European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Can Gorbachev take the heat by Gerald Nadler United press International / at year s end president Mikhail Gorbachev Here with his archrival russian federation president Boris Yeltsin left arid supreme soviet chairman Anatoly Lukyanov was struggling to reimpose Central authority on the soviet Union. H perestroika s tumultuous sixth year a Ken i Gorbachev had become he captive of a Seif devise a but powerless presidency Irr pop entry watching his nation unravel and the Economy turn of handouts from the West. A a but then Slep by Slop fro pushed through the Congress of people s deputies his demands for broader Power creating in effect a now presidency. His naming of Gennady  to the new position of vice president of the soviet Union filled reformers in the soviet parliament with consternation. The step was seen As the clearest indication yet of the extent to a which Gorbachev has been forced to . Conservative Wing of his ruling party along with the i Lime leadership and the Kab a the stale Security service a a his struggle to reimpose tonal authority on the country. A what should have Beon Gorbachev s Triumph of his six years in Power the 1990 Nobel peace prize Foren Inq the cold War sent his already falling popularity plummeting further with an approval rating of 21 percent registered in a november poll. Quot if democratic elections word hold today Gorbachev probably would Ndebe Able to confirm his right to Lead the country Quot the a weekly newspaper Moscow to Ileal commented -. A. A so vocal was popular resentment at Gorbachev s travels abroad even to obtain French Spanish and. German credits for the faltering Economy that the Nobel laureate chose not to go to Oslo of pick up the prestigious award in . A. By year s end Gorbachev ignominiously had to cancel an into final trip to the Republic of Moldavia intended to earn restive russian and moslem Galgauz minorities there. Legislators vowed to Boycott his appearance in the moldavian parliament which declared the Republic s. Independence from Moscow. A. Gorbachev a dilemma can be gauged Only by comparing his Power base when he took Over in March a 1985 and the present Structure of administration that he a. Has created for  in 1990.,. In March 1985, Gorbachev was elected general a a. Secretary of  party. He was head of the 11.- Man politburo that sent its commands through the 3qq-. Man Central committee and then into every factory. I Cir decor of Quot h due on slave Ian s Tor to 11 a 0 u to 0 o the poits of  m is. Nev Edher Oss n in which Comour argot and do Sumbu cd the product it by i under the Rirs Sot Yoa a on  find to Tarco y a Quot Ivia a i i be Bui in 1958. Gorbachov res Usciak dormant National supreme soviet by  Nulli car dictate elections opening the Way Tor non communists to the legislature and Vrh the government or Counce of  a All m thoame of getting the Economy a roving. Multi candidate elections wore next Cut ruled to the 15  and lire Etc of the vast nation and the communists wore toss cd out of office in the largest cities. M Russia. -. Quot what you have arc some islands of non Comox ism Mosco vhf Ehi Grad and Sverdlovsk and some of the More Nat Onkst republics Quot said one we cism Diplomat who Roqu Osiow anonymity. A 1 l still Gorbachov seemingly Rode High As the a crusading reformer Early this year when in february it a he persuaded the communist party to abandon its constitutional monopoly of Power that had a Given it seven decades of Umla Leral Rule v Bui the Victory May have been pyrrhic. Quot hts stripped the communist party of its a a a Legal monopoly but they still own tire place Quot said the Diplomat stressing that communists  the Means of production under the Karl Marx classical definition of communist Power. Even the Multi party regional elections Thal ousted communists from City councils and Republican supreme soviets in 1990 were not total victories. They led to a counterattack by communists who control the spigots of economic distribution. A Quot because Gorbachev refused to give up the leadership of the communist party he can Only stand by and watch this struggle and hot intervene on the Side of those whom the Western Diplomat