European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a a the stars and stripes Friday april 6,1990tiananmen closed on mourning holidav3-� a a pm Pye a Quot met in i. A police deployed at 30-foot intervals around the perimeter of Beijing s Tiana men Square stand guard , Geagea Honor plea by clergy for cease fire Beijing apr police cordoned off Tinna Square during thursday s Holiday Honor Quot dead in an apparent bid to Block any mourn protesters killed in june when the to crushed the pro democracy movement a Quot Are. On the nearly deserted 100-acre Square a a he a need groups of Flag waving schoolchildren Fis Chungming Mark no he a Quot Quot a a Alisa or a the student led pro democracy movement and the country a symbolic Center of Power. E police guards stood at 30-foot intervals the perimeter. Police vans and jeeps were parked Al strategic Points and dozens of police with Saikie talkies patrolled adjacent streets. Overseas dissidents had called on be Imine dents to stroll through the Square on Chin mine in a silent memorial to the hundreds killed when troops stormed the City june 3-4 to drive thousands of pro democracy protesters from Tiana men. Beijing schools and factories warned Yonne Leopie to stay away from Tiana men and advised them against wearing Black armbands or the traditional White mourning Flower on Ching Ming. The City also issued orders forbidding group memorial activities unless authorities granted permission. Some students said they wanted to go to Tiana men but others said they were fearful of potential repercussions and would stay away. Beirut Lebanon apr fighting died Down thursday Between Gen. Michel Aoun and warlord Samir Geagea after a cease fire called by clergymen who said the warfare threatened the christians a very existence in the police said that overnight howitzer and mortar duels in Eastern Beirut and North of the City killed two people and wounded three others. Then the big guns fell silent at Daybreak. But sharpshooters of Aouni a army and snipers from Geagea a lebanese forces militia continued to skirmish in the 310-Square-mile Christian enclave. The inconclusive showdown for Mastery of the enclave normally Home for about 1 million christians has killed 841 people and wounded 2,298 since it broke out Jan. 30. Police say at least one fourth of the enclaves population or a Quarter of a million people has fled to safer areas in Lebanon and neighbouring countries. Aouni a television station located in Beirut a Eastern suburb of Nazmiyeh resumed its broadcasts shortly after Midnight wednesday after repairing the Antenna hit Early in the evening during fierce artillery exchanges. The station remained off the air for five hours. Geagea and Aoun in separate statements said overnight that they accepted a cease fire in line with the plea from 20 maronite Catholic clergymen. In their peace bid the 16th cease fire Call in the 66-Day confrontation the clergymen told Geagea and Aoun their War threatened the christians a very existence in Lebanon and the the maronite clerics said continued fighting Between Aouni a 19,000 troops and Geagea a 6,000 militiamen would a finish off the a the christians Fate should not be decided by two guns confronting each other and spreading horror death and destruction the clergymen said in their statement. Children play War games in Ashrafi Yeh during a relative Lull in the fighting 5 Homeland chiefs Boycott talks with de Klerk radar Uiki c a a. Rev a gape town South Africa apr in a major setback to peace Hopes leaders of five Black homelands pulled out of talks thursday with president . De Klerk. The negotiations concerned ending unrest and dismantling apartheid the nations White minority system of government. The Cabinet officer responsible for Black affairs constitutional development minister Gerrit Viljoen said the Homeland chiefs withdrew from the talks under pressure from opposition groups. Viljoen said the pressure amounted to intimidation a but he gave no details. African National Congress Leader Nelson Mandela was to meet with de Klerk to consider ways to revive the negotiations. De Klerk has pledged to end apartheid. Kwa Zulu chief minister Magos thu but Elezi was the Only Homeland Leader ready to meet with de Klerk Viljoen said. But Elezi Heads the conservative inkatha movement and is seen As Mandela a main Black rival. Right Wing Leader urging Whites to a buy More firearms Johannesburg South Africa state and is identified by a Swastika Johannesburg South Africa up a the Leader of the right Wing extremist afrikaner resistance movement warning of a a second blood River a has oiled on Whites to Arm themselves and prepare for a showdown with the country a Black majority. A go and buy More firearms Dean them this is the land of the Boer a the fiery Leader of the Abb Eugene Terre Bunche told about 2,000 supporters in Pretoria on wednesday the party seeks an Independent White state and is identified by a Swastika like Emblem. It has accused the government of president Frederik de Klerk of trying to disarm Whites while allowing the at rican National Congress to keep its weapons. A this will be a second blood River a Tene Blatche said referring to the decisive 1838 Battle Between Boer trekkers and Zulu warriors in which some 3,000 zulus were slain turning the River blood is celebrated by afrikaners nowadays As the Battle of blood River. De Klerk decided to go ahead with the negotiations. His first meeting was with but Elezi and Heads of the majority parties in the White asian and col ored or mixed race parliaments. De Klerk was then to meet with Mandela and other Anc leaders. Allan Hendrickse head of the labor party in the coloured parliament said Mandela had asked him to pull out of the negotiations. Hendrickse said he would attend the talks but would ask de Klerk to adjourn them until All Homeland leaders could attend. South Africa has three parliaments a for Whites asians and coloured voters. The country does not have a parliament for Blacks who do not have the vote. The homelands were set up by the White minority government As separate areas for Blacks. Most Black opposition groups including Anc elements oppose the homelands conservative governments and have helped organize resistance against them. The Anc and other opposition groups want the homelands reintegrated into South Africa. The regions have been i by major unrest and the military a seized Power in Transki and Piskei. The South african government say the Homeland leaders must be incl Quot. In negotiations concerning the country future
