European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a k k the stars and stripes sunday december 23, 1990 warns May bring Moscow apr the Kab chief warned saturday hat the soviet Union must be ready to accept bloodshed in Exchange for order and accused the Cia and other foreign elements of stirring up trouble in the soviet Union. Outside forces Quot arc trying to exert overt and Covert pressure on the soviet Union and to impose doubtful ideas and plans to pull the country out of its difficult situation Quot Vladimir Kryuchkov said in a speech to the Congress of Peoples deputies. The Cia is gathering information on workers movements in the soviet Union Quot for its purposeful masterminding and funding of a anti soviet forma Lions Quot Kryuchkov said. He cited radio stations that attack the soviet Union As evidence of cd a meddling. Kryuchkov did not say what kind of ideas he thought foreigners were trying to impose on soviet citizens. He asked the 2,25 kiember parliament to give his Agency More Power to figlus corruption and nationalist uprisings. Quot we will not avoid More. Serious consequences if we done to Start immediately to fight destruction of our Kryuchkov forces Quot Kryuchkov said. Quot we should be ready to accept bloodshed if we want to speak about bringing order to the v the speech similar to one Kryuchkov gave earlier this month came As president Mikhail Gorbachev struggles to maintain control Over Independence minded republics simmering ethnic conflicts and Walesa sworn in As first polish lapsing Economy. Food shortages have hit Moscow Leningrad and other Large cities prompting Western a countries to Send emergency food. The deputies were in the sixth Day of their session for discussing a proposed Mort treaty for the 15 soviet republics and Amend ints to the soviet Constitution requested by Gorbachev. Later saturday parliament ended debate on the constitutional amendments which would enhance Gorba Chevy a Powers and the official news Agency Tass reported that most lawmakers would support the proposals Gorbachev has asked for direct presidential control Over new executive agencies that would replace the current Council of ministers. He has said he needs More Power to hold the country together and fight Torrup Tion while he implements economic reforms he listened to the speech Gorbachev appeared relaxed As if he already knew what Kruc Aktiv would say compared with thursday when foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze a resignation took him by Surprise. A a a a a a Shevardnadze made an indirect criticism of Gorbachev s plaits to consolidate Power by claiming in his resignation speech that the country is heading toward a dictatorship. Kryuchkov said the Kab needs More authority to economic sabotage and nationalistic Militancy in the republics. Nationalists have assembled 26,000 armed fighters in the soviet republics of Estonia Latvia Armenia and Georgia he said. All 15 soviet republics have declared sovereignly in some form from the Kremlin and Georgia Lithuania Estonia and Lativa have declared outright Independence. Hard line communists have urged Gorbachev to impose a state of emergency in republics plagued by ethnic violence and separatist movements. Gorbachev has said he might do that if the Congress gives him More Power to Deal with trouble spots. A a a Quot a. for our sinking ship it s difficult for its Captain and its difficult for its Crew but we should remember that this ship is our great soviet Union Quot Kryuchkov said. A Warsaw Poland apr Lech Walesa the electric Eian who led a workers movement that deposed communist rulers to begin sweeping changes in Eastern Europe was inaugurated saturday As Poland a first popularly elected 47-year-old lab of activist elected earlier this a a month by a landslide assumed the country a highest office at a swearing in ceremony before both houses of parliament. A a a a a a a he took Power 10 years after he led the shipyard strike that created Solidarity the East blocks first Independent Trade Union. One year ago he put together Poland a first no communist government and democratic revolutions against other soviet influenced communist regimes swept across Eastern Europe in the weeks afterwards. Quot i solemnly swear to the polish people that i will be faithful to constitutional decisions 1 will protect the dignity of the nation t he sovereignty and Security of the state. I swear. So help me god Quot Walesa said in a firm Clear voice. His wife Danuta stood at his Side As the oath wms administered by parliament speaker Miko Laj Kozakiewicz. He pledged Poland would become a an element of the peaceful order in Europe Quot but said poles would have to believe in themselves to revitalize economic life. Quot passivity and apathy a these Are the biggest obstacles on the Road toward the w Ell being of poles Quot he said. Walesa elected dec. 9, had refused to accept the Post front the incumbent president communist Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski who was this nations last communist Leader. Jaruzelski was not invited to the ceremony. Jaruzelski jailed Walesa and other Solidarity leaders during the martial Law crackdown in 1981. Legitimacy was to be conferred later in the Day by Ryszard Kaczorowski president of the anti communist government in exile in London that descends directly front the Warsaw government forced to flee from the nazis in 1939,end of an Era the last two soviet soldiers March away from their Berlin guard posts at the soviet memorial to world War 11 victims. The soviets formally turned Over the area to the City saturday after guarding it since the end of the War the Post is in the Western part of the City near the Brandenburg Gate world today dad 65, has hard time accepting quadruplets Cairo Egypt up a a 65-year-old moslem Man in upper Egypt refused to accept quadruplets Boni to his 30-year-old wife saying he already had 11 other children by another wife the Al go Huriya newspaper reported Friday. It said Ahmed Mohammad a retired worker in syut was eventually persuaded by Hospital workers to take the four babies Home along with their Mother Nadia. The babies two boys and two girls named Hassan Ahmed Hamida and Visaida were described by Hospital officials As healthy and perfect. Moslem men arc allowed by religious Law in Harry As Many As four w Ives. Couple charged in death of son who drank drug Leiden Netherlands apr a couple has been charged with negligent homicide after their toddler drank his drug addicted fathers methadone and died police said. The toddler opened the refrigerator in his Home and drank a bottle half filled with a methadone laced Orange drink that his 31 year old father had received from a municipal heroin withdrawal program police spokesman Dick Graveland said grave and said the liquid contained Quot several drops of methadone. That san adult the child a parents did not seek medical help because they thought their son would recover after a nights sleep. The boy was found dead in bed. The spokesman did not identify the victim or his family in accordance with dutch police practice. Most dutch cities have methadone programs that dispense the synthetic narcotic. A. A a a. A _ Japan population growth its record postwar Low Tokyo apr. Census figures released Friday. Showed that Japan a population growth has hit a new postwar Low and government planners worried by the economic implications Are puzzling Over How to raise birth rates. A a a a a. A. A preliminary figures from Japan a 1990 census confirmed that the nations population growth already one of the lowest in the world was 2.1 percent Between 1985 and 1990. ,. A. A. The oct. 1 census counted 123,622,541 people in Japan making the country again the world s seventh most populous the report said. Women outnumber men by 2.23 million totalling 62,919,980 women to 60,691,561 men the report said fever babies and growing numbers of elderly worry politicians and business leaders who believe the nations Economy would suffer if a thin Pool of workers had to support too Many older citizens. Women in Swiss army to Bear arms next year Bern Switzerland apr the Swiss government said Friday that female army volunteers will be allowed to carry weapons next year for self defense purposes the government said its decision to Amend existing legislation followed pressure from members of the 3,000-Strong women a army a a statement said the arming of women recruits would be on a voluntary basis. Women wishing to carry a pistol will have to undergo special training in addition to four weeks of Basic military schooling it said. The head of the won end a military service Brig. Gen. Eugenie Pollack recently estimated that 50 to 70 percent of recruits would choose to carry w weapons. The bearing of arms is compulsory for the 625,000 men in Switzerland s Reserve Force. Amount of currency for import v Belgrade Yugoslavia a the Federal government on Friday froze sates of foreign currencies for Dinar and imposed limits on Cash yugoslavs can take out of the country the finance minister announced. The government ordered Banks to limit Over the counter sales of foreign currencies for Dinar to the equivalent of l00q German Marks yugoslavs travelling abroad would not be permitted to carry Cash exceeding that amount Branimir Zekan told a news conference. However he acknowledged the government a decree practically suspends All Sale of foreign Exchange to citizens Quot except for when funds Are needed urgently for health or Legal reasons
