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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a news updates the stars and stripes tuesday november 13,1990election in Poland Warsaw Poland a Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa has widened his Lead Over prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki is the nov. 25 vote for the nations first directly elected president according to a poll. The Sample of 1,000 respondents taken nov. 5-6 showed Walesa is favored by 33 percent Mazowicki by 18 percent four minor candidates draw a total of 11 percent and 37 percent Are undecided. Of the undecided 41 percent said they a most probably will vote for Walesa and 23 percent for Mazowiecki said the poll published in polish weekend newspapers. It was conducted by the polling Agency of state television Bop and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent if neither candidate gets 50 percent the election goes to a  race in limbo Sacramento Calif. A one final Cliffhanger congressional race remains unresolved a Day after another close race ended with an incumbent conceding defeat democratic rep. Jim Bates of san Diego trailed Republican challenger Randy Cunningham by 982 votes in the 44th District with an unknown number of Absentee ballots still to be counted. Bates seeking a fifth term had been reprimanded by the House ethics committee last year for sexually harassing two female aides. Earlier democratic rep. Douglas Bosco of Sebastopol acknowledged be had lost a bid for a fifth term to Republican Developer Frank  sworn in Islamabad Pakistan apr prime minister Nawaz Shanks new Cabinet brings Back nearly a dozen Veteran politicians with links to the late military dictator Gen. Mohammad Ziaul Haq. The 18-member Cabinet was sworn in by president Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Defense was the Only portfolio that was not assigned. But analysts say Sharif will probably keep it following the tradition of his predecessors. The new Cabinet is dominated by veterans of the Muslim league the largest of 18 parties in the right Wing islamic democratic Alliance that swept into Power in the oct. 24 parliamentary elections. Sharif a 41-year-old industrialist who launched his political career during Ziaus Rule was sworn in earlier As prime minister to head the country s fifth civilian government in 43 years. In review gives club system at Ramstein clean Bill of health by Deedee Arrington dose Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a Ramstein a officers and enlisted dubs have recovered from a Long siege of mismanagement that took place several years ago according to a department of defense inspector general a report. The chips Are operating profitably and . Air forces Europe has put into effect a a thorough and effective morale welfare and recreation oversight system a the oct. 5 report said. The inspector general steam that conducted the review a identified no new material internal control weaknesses a said a memo to the assistant Secretary of the air Force for financial management and comptroller. A Dodig audit issued in september 1989 found funding abuses in the bases dub system particularly the enlisted dub Between fiscal years 1984 and 1987. Col. Buz Carpenter base commander said be was pleased with the most recent audit the in findings Carpenter said Point to Ramstein a mar operations today As a Model program and a Tell the world to look at it. And ask them Ramstein for help. In addition to announcing the Chib systems current Dean Bill of health the latest document includes information on issues that the air Force office of special investigations or Osi looked at in connection with Ramstein a mar operations. And it Points out that a key civilian player in the mismanagement scandal escaped responsibility for paying Back some of the club s losses and other punishment because he no longer works for the air Force. The civilian Ramstein a former Oon appropriated fund financial management officer has since gone to work for the army the report said. The 377th combat support Wing handles Ramstein a base support services. Wing investigators who m 1988 looked into inventory shortages at the no dub and a Naf Central warehouse had recommended that the Naf official and the former club manager be barred from holding other Naf jobs As Well As having to Bear financial responsibility for the losses. But 377th combat Wing officials did not follow the recommendations. They later were reprimanded. Among the other issues in the report were a an allegation that documents needed for a Dodig audit on the dub system bad been intentionally removed or destroyed before die team could see them was not substantiated. A a snooker table was improperly procured Frith appropriated funds for the officers dub. The people involved received verbal counselling. A training flights were used to move party equipment a general officer in. Solved reported that scheduled training flights were used and flights were not initiated just to move the equipment Osi investigators said. A an Osi investigation last january found that the former dub manager and the former Naf financial management officer were involved in covering up a $1,400 loss from the no dubs cashier Cage several years before. Individuals involved except for the Naf official were reprimanded. A about $128,000 of appropriated funds and $40,000 of no appropriated funds were improperly spent pm renovating a