European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 17, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 Gorbachev to shake up government military Moscow apr president Mikhail s. Gorbachev on Friday promised a government and military shake up to break the a paralysis of Power that has blocked transition to a Market Economy. The soviet Leader addressing the supreme soviet legislature which had demanded that he give a full report on his plans said measures to reorganize the government Ana a get fid of outdated clearly useless structures would be submitted to the legislature within 10 Days. Gorbachev said the changes were necessary to implement the Union treaty that holds the country together. A the reorganization of the government should be accompanied by a renewal of its members those most competent should be brought into government a he said. He did not spell out the changes but said they had the approval of embattled soviet prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova. Reformers in parliament and elsewhere have demanded that Ryzhkova and his Cabinet resign but Gorbachev has stood by him. Speaking of the impending changes Gorbachev promised the legislators that a you will see for yourself in several Days when you get a draft concept of the  russian president Boris n. Yeltsin Gorbachev a leading political rival spoke afterwards and demanded that Ryzhkova a Cabinet called the Council of ministers be ousted and a crisis committee be created to Lead the country during the transition period to a Market Economy. Yeltsin wants the soviet Leader within two weeks to set up the committee which would apparently be a coalition of Central government officials and Republic leaders. A the crisis we Are experiencing now is still a crisis of a totalitarian state which is reflected in the paralysis of Power a Yeltsin said. He added that a the Center is sliding Down to confrontation with the republics and first of All with russia.�?�. Gorbachev also clearly worried about maintaining order during the chaotic period of transition promised a shake up of the top military leadership to Correct the paralysis. He rejected persistent rumours of a military coup and Peop were spreading them to discredit the army. We cannot discredit the army because we need them said t0 Mastain Stabi Ity in the country a Gorbachev changes a would be made in the top Echelon of the armed forces command a he said. A Gorbachev  said he would cancel All decisions taken by republics and local government bodies that deny rights to soviet soldiers and their families particularly those stationed in the Baltic. Pounding the lectern for emphasis Gorbachev appealed for the deputies to give him the support he needs to carry out reforms. He said some of his decrees have been reversed by Republic officials. The president cannot be just on his own just As you cannot Settle Many questions without his participation and without his Powers a Gorbachev pleaded. A a let a act  the soviet Leader denounced what he called a vile re Morse that the county would suffer from cold and starvation during the upcoming Winter and rejected the idea of a coalition government with the russian federation. His speech however came a Day after Leningrad a City Council voted to join a growing list of soviet cities that Are rationing food. A no More defensive action it is High time to launch an offensive a Gorbachev said delivering the report to the supreme soviet at the demand of rebellious deputies. Gorbachev a report came As he was losing support from former loyalists. The current Moscow news a weekly that has been a supporter of his reforms urged him a to either prove your ability to take decisive actions or resign.�?�. A at your demand you were Given additional Powers a the publications founders said in an open letter to Gorbachev. A today you can either use them for establishing a dictatorship or for deepening democratic perestroika. A dictatorship will Lead you and the whole country to  All but one of the 15 soviet republics have declared some sort of sovereignty from the Kremlin. Premier of Quebec reportedly has malignant skin cancer Ottawa up a Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa who is trying to determine whether his French speaking province should separate suffers from a deadly form of skin cancer the Montreal Gazette reported thursday. The Gazette quoting medical sources said doctors at the National cancer Institute in Bethesda md., a world Leader in cancer research and treatment were attempting to determine How far the cancer has advanced. Bourassa described As a Sun Lover who works hard on his Tan underwent a two hour operation sept. 12 to remove a malignant skin tumor on his lower Back. A a it a Well established the Premier has a Melanoma but he is under investigation for what stage it is at a a medical source told the Gazette. A a we re still in a Gray zone about it. Its not Black or  sources also told the newspaper that if the cancer has spread Bourassa could become the first Canadian candidate for a Radical new treatment program involving an experimental process called Gene therapy that was announced earlier this week by the Institute. Bourassa was admitted to the Institute on monday and was expected to take two weeks of vacation after his release if malignant tutors Are removed in time the patient Nas a Good Chance of Complete recovery. If the cancer invades other parts of the body death is Likely in most cases according to the newspaper because a Melanoma mat spreads resists All conventional forms of treatment such As chemotherapy and  a office has refused to comment on the premieres ailment. My Eivet est a can a this week announced an expert Jiniv or Cess it known As Gene therapy in which a ,k? in a Sec with genetically engineered blood cells men can target and destroy tutors. In be Quebec province has been Rife with debate Over Bourassa s Likely successor. Bourassa steered the province through the so called a file Premier Robert Bourassa Meech Lake Accord negotiations in june. The constitutional amendment which required the consent of All 10 provinces was aimed at preventing Quebec a secession from Canada and would have Given the province special Powers to promote and protect its French language and culture. The amendment collapsed when two provinces refused to approve it. Since then Bourassa has sought a consensus on whether Quebec should separate or merely try to negotiate some form of sovereignty association. Paul Balmer at the wheel of the Swiss solar powered car Waves after crossing the finish  Surprise Field to win solar car race Adelaide Australia apr an unheralded Swiss entry won the world solar Challenge on Friday after a six Day 1,875-mile petrol free dash from australians North to South. Enthusiastic supporters rang cowbells As the a spirit of Biel crossed the finish line at a resort South of Adelaide. The solar powered car resembling a giant Pink and Blue cockroach took the Lead on sunday the first Day of the Competition after leaving Darwin on australians Northern coast. Its closest competitor the highly favored Honda entry from Japan was still about 120 Miles from the finish line on Friday. Since the cars raced Only nine hours a Day Honda will not Likely finish the race until saturday morning. The Swiss entry steadily stretched its margin on the Stuart Highway across the country a arid Outback midsection. It finished More than 250 Miles ahead of the Honda vehicle. Three cars a Japan a Hogan corp. And . Entries University of Michigan and Western Washington University a were battling for third place. The Swiss car averaged 40.1 Miles per hour and finished in an unofficial time of 46 hours and 23 minutes. That was 116 hours off the record set by general motors Sunray cer in the inaugural race three years ago. The car was entered by Biel University of Switzerland. The team finished third in 1987 after suffering a collision near Alice Springs. That crash nearly put them out of the race. The Swiss car was built at a Cost of about $1 million much of it raised by the 53,000 citizens of Biel. The car was powered by the revolutionary Silicon solar cells developed by professor Martin Green and or. Stuart Wenham at the University of new South Wales in Australia. The laser grooved cells turn the suns rays into electrical Energy at a 17 percent efficiency rate 4 percent higher than those developed elsewhere in the world University officials Saia. Biel team Leader Fredy Sidler said the Energy consumed by the car Over six Days was equal to less than 116 Gallons of petrol. He said it gave the team a great Deal of pleasure to eclipse the performance of the giant multinational motoring companies in the race. A a it a not their fault they Are big and we Are Small but we proved the Standard of technology we have is really at the highest level a Sidler Saidt the Swiss car might have broken the record if the first Day had not been plagued by rain and overcast conditions that delayed the Start and slowed the Field. Torrential downpours later forced some teams to cover their cars