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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. August 3. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 Porto is p Ain Trinidad apr officials said thursday they will press charges against 112 moslem rebels who took prime minister Arthur . Robinson and 54 others hostage in a failed coup attempt. T moslem rebel Leader Abu Bakr and his followers surrendered and freed their remaining 46 hostages wednesday ending a crisis that began five Days earlier with the armed seizure of parliament and the governments telc vision station. State radio said Leo pcs Vignos a Junior government minister who was taken hostage Friday and released a Day later died of a heart attack wednesday in a Hospital. He had been shot in the Heel. Government officials said wednes Day they jihad not determined the number killed and wounded in the hostage taking and subsequent widespread looting on the Caribbean Island off Venezuela. They said at least two police officers were killed. . Ambassador Charles Gargano had said the government told him that. At least 20 people died and that bodies were left in the parliament building. The rebels said they were granted amnesty but Deputy prime minister Winston Dookheran emphatically denied that. He said a appropriate charges would be brought against the rebels. Asked whether the charges would include murder and treason Dookheran said it would be up to the judicial authorities to decide. Bakr a former policeman who converted to islam and regards himself As a Champion of the Downtrodden was under heavy guard along with the other 111 rebels at army Headquarters in Cha Gua Ramas in Northwest Trinidad. The freed hostages spent the night at Camp Ogden another army base near rebel Leader Abu Bakr front and followers sit on a government bus after surrendering wednesday in port of Spain Trinidad. A the capital of port of Spain for medical exams and treatment. Contrary to earlier claims that the prime minister had agreed to resign Dookheran said Robinson remained in charge of the government. Bakr had demanded Robinsons ouster accusing him of corruption and blaming him for widespread poverty in this once Oil Rich nation of 1.3 million. The 63-year-Otd prime minister was freed tuesday and hospitalized for treatment of a leg wound suffered in the takeover As Well As exhaustion and glaucoma. The attempted coup began Friday when armed rebels stormed the state television station and parliament taking top government officials and others captive. They also burned Down the police station. The attack set off a wave of looting. Hundreds of people took to the streets ransacking stores and warehouses for food television sets and other items. Damage was estimated at $50 million and food and medical shortages were beginning to set in. It was the worst violence in Trinidad since a Black uprising in the Early 1970s. A hot footing it an fast German Soldier in Berlin probably wishes he could pure Down to shorts like the tourist watching him. The Soldier was guarding a world War u memorial thursday when temperatures hovered in the upper 80s. Abcs a twin peaks captures 14 emmy awards nominations Beverly Hills Calif. Apr abcs Quirky drama a twin peaks Quot which astounded critics and confounded television viewers captured a leading 14 nominations thursday for the 42nd annual primetime emmy awards. No cd Slegal drama . Law Quot earned 13 nominations and no cd so a cheers and cd so so Murphy Browne each received 12 nominations. A the Simpsons Quot the irreverent animated program from cartoonist Matt groaning had five nominations. With 95 nominations Abc which finished last among the three networks in nominations last year tied Abc for first. Lbs Drew 73 selections and the Fox broadcasting co. Earned 23, up from 12 a year ago. The selections were announced in a predawn ceremony at the Beverly Hilton hotel by Dana Delany of abcs a China Beach and Louis Gossett jr., both emmy winners themselves. Director David Lynch so twin peaks was nominated As outstanding drama series and its Star Kyle Maclachlan was nominated for Best actor in a drama series for his performance As enigmatic pie Loving Fri agent Dale Cooper. The1 series also collected a nomination for Lead actress Piper Laurie two nominations for writing and one to Lynch for directing the acclaimed Pilot episode. Other nominees for Best drama series were Abc s a China Beach a no cd a . Law and a quantum leap a and Abc s  a cheers a the Boston bar comedy was nominated again for Best comedy series which it won last year. Also nominated were cd so a designing women a and a Murphy Brown Quot no cd so the Golden girls and abcs a the wonder  abcs a the Kennedy s of Massachusetts a with eight nominations headed the list of nominees for Best miniseries. Other nominees were no cd so Blind Faith Quot no cd so drug wars the Camarina Story Quot cd so a family of spies and abcs Quot Small  despite actress Tracey oilman s decision to end her inventive Fox variety series it won a total of 13 nominations. Other multiple nominees included a thirty Someth Inge with ii the syndicated a Star trek the next generation Quot with nine and a the Golden girls Quot with eight. A Roseanne Quot the top rated but increasingly controversial comedy series earned just two nominations including a Best comedy actor selection for series costar John Goodman. Richard Mulligan who won the emmy for Best comedy actor last year was nominated again in the category for no cd so empty  he will face Goodman Ted Danson of a cheers a Craig t. Nelson of abcs a coach Quot and child Star Fred Savage of abcs a the wonder  their female counterparts in the comedy Competition were Kirlie Alley for a cheers a Delta Burke for cd so a Quot designing women Quot Betty White in a the Golden girls a Candice Bergen in Quot Murphy Brown a and Blair Brown for Quot the Days amp nights of Molly Dodd a which is seen on cables lifetime network. For supporting performances in a comedy the choices were Woody Harrolson and Kelsey Grammer for a cheers a Jerry Van Dyke in Quot coach a c Harles Kimbrough Lor a Murphy Browne and Alex Rocco in c bsh a a the f Amous Teddy  nominations Lor supporting comic actress went to Rhea Perlman and Bebe Neuwirth in Quot cheers a Estelle Getty for a the Golden girls Quot Faith lord from a Muy Phy Brown a and Julia Duffy in lbs  among the More notable nominations was one for the late Jim Henson who created the puppets. 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