teen Center. An Osi investigation bore out an allegation that a general a wife a dictated the use of both appropriated and Naf funds in the project. Neither the woman nor her husband was identified by name in the report. World to look at it. And ask them were ther the woman nor her husband w Ramstein for  a an allegation that documents needed identified by name in the report. Yeltsin accuses Gorbachev of frying to pressure Russia info ceding Power Moscow apr Boris Yeltsin the Mem aare. Try to resolve the official news age outspoken president of the russian fed Ahi Tass repented or atom monday accused rival Mikhail 1h ii. A a Moscow apr Boris Yeltsin the outspoken president of the russian federation monday accused rival Mikhail Gorbachev of trying to pressure his Republic into ceding some economic Powers to the Central government a but we  and will not go for that a Yeltsin told a legislative committee. Yeltsin and Gorbachev the two most powerful soviet politicians and frequent critics of each others policies met in the Kremlin on sunday for four hours of what were intended As peacemaking talks but Yeltsin came out with More criticism of soviet authorities especially Over negotiations on a new treaty to group the 15 splintering soviet republics. A they pressed us yesterday and earlier to first sign a Union treaty and then resolve remaining issues in the meantime transferring everything to the authority of the Center a Yeltsin told the russian federations constitutional commission. His remarks were carried by the Independent inter fax news Agency. Yeltsin did not use Gorbachev s name but the soviet president appeared to be his target in the end an agreement was reached to resolve differences this year before the treaty is signed Yeltsin told Boris Yeltsin the commission. Soviet authorities and russian authorities will form parallel groups to work on issues including banking property and the Money Supply inter fax said. Yeltsin also listed disputes Over control of Oil Gas Gold and other precious metals As among the issues the committees would try to resolve the official news Agency Tass reported. The russian federation and most other republics Are at Odds with the Central soviet government Over who should control what. The russian parliament has declared its Laws take precedence Over National legislation and has passed a plan for switching to a Market Economy in 500 Days. Earlier monday the prime minister of Russia said he told soviet prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova his Republic wants to help strengthen the Union but also wants More Powers itself. A we understand this Mission and intend to implement it strengthening the Union. But on new principles of economic cooperation on principles of political interaction As a Sovereign state in the Union of soviet socialist republics a russian prime minister Ivan Silav told defense Plant managers gathered in the russian federation s government Headquarters. Silav and Ryzhkova joined in the Kremlin session after Yeltsin and Gorbachev met alone. The popular Yeltsin whom Gorbachev ousted from the communist party politburo in 1988, has criticized the soviet Leader for not moving fast enough on  save theater where Oswald was seized Dallas up a the theater where police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald less than two hours after president Kennedy was shot has been saved from the wrecker s Ball. Last minute contributions from film director Oliver Stone and Rock musician Don Henley have enabled the Texas theatre society to make a $5,000 Down payment and take Possession of the closed theater from United artists. After Oswald a seat was removed from the Texas theatre and placed in a Kennedy assassination exhibit it appeared life would be Short for the failing theater and Only the seat would survive. The Texas theatre society approached Stone with the idea erf holding the premiere of his film a born on the fourth of july at the theater. Much of the film was shot in the area. Stone told the group that selecting the premieres site was out of his bands but he wanted to help preserve the theater. Henley filmed a portion of the music video to his song a the end of the innocence Quot inside the theater. During a weekend news conference at the Heater Pamela mount vice president and chief fund Raiser for the historical society announced that Henley and Stone had each Given More than $10,000. Dennis Hamilton president of the society also thanked Dallas attorney Barry Goldstein for making a significant financial contribution and helping to arrange financing for the $175,000 Purchase. The theater dosed dec. 31. It had opened in 1931 As Dallas first air conditioned theater. On nov. 22,1963,80 minutes after the shooting of Kennedy police were summoned there because a strange Man rushed inside without paying. The film a War is hello was showing As they arrested the Man a Oswald. He had been sitting in the second Row from the Back in the fifth seat on the left of the Center aisle. People from All Over the world flocked to the theater to look at Oswald a seat it was donated to the sixth floor museum in May 1989. Mount said the theater must be restored to its original appearance to be designated a historical ate by the National Trust for historical preservation. Mount said the projects total Cost will be about $1.5 million and it is expected to be finished in 1992  
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