European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 4 b the stars and stripes sunday february 24,1991 in at a a Austria apr shots rang out saturday in albanians capital at a military Academy where four people died hours earlier in fighting Between pro Reform demonstrators and conservative communist authorities residents said. Reacting to the wave of protests albanians commit nist president Ramiz Alia named a new government on Friday headed by a Youthful marxist economist. The clash outside the Academy Friday which also reportedly left several people injured climaxed three Days of unrest in Tirana. On wednesday anti communist demonstrators tone Down a giant bust of the late stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha and set fire to his portraits and  reports monitored by the British broadcasting corp. In London suggested the anti Hoxha demonstrations had touched off a fierce reaction from pro Hoxha forces and some army officers. The explosion of anger on All sides indicates that More violence could break out As Albania grapples with the legacy of Hoxha who ruled for 4.1 years. Hoxha who died in 1985, is revered by older albanians and communists As a world War ii Liberator who built a proud Independent country. Younger albanians blame Hoxha for four decades of repression poverty and isolation. An official journalist who spoke by Telephone from Tirana said he heard sporadic shooting from the military Academy saturday morning but there were no reports of new casualties. A in Tirana stores were open and work was Normal As tanks police and troops guarded strategic Points the journalist confirmed an earlier unofficial report that 50 people had been arrested in fridays turmoil. An official journalist said earlier Friday that cadets at the military Academy had vowed to guard a bust of Hoxha on their grounds and to shoot if anyone attacked it. A �.,/> Vav a i state radio said a destructive forces a had gathered outside the Academy during a meeting of political Par ties defense and Interior ministry officials and. Media representatives. A it v  the demonstrators opened fire killing one policeman and wounding two the radio