrest was triggered by a mysterious illness that hospitalized about 1,000 people last week mostly ethnic albanian children and teen agers. The victims suffered lung and skin irritation and some ethnic albanians alleged that they had been poisoned. Most of the patients were released by saturday but Hospital sources said a few were still arriving for treatment. The cause of the illness had not been determined. On saturday a dozen military tanks were on the outskirts of pod Jevto 20 Miles North of the provincial capital of Pristina. Troop movements were also reported at Pec Vul cite Titova Mitrovich Djakovich and priz Ren radio Belgrade said. With an overwhelmingly ethnic albanian population pod Jevto is considered a hotbed of the groups struggle for the autonomy Kosovo lost when Serbia assumed direct control of the provinces judiciary and education a year ago. A Western journalist who requested anonymity said he saw police Headquarters in pod Jevto surrounded saturday by at least 40 police officers in Battle gear. He said police earning sub machine guns were All Over the City. Jim fish a reporter for the British broadcasting corp., said he was detail by police for two hours and ques k when he returned to pod Jevto f0ftn a visit to a nearby Village. 8 a passed a column of Lanu outside pod Jevto. S a French medical team was re Norm in route to Kosovo to try to Doss the cause of the mysterious  authorities have said there it i no medical evidence to Back claims n poisoning but ethnic albanian activist sought a second opinion Friday the i croatian daily newspaper a Jeusnik reported that at least one serbian policeman and one serbian schoolgirl also sought treatment in Titova Mitrovich North of Pristina for the  did no to devise cover Story witness says Washington apr a Cia employee says there was no attempt to cover up a missile shipment to Iran Only a a great Deal of confusion Over the 1985 delivery of Hawk missiles Central to the Iran Contra affair. Norman Gardner testified on Friday that John Poindexter and the late Cia director William Casey did not orchestrate a false cover Story about the . Governments role in the november 1985 shipment of 18 Hawk missiles. Poindexter who was president Reagan a National Security adviser at the time is accused of conspiracy obstructing Congress and making false statements by saying he did no to find out until january 1986 that Hawks had been delivered to Iran. Gardner at the time special assistant to the Agency a then Deputy director of operations Clair George is now the Ciao a Deputy director in the office of congressional  of York baby a both Are doing very Well London up a the Duchess of York rested inside a maternity Hospital saturday As crowds of photographers and Well wishers kept a Vigil outside to catch a glimpse of her Newborn second daughter who is sixth in line to the British throne. The 7-Pound 1 h ounce girl was delivered by caesarean Section Friday night in the presence of her father. Prince Andrew Buckingham Palace said. The baby was in a Breech position. A both Are doing very Well a a Royal spokesman said of the child and her Mother the former Sarah Ferguson popularly known As  Andrew returned to the Hospital saturday afternoon bearing an arrangement of Flowers shaped As a Stork carrying a baby. Queen Elizabeth ii was said to be delighted at the birth of her sixth grandchild. In Hampshire residents joined the Duchess father maj. Ron Ferguson in celebrating the birth.4 Arab nations leaders join in Unity ceremonies Rome apr the leaders of Egypt Syria Sudan and Libya joined in a display of Arab Unity saturday for ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the expulsion of British forces from Libya the libyan news Agency Jana reported. Presidents Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Hafez Assad of Syria used the occasion for their first meeting since the ending of a 12-year rift Between their countries Jana said. The report did not say what they discussed. The Agency monitored in Rome said libyan Leader col. Moa mar Qadhafi welcomed Assad Mubarak and sudanese Leader Omar Hassan Elbashir at the ceremony in Obruk on the Mediterranean coast in Eastern Libya. In Cairo egyptian officials said Mubarak would have talks with Qadhafi on International and Arab issues and recently improved relations Between the two countries. Mubarak and Qadhafi began exchanging visits last october and Mubarak a current visit is their fifth meeting since. Contras agree to demobilize before Chamorro takes office Tegucigalpa Nicaragua up a .