European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars a it cd stripes sunday july 1,1990 Lusaka Zambia apr soldiers captured an army lieutenant saturday after he announced on state radio that president Kenneth Kaunda had been toppled. The radio said later that the claim was made by a a confused  the african nation has recently been hit by its worst Urban violence since Independence. At least 23 people have been slain during clashes with paramilitary police and soldiers. A. Student led riots began last monday after the government More than doubled the Price of com meal Zambia s Staple food. It increased from $2.79 for a 55-Pound bag to $6.56. The protesters also demanded an end to one party Rule in Zambia. Early saturday an army troop Carrier crowded with armed soldiers cruised the poor suburban township of Mut endere and a a speaker declared we have a new president a a residents said. Loyalist soldiers guarding Kaunda a state House on Independence venue fired shots at civilians who gathered at thei main Gates to celebrate the reported coup witnesses said. Three bodies of people in civilian clothes with gunshot wounds were spotted by Western diplomats. There was no confirmation of any casualties from authorities. Paramilitary police reinforced the guards at entrances to Kaunda s official residence. The speaker on stale radio who identified himself in repeated broadcasts As it. Mwamba Lucheme of the signals corps was escorted from the studio about 90 minutes after his broadcast began. A Man wearing the insignia and uni Forin of a zambian lieutenant was seen by reporters being marched from the radio Zambia studio on the capital s outskirts to an army vehicle. A i wanted to take Oyer the government but Kaunda s puppets Are stopping me a the Man said pointing to the soldiers surrounding him. Ten armoured personnel carriers and trucks bearing armed troops had rushed to the Complex after the broadcasts began at 5 30 . It was unclear How the Man had gained Access to the station. Kaunda s whereabouts during the incident were not known officials had said he was in the Central City of Ndola for the annual Zambia International Trade fair. On Friday Kaunda announced that a National referendum on whether to restore multiparty government would be held oct. 17. Kaunda imposed a one party state in 1972 after leading the British Colony of Northern Rhodesia to Independence As Zambia in 1964. The radio incident came one Day after Security forces closed the University of Zambia in the capital beating up students and forcing about 5,000 of them off the Campus witnesses  34 students were detained for questioning. University officials said the Campus would be shut for two weeks. Kaunda 67, has been the target of several previous coup bids. He says he opposes pluralism for fear it will Divide tribes and plunge the impoverished landlocked nation of 7.5 million people into conflict. On the trip of China Beijing apr a american cyclist Kevin Foster dodging startled guards who wanted to arrest him whizzed Down the last stretch of the great Wall to reach the yellow sea Friday completing his end to end journey on the ancient Monument. Four people who were waiting to Greet Foster were questioned for about an hour including two american businessmen who helped sponsor his journey. A it was kind of an Quot exciting ending but not the ending i planned Quot a sunburned and scratched Foster said after returning to Beijing by train. The scratches came from Bushes along the last stretch of Wall. He said the guards at Shan Haikian where the Wall ends at the sea were startled to see him and a chinese companion come shooting Down the Wall from a direction other than the ticket Booth and turnstile for tourists. Foster said he ducked out of sight while the guards questioned professor i Wenyan of the chinese Academy of sciences Institute of geography Fosters chinese sponsor a chinese television reporter and Bill and Laroy Van Dyke Brothers and top officers of the  Bike of Matic company. The company helped sponsor the trip. Foster 30, a part time actor from Ojai calif., set out May 11 to become the first person to bicycle on top of the Wall from one end to the other. He started at the Walls westernmost pass Chi Yukuan in Kansu province but had to skip a Large stretch of Wall that traverses a closed military area. He walked alongside other portions of Wall that Are in ruins altogether bicycling 1,174,8 Miles of the 1,500-mile-Long Wall. Foster is the first person to bicycle any substantial distance on the Monument which China a emperors built More than 2,000 years ago to keep out foreign invaders. �?o1 was the first to do it that was the dream a he said. A if someone else wants to do what 1 just did a Good  a the last few Days in be been thinking