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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes. Wednesday August 8, 1990 african National Congress ends 29-year guerrilla War Pretoria South Africa apr the Adrienn National Congress tuesday announced it is ending its 29-year guerrilla Campaign and suspending All military action Clearing the Way for full scale talks on ending White minority Rule. Anc Leader Nelson Mandela said his organization was making every Effort to notify supporters to immediately end All armed action against the government. The two sides pledged after 16 hours of talks to  to counter growing to i Lical violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent months. A the Way is now open to proceed toward negotiations on a new Constitution a a joint statement by the two sides declared. Police tuesday said at least 15 Blacks had been killed in scattered factional fighting around the country since sunday the dead included 11 killed in Kogiso outside Johannesburg in a Power struggle Between Anc supporters and inkatha the conservative Zulu political movement police said. The Independent South african press association said Kag so was tense but quiet tuesday with police patrols deployed in Force in the area. President . De Klerk who announced the cease fire with Mandela after the talks hailed the breakthrough saying a we think what has happened today forms an important turning  the two leaders looked tired but pleased As they announced the agreement in the Early morning hours. Quot in the interest of moving As speedily As possible toward a negotiated peaceful political settlement and in the context of the agreement reached the Anc announced it was now suspending All armed actions with immediate effect a said a joint statement released by the Anc and the government Mandela said the Anc would halt the infiltration of guerrillas and arms from neighbouring countries. A we Hope that we will he Able to communicate with our people and inform them of what we have decided Quot he said Mandela and the Anc now face a major test of their leadership to see if Blacks especially militant youths in a South african president . De Klerk left and african National Congress vice president Nelson Mandela announce the Ancy decision to suspend its guerrilla Campaign against the government. Black townships observe the Call for a cease fire. Some critics fear the Anc has Little actual control at the grass roots level and violence will continue since Many Young Blacks oppose a peaceful settlement. Immediate reaction to the Anc announcement was glowing. Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu a leading anti apartheid activist said a a it a tremendous news., a a. We want to commend the Anc very warmly for its  but Tutu echoed warnings from Anc leaders that the government must act to curb the police and ensure that the Law is administered fairly. Anc leaders contend the police oppose Reform and continue to persecute opposition groups. Tutu said Quot we must warn the South african government very sharply that if it docs not act very firmly indeed to bring the police under control then it wifi wreck the prospects of a negotiated  caretaker pakistani government sworn in after 1constitutional coup7 Islamabad Pakistan apr an army bucked caretaker government with sweeping emergency Powers consolidated control tuesday after Binazir Bhutto a administration was dismissed in what one Diplomat called a a constitutional coup Quot exercising his constitutional Power president Cihua Lam Ishaq Khan abruptly dismissed prime minister Bhutto a government monday and dissolved the National Assembly the lawmaking lower House of parliament. Quot corruption and nepotism in the Federal government has reached such proportions that the people have lost Faith in the government the president said in a statement. Ishaq Khan set new elections Lor oct. 24 and declared a state of emergency saying National Security was a threatened by external aggression and by internal  the president did not elaborate but his statement Likely Relei led to Bonier tensions with neighbouring India and ethnic violence in Bhutto s Home province of Singh that has left hundreds dead. Opposition Leader Mulata Jatoi was sworn in As acting prime minister monday. Most of those attending i he ceremony were members of the military High command. Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said the pakistani army strongly supported Ishaq Khan s move. I hey said the army had become increasingly impatient with Bhutto s unwillingness to find a political solution to the ethnic violence and her perceived meddling in military affairs. Army chief of staff Jen. Mir a asian beg said the military which has ruled the country for 25 years of its 43-year history had no intention of seizing Power. A we Are not going to get involved in politics Quot beg said. Bhutto 37, said in a statement before leaving for her Home in the Southern port City of Karachi that the pre. Is Dent a action was Quot arbitrary illegal and  but she said she did not believe the president had betrayed her. A other forces wanted me out a a subdued Bhutto told a news conference. The presidents decision caught members of Bhutto a government by Surprise but opponents said the president started drafting the order two months ago. A she has nobody to blame but herself. She had plenty of warnings Quot said Abida Hussein a former lawmaker and one of Bhutto a most outspoken critics. A this was a kind of constitutional coup staged while world attention was focused on the events of Kuwait and Iraq Quot said one Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity. A but something had to be done. If things had continued the Only ultimate solution would have been martial  shortly after Ishaq Khan dissolved the government the army look control of the state run television network and the Telephone and Telegraph Exchange. Soldiers were deployed throughout the capital. Emergency Rule valid for up to four months allows the president and the caretaker government to suspend individual rights and civilian courts and to make Laws. Bhutto military Roundup old eyeglasses needed to help zairian see better Kaiserslautern West Germany a amps a if you re seeing better thanks to a new prescription done to throw away those old eyeglasses. Uso offices in the Kaiserslautern military Community Are sending donated glasses to Zaire where they arc needed. The medical Supply program for Zaire is being run by reservists from the West German army. The West German air Force has agreed to deliver the supplies to Zaire for free. Donations will be accepted at any one of the Uso offices in the Kaiserslautern military com manily until aug. 31. Those locations Are at Klaber Cavern and  Kaiserslautern at Ramstein a and at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. Mailed donations should be sent to Uso Kat scr Taulen bldg. 1003, vog Chweh housing area Apo by. 09094. For More information Call the 29lh area support group Public affairs office at ets 483-8279 or 483-8773.top communities named in v corps 21st theater Frankfurt West Germany a the winners of army communities of excellence awards for v corps and the 21st theater army area come have been announced. In v corps the Large category Winner is bad or Cugnach the medium category Winner is Wiesbaden and the Small category Winner is Frankfurt. Each Community will receive $50,000, the v corps runners up were Fulda Darmstadt and Baum older. Each of those communities will receive s20,0q0, j in the 21st, the nor deutschland military Community won in the Large Stze category Karlsruhe was tops in the medium category and  won in the Small Community category. The military Community in the Netherlands was nominated to compete in a new category for most improved communities. The top winners now Advance to the usar eur level Competition. Five Usa eur communities will receive $200,000 each and Advance to the army  a commissary ranks As Best overseas Sembach a West Germany the Sembach a commissary has earned its second consecutive l. Mendel Rivers award recognizing it a the Best commissary overseas. Sembach was awarded the title at the air Force commissary service s annual training conference in san Antonio. The award is named in Honor of the late congressman from South Carolina former chairman of the House armed services committee. In addition to the top overseas award the store also was named the Best grocery  Europe Frankfurt changing phone numbers Frankfurt West Germany a military and civilian Telephone numbers Are changing at an Europe and an Frankfurt. Once the changes Are Complete the following departments can be reached by calling ets 3294 plus the Extension or civilian 069-15688 plus the Extension. The extensions Are a an Frankfurt local station 236 or 238. A broadcast chaplain 143 or 144. A broadcast management Branch 264. A broadcast operations Center 170. A command information Branch 251. A command Section 240. A daily sports schedule recording. 140. A daily television schedule recording 141. A Del 2, european broadcasting so 138. A Elj army Magazine. 294. A news Branch 222. A programming and operations division 262. A Public affairs i 37. A sports 219. A switchboard Oil. A television production 256 or 258. Until the switch is Complete callers should continue to dial the switchboard at ets 3206101 or civilian 069-151-6101  
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