-backed Contra rebels agreed Friday to demobilize before nicaraguan president elect Violeta Chamorro takes office next month signalling an end to nine years of civil War in Nicaragua. Managua archbishop Miguel Obando y Bravo read a joint communique announcing the agreement after a Day of talks with nicaraguan rebel leaders at the ton Contin honduran air base in Tegucigalpa. The agreement was praised by both the . And nicaraguan governments. The Bush administration called it a a step toward peace a and nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega said it would help eliminate the War that has caused a so much suffering for the nicaraguan  the communique called the to Contin declaration said the contras recognize that the feb. 25 elections in which Chamorro Defeated Ortega were carried out a in Freedom honesty and efficiency and a allowed a Triumph of the Peoples will to establish a process of  a this. Allows us to declare emphatically that we have decided to begin the process of general demobilization of our forces starting with the disarming of those who remain in Honduras by april 20 at the latest a the statement said. An estimated 15,000 .-funded contras have been fighting a War against Nicaragua a leftist government since 1981. In Managua Ortega met Obando y Bravo and the Chamorro delegation at the Managua Airport As they returned from Honduras. A was president of Nicaragua i fully support this Accord. It is in line with achieving peace for nicaraguans i and eliminating the War that has caused so much dam-1 age and so much suffering for the nicaraguan people Quot Ortega told a news conference. Ortega said he would order the sandinista defense i ministry to take the Steps necessary to comply with the Accord a so that. If possible by april 25, there is not a single armed Contra in  asked whether the Accord would make possible the i disarming of sandinista supporters in the Countryside Ortega said a we Are assuming this Accord will be  a if we achieve that a he added a there will be no i reason for Many peasants who Are now armed in War j zones to retain their  Obando y Bravo arrived in Honduras on Friday i heading a delegation sent by Chamorro what is scheduled to take office april 25. The disbanding of the contras has been a major Issue in the transition of Power in  from Page 1 of Here a free Man and get on with his life a she said. Assistant District attorney Brent Cole in remarks before the sentencing cited Hazelwoods history of two Drunken driving convictions and declared that a Captain Hazelwood is probably on a scale of 1 to 10, a 3 or 4 As to his likelihood of  his future also is clouded by More than 100 lawsuits filed by assorted victims of the spill. The Exxon Valdez a 987-foot Tanker ran aground on March 24, 1989, and gushed nearly 11 million Gallons of Oil into the Pristine sound. Jim Morakis an Exxon spokesman in new York said thursday that the verdict a would seem to confirm the View that the grounding of the Exxon Valdez was an  Alaska gov. Steve Cowper said Hazelwoods acquittal on the most serious charges shows that someone comedian Richard Pryor moved out of intensive care Brisbane Australia apr Richard prior recovering from a mild heart attack was moved from an intensive care unit saturday the Hospital said. His agent said the actor comedian might resume his fishing vacation after his release. Pryor 49, was admitted to the Wesley Hospital after suffering a heart attack tuesday. He was listed saturday in stable condition and the Hospital administrator Douglas killer said Pryor probably would be discharged by tuesday. His agent Guy Mcelwaine said Pryor was in Australia to fish on the great Barrier reef for Marlin a and then planned to go to new zealand to fish for Trout. He May still do that depending on How he a  other than the Veteran Mariner was responsible for the grounding. A the result bears out the fact that there Are other people responsible for this other than Captain Hazelwood a said Cowper. Meanwhile coast guard commandant Paul Yost said Hazelwood will face hearings to determine if he should continue holding his maritime master s License it was Clear from the trial and from other eve it Jonje that human error caused the grounding Yost said. No matter what technological changes Are introduced or what new Laws Are enacted the coast guard cannot guarantee that similar groundings will not happen again he  from Page 1 at relatives but to seek Sanctuary in churches. On thursday Gorbachev told Landsbergis the Lithuania should Stop signing up Volunteer Toracs. Sought a response from the lithuanian Leader by a i urday. He also had demanded that lithuanians surr Der their firearms. Officials said that the soviet Lea j wanted to forestall possible violence like the that rocked Magorno Karabash. ,. I Landsbergis did not capitulate to Gorbachev s de to halt the formation of self defense units for Usi o Borders but he promised the soviet Leader he replace the Kab and soviet police with the volunteers. I negotiator honoured Washington apr president Bush has a1 corded the personal rank of ambassador to Ric Smith for his role As special negotiator for a talks with Canada. Smith 57, is a career state d p ment officer