European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stabs and stripes wednesday thursday july 4/5,1990 under the gun a an israeli naval gunner prepares his weapon on the Stern of an israeli Dvora military boat tuesday As it moves out of the Northern israeli seaport of Haifa background for a patrol along the lebanese coast to the North. Moscow apr prime minister Kazimiera Prunskiene of Lithuania says leaders of the three Baltic republics will meet next week to devise a strategy for Independence talks with the Kremlin. Prunskiene who returned monday night from a visit to Finland and Estonia said she wonted All three Baltic states to be involved in negotiations with the Kremlin but that the Moscow leadership was opposed to the idea. The official Tass news Agency recon ital of a Estonia and Latvia would work together on Lithuania a approach to negotiations with the Kremlin. Meanwhile soviet Premier Nikolai i. Ryzhkova said the initial phase of the Independence talks would be the most difficult As Lithuania offers its ideas about its future course. Quot if the Republic remains a part of the . With some special status this will Call for one scenario a he said. Quot if they categorically insist on seceding from the ., negotiations will have a completely different  Ryzhkova also told the unofficial inter fax news Agency that talks on Lithuania should be conducted at the level of prime  he added a unfortunately we have received no answer yet from the lithuanian leaders As to who will negotiate with soviet officials on the level of prime minister or  the soviet government responding to Lithuania a agreement to a moratorium on its declaration of Independence resumed pumping Oil to Lithuania a largest refinery at Maz Hekia on saturday. But motorists in Lithuania Are still finding it difficult to buy gasoline for their personal use a parliament to meet says a if they categorically insist on seceding negotiations will have a completely different  Nikolai i. Ryzhkova tary spokesman in Vilnius said. Gasoline is going mainly to agricultural concerns said Haris Subacius a spokesman for the supreme Council legislature. Quot the blockade is being lifted but we cannot feel it yet a Subacius said. He said it will probably be two or three weeks before the situation is Normal. The soviet government Cut off shipment of All Oil most natural Gas and numerous other items to Lithuania on april 18 in an attempt to Force it to rescind its March 11 declaration of Independence. Natural Gas shipments were to be resumed tuesday the news Agency Post Actium said but there was no information on supplies of other raw materials that were blocked by the Kremlin. On Friday the lithuanian parliament accepted a Compromise that traded a 100-Day moratorium on the Independence decree for an immediate end to the blockade and the Start of negotiations. Subacius said the negotiations Between Vilnius and Moscow could begin within two weeks. Marcos verdict sets stage for showdown Manila Philippines apr the acquittal of Imelda Marcos on racketeering and fraud charges throws philippine politics into disarray at a time when president Corazon Aquino a government faces a growing Public crisis of Confidence. The verdict sets the stage for a political Quot War of the widows a with far reaching implications for this troubled country. On monday a Federal jury in new York aquit cd Marcos on charges of looting the philippine Treasury of $222 million to buy real estate jewelry and Art. Co defendant Adnan Khash Oggi also was cleared of helping Marcos Nide ownership of the property. Now if Aquino wants philippine charges brought against her old enemy she would have to pay a Price a letting Marcos come Home. The Constitution bans criminal trials in absent a. Philippine officials said tuesday they were ready to file criminal charges against Marcos if the president allows the former first lady to return. Its a difficult decision Given the Long and bitter history the two share. Marcos husband Ferdinand was toppled by the 1986 popular revolt that brought Aquino to Power he died in september in Hawaii. Aquino a husband Benigno was slain upon returning Home in 1983 to Challenge Marcos. That has led to suspicions that personal bitterness Between the two widows plays a More important role than National Security in the decision to bar Marcos. A i have Learned one lesson from politics a said sen. Orlando Mercado an Aquino ally who was jailed by Marcos. A never Plant the seeds of  another pro Aquino politician assistant House majority Leader Raul Roco said mrs. Marcos should be brought Back for trial to a Settle once and for All whether she had indeed violated philippine  the Aquino government claims Ferdinand Marcos and his associates stole $10 ointment with the new York verdict a but said the ban on Marcos return still stands. _ a the acquittal docs not alter the National interest and Security grounds on which we have premised our decision not to allow the return of mrs. Marcos at the present time a she said. Allowing Marcos to return Home now could be perilous for Aquino whose own popularity is at a Low ebb. The recent withdrawal of All peace corps members from the country and reports that one of them has been kidnapped by communist rebels heightened concern about a deterioration of Law and order. The future of the six american military bases among the most controversial Domestic issues remains unresolved although the lease on the agreement expires next year. Talks on a new agreement resume next month. Meanwhile the military says renegade leaders of the december coup attempt ish fans Are again recruiting followers. All that has contributed to the political uncertainty now compounded by the spectre of Marcos return. Atco Nuon Aquino. Has she been forced into a a War of the widows billion before he was ousted. But the government refrained from filing charges against the Marc oses because it was feared their return would cause political upheaval. Even after Ferdinand Marcos died the Aquino government refused to allow his body to be brought Home Back for burial. Imelda Marcos told Manila television station Abs can after the verdict that returning to the Philippines a is my Only  on tuesday Aquino expressed Digap Nila Standard quo has said she is not planning to run for re election in 1992, and no Clear favorite has emerged. The situation is so murky that political commentators believe that if Marcos were allowed to return she could Wield considerable influence in the 1992 elections a either by endorsing a candidate or running herself. Some commentators believe mrs. Aquino might change her mind and run again if she believes mrs. Marcos or a candidate backed by her stands a Good Chance of winning. A if so it will be a War Between widows a one who is in Power and another who has lost it but Sti i possessing enough resources to Chal Enge a government a wrote columnist Emil Jurado in the a y pay tribute to Henson London apr in St. Paul a Cathedra transformed to resemble the North London Parkland that Jim Henson loved More than 1,400 colleagues family members and fans paid tribute monday to the master puppeteer who made England his second Home. St. Paul a was decorated with greenery its aisles full of Henson a creatures and portraits of their american creator who died May 16 in new York of pneumonia at age 53. A the loved England and the English we claim him As ours a said Henson Duncan Kenworthy chief of Henson productions in Britain. Henson a wife Jane and four of their five children attended. A a a when i was Young my ambition was to be one of the people who makes a difference in this world a a daughter Cheryl 29, recited from an essay written by her father. A a a my Hope still is to leave this world a Little bit belter than it was when i got Here. We really feel he did leave the world a bit better Quot she told the congregation