called a the Good guysd1. A a. A Quot Gorbachev still needs the  the Diplomat  a. Quot he can t Stop the counterattack. The communists Are still there and they Are the ones that Are controlling the  Complex their  a  major political Reform of 1990, the j creation of what he styled a powerful presidency in March so turned sour boxing him into a Corner. He now must a c a to or car a re nub r alter a Bob i of  a cases  the i Quot  or v i Dustin to o. To Dos p cured m to Goshaw Quot. To .1  and reuniting germans a i a me a pub to. 14 of the 15 at  count re is Laws Sovereign. Dictros Quot i in some Ivor Baltic republics socks a Quot a \1 total a t \ a v a in -. A was we Quot w is / Omta the we r r a r w a u  ,. A and  Ega Ili Chev Loday late san s.t�. Asked the Lander of a pm to which resend am a on. Hie punctured in Many places the president of we t1 01 the in Eru Vonch pro to ,.ify does not Exiel any Len Are m its old  obviously frustrated at what he Calls 1 i 1 l has a feels Quot Over the of Natty to enforce his decrees tone even cached for peace to obey the la Gorbachev Imal y compelled the Sui Neme soviet to give him direct not Soho 1 Fig Coli Neil of ministers Tiea ded by Premier n Lulai ,. By Zaikov tire re Torrn doomed Ryzhkova Ryzhkova Gia Vclav it since a heart attack dec. Daliani a Boon subjected to repeated criticism in the Congress q people s deputies Lor the in Dorisi on and incompetence of his government but he had steadfastly a closed to quit a Quot Gorbac Liev has superimposed Iii sell Oil the ensue system Quot the Western Diplomat said. Quot he is turning ,. Himself into a lightning Rod for All the dissatisfaction. Before there was a theory that he could use Ryzhkova to take the heat for economic failures. But now he must take the heat himself. Quot he simply look tire existing soviet system and plopped himself upon it As president Quot the Diplomat Sard he gave. Himself the title and started to build  of Rule Quot compounding the contusion and giving proof that his. Presidency was going nowhere Gorbac Liev has announce that he is doing away with his 6-month-old presidential a Council of some 20 . G. \. A a. Quot the presidential Council was gone even before it was a fully organized Quot the Diplomat said.  even have a room to Meel did it have a secretariat no one knows to this . A a. To. A Gorbachev himself acknowledged the limits of his new. Presidency in a talk to the directors of the country s state. Enterprises this month but he blamed tiie problem on theve a Huj a cd t f he two. Quot i Axtt a a  w c i Xuc w 1 t u u Quot h i a when he ,?. I a a a cd Mohica  l v pm \ Deal a  i a in Lala alien to Tempe pm Taftaf state  and Shoal St Dahr Butwin a do a a.  k.? Tail s Cam new m v cer to a a l is a a i Pic Rife in cast Ai 1 m i a. A sell  at a a Quot a. State Ini Pecten Al Impi i  slat1 .-.zaue. A a Tel in ated  eco Ems \  t i y a in it Chev Yawt Aud i s Las   the. Sjniiv.,. 1  on to a Market Econe Tuv Quot a pud the. Tower i t Zvy Menth t v one sceptical Send end Eft ii Kuithe tf1 Iet a is Deni mad i tune so Leuv i up that a prod nor we a simply net making it to stores a list ipad laundry detergent and Seap Ihei Ages set of a Natien Wilc. Coal  1990 near be to Bike out in it Siew my in the in Over a shortage Al a Gai ties Iho a a 1990 record hives up wild net be comply Tell . A because lat Meis would hot sell to the state at leed prices. A in  y Moscow intellectuals View vis the most 1 shameful episode m his six Eais of Reform Gorbachev.�?T. Russian Ito Sidoti Boris Yeltsin and the non communist Miyoi of Moscow and Leningrad have  Lor Loreign a Load Aid out As i lie Aid lion Gemi any and other nations a -. A started arriving embarrassing stones a Ioppold up Over. Unloaded rail cars bulging with goods. A the Mateian Western Diplomat who has been Survey it the Aid  non to a county of great wealth despite its problems described the Tood contribution As an unfortunate catch. A Oil puts off the moment of truth in la is of changing things Quot he said. Quot it puts off the idea of puce Reform. Priva Hoatson of slate pro pity and the retail sector in the Tony run it can turn into a Boondoggle and. Hurt  unions  ,. The Diplomat said  Leader May find some a. Solace