not just about ending it but about taking a Shower Quot he added. The 12 Days he spent bicycling from Beijing East to the sea were the toughest he said because the Wall snakes through mountainous terrain. In places the Man made Wall simply stops and yields to sheer Cliffs. A i carried the Bike More than Rode it a Foster said. A there were a couple of times i went to take a step and there was a 20-foot drop i was Able to grab the Bushes and hold  it was there that he also encountered the worst bureaucratic barriers of the trip when local police began Kevin Foster triumphantly holds his Bike Friday where the great Wall of China ends at the yellow sea demanding he obtain a separate travel permit for each county he passed through. They also said he could not sleep in villages near the Wall but had to travel each night to the county seats. Quot i did no to enjoy the authority part Quot he said. Quot meeting the people along the Wall a those were the Best  Foster said he is considering writing a Book about his experiences. All along the route chinese were fascinated by his custom built aluminium Mountain Bike much lighter than the Black steel bicycles that Are the main Mode of transportation in China. He is hoping his journey will be included in the guinness Book of world records. Military Roundup 3 army auditors honoured for saving millions of dollars Heidelberg West Germany a three army internal auditors in Europe have received awards for exemplary performance in 1989, Filsann a i he year l i _ and Dean Van Engelen both of 21st theater Usa eur officials announced. Robert g. Whittemore of Vii corps he has been named auditor of the year. Jet Eghi chide army area come were Given auditor of Excel Fence awards for first runner up and second runner up  Trio was honoured at the internal review and audit compliance conference for their parts in identifying millions of dollars in potential military savings to their respective commands a Usa eur statement said the conference was held in june in willing in West Germany. Whittemore a audit of the procedures for handling Vii corps military Field clothing and equipment Ted to an annual corps savings of $788,000, Whittemore also recommended ways the troop food warehouses could improve their stocking operations Overall Whittemore a efforts saved the corps More than $ i million last year. / a a Mannheim a Ghode audited repair part control procedures and fuel Coupon management identifying a potential savings of $2,5 million. He then issued a Quick action report that saved the command $1 million. Van Engelen was recognized for his work in military communities in Sheinberg West Germany and the Netherlands. His review of the intermediate direct support maintenance operations for the Northern army group and 54th area support group resulted in savings of $782,000. His review of a support maintenance facility in Ettlich West Germany prompted the use of warranties and realistic Cost estimates for truck repairs. _4 personnel managers win awards in of Competition Ramstein a West Germany a air Force personnel managers in Europe won first place honors in four of the 14 categories of the air Force personnel manager of the year Competition. The winners Are a personnel specialist at Headquarters level a sgt Lisa Pomerleau Safe Deputy chief of staff for personnel a personnel superintendent at base level a master sgt. Clarence Smith 377th combat support Wing Ramstein a. T a personnel specialist at the base level a sgt. Michelle r. Brunswick 26th combat support group Wei Brincken a. A personnel specialist at the unit level a senior airman Scott r. Botticello 36th component repair so. Pitburg a. There also were four Safe runners up in the Competition. Safe selects the years Best transportation units Ramstein a. West Germany a Safe has announced its outstanding trans portion units for 1990, the 401st trans so Torrejon a Spain was. The Only dual Winner capturing two of the five categories. A a the winners Are a Best motor vehicle maintenance unit a 401st trans so a Best motor vehicle operation unit a 316th trans so Ramstein a. A Best traffic management unit 52nd trans so Span Dahlem a West Germany. A Best combat readiness and resources unit a 401st trans so. A Best special trans portion activity a 7350th air base group Tempelhof Central Airport West Berlin. Aviation maintenance unit gets Navy commendation Naples Italy a the naval european repair and rework activity recently received a meritorious unit citation for decreasing the turnaround time and Cost of operations for the unit. The unit also provided its same Quality of service despite a 50 percent increase in workload installed new facilities and performed a variety of time critical repairs for Fleet aviation units according to the citation