in his popularity abroad and even Ami plication trom some recent articles in the soviet press that ask "4hy Are we going alter this Man Quot who gave us lie Edom of speech. Quot people realize deep Down lie has accomplished a lot Quot. He said Quot but they Are asking is he the Man to move into. The next phase Quot v a. ,.lw. \ a by Karin Davies. T United press International Argaret Thatcher. Changed her country but she a. V co join t change herself and a j that in the end Cost  if i my Solup of.  a Britain s longest serving prime minister this a a Century gave Way to the youngest a John major the Man s lie wanted to succeed her although not or a few More years. She. Shed tears when she bowed to the inevitable nov. 22 and told tier Cabinet she would resin for Quot the Unity of the party and prospects Lor Victory in a general Elul Iun Quot a a a Thatcher 65, was one of the country s 1 most respected., most ambitious and most . 1 the grocer s daughter who became a would figure changed the course of British Govor Mont and rekindled her country s Quot. International  conservative parly chief for 15 years led Buntain to Victory Over Aigen Liria in the a a 198 falklands War and her ipod end. The cold War. A a a a a. A on the Domestic front she  socialism from Britain her personal Mission. Her governments carried out a sweeping de nationalization of Industry and services curbed the Power of left Wing labor unions sold thousands of Public. Housing  their tenants Anco expand Rod London a role As a key International. Financial Center a. With her ideological soul mate Ronald Reagan she helped shape the 1980s, and gave her name to a poll Cal philosophy a Thatcher ism.  accomplished  through sheer grit and determination. A a. Quot you turn if you want to the lady s not Quot for turning a a a Thatcher said in 1980. And a a another Oft quoted philosophy of Britain s. Onty  minister Quot in politics if. You want anything said ask a Man. If you want1 anything done ask a woman Quot. Thatcher was once asked How she saw a her role As m the Cabinet subcommittee a Rospo is Itule Loi tier government s Early privatizations Sive was chairing the a a a mooting unusual for a prime minister. Did. She want others to consider her the Leader of a team no the Neach Driver whipping. A the horses she said. A. Quot finally Ali Anchor s whipping boys a revolted. Thatcher was brought Down by a �9. Cabal of Back benches and former. A a ministers Many old Whin Haci is offered Fife a via the of the Iron f Ady. A a. As the economist of solved Quot in her a dozen years of Power Margaret Thatcher Chan gel if us face of Britain by the same a method Thal led tier in the end to her. Downfall a a a a Elody minded . To have her own . The Leader one pack was Michael a he Coitino who resigned As Thatcher defense Secretary in 1986, accusing her of trying to unit Erynne the Cabinet  her Way on a plan to save Britain s Onty a helicopter . He stalked her for four years and when former Deputy prime minister Geoffrey Howes made a devastating resignation v a Sporch last month Hesetine  for the leadership of the party and the. A a premiership -. A / on a. Tir surround ballot nov. .20, Thatcher. Won a simple majority but was . Short of the 65 percent majority she needed a for an outright Victory she got 204 votes to-152.  tour abstentions a the bad news was delivered to Thatcher at 6 30 . At the Brj ssh embassy ,. Where she was attending a european Summit meeting seven  Tater she committed herself to Landing in the second round. Quot i am actually  that got More than half the parliamentary party but. Disappointed that it is not nude enough to win on the first ballot Quot she said. Quot i shall tet -. My name go . A. -. The next Day amid gathering Clouds Over her future Thatcher said. A a a. A Quot i fight on i fight to win Quot. But that night in priv Aie talks/12 of 19. Cabinet miners said she Couke not win. She was urged to withdraw by thursday morning so tha Lother candidates could declare and prevent Haselline . A Quot a a a it s a funny old in ski Quot she started the conversation with each. A a a that Heie i have won a majority of my party and yet i feet 1 have to  _. Her voice cracking with emotion. A Thatcher announced her ies i nation after. 11 g years to her Cabinet at 9 . 22. A Heseltine supporter later said a we were within three hours of  Thatcher s resignation was announced publicly at 9 33 . A stunning Britain and the world. The news was carried on the a a London underground relayed by a. Dispatchers to cabbies and discussed by normally reticent britons on the streets. About $6 million in bets were placed on her a successor. A Ding Dong the Witch is dead Quot Ano Tice worker said celeb rating thatchers demise. Quot Quot the termite Emave felled the Oak Quot a heart broken Thatcher supporter said. Thatcher herself recovered quickly and the same afternoon turned a defense of the government into a Eulogy for her time a. A eleven years a owe rescued Britain a. From the parlous state to which socialism. Had brought if Quot she told the Housa of a. Commons a it once again Britain stands tall a in Iho cd units of Europe and of the  a her resignation touched off a three Way Battle for 10 Downing Street fought by. A Hoso Tinc 57, foreign Secretary a bugles Hurd 60, and major 47. A. A major won on the second ballot. Although he fell two votes Short of what to needed 1 the other two candidates withdrew handing him the Job. A a his Middle class background made him an appealing candidate. Tie son of a vaudeville actor and trapeze artist he dropped out of school at age 16 a and did a variety of Odd jobs including -.  at a construction site he was turned Down As a bus ticket collector because he was too Tail. He was on the Dole for eight months. Finally at age 22, he Quot a. Landed a Job As a clerk at Standard Quot chartered Bank in London and worked a there for 14 years rising to chief of the a press office  was elected to a parliament in 1979, the same election that. Swept Thatcher to the premiership. A a Thatcher quickly singled out major for stardom after he attracted her attention by. Standing up to her at a dinner party at. A Downing Street. His reputation As a Thatcher favorite. Earned  poodle Quot in 198?, nonetheless he succeed in pressuring the a. Prime minister in to taking the Pound into a. The Europe Exchange Rale mechanism a. Coup known among his friends As a a the Day he slayed the  ,. I when has ascent to the top Post in the. Country was confirmed by the Queen. Major promised to build on thatchers a a a achievements by fostering a a. A a a a society of  -. A in order to renew the conservative a Pahy s Long lease on Downing Street major must heal the party s wounds a those caused by Thatcher s divisive personality. Of Well As those caused by the Battle to a a Olst her. A -. He must try  Down inflation ease mortgage rates and halt rising a unemployment. He will have to radically change the poll tax the highly unpopular -. Fooht services tax that had much to do with. Thatcher s downfall. He must rebuild a a Basic s crumbling infrastructure As Well As the nation s seriously deficient i East a plication and transportation systems. And he must come up with a policy on Europe re Ssue that May have split the party More t in any other. Aiming to prove he is not simply a puppet of Thatcher major moved swiftly to. Quot organize the Cabinet replacing a number of thatche rites and appointing her Archenemy Heseltine As environment Secretary which makes him responsible Tor fixing the poll tax one omission has gotten him into. Trouble the Cabinet does not have a woman for the first time in a generation. Major is perhaps the perfect antidote for Thatcher s autocratic style of governing. He sees himself As Quot the first among equals Quot choosing to run Cabinet meetings by. Consensus rather than edict. A t and what of Thatcher a. At a Larew etl party with her staff she said a life begins at 65.&Quot a. A a a a Thatcher is still member of parliament for Finchley and  probably form a a. Foundation that will keep her j n the International Arena. A Margaret Thatcher Britain s longest serving prime minister this Century bowed to the inevitable in stepping \ Down from office. John major the Man she wanted to succeed her a although not fora few More years a promised to build on Thatcher s achievements. Page 14 the stars and stripes monday december 31,1990 the stars and stripes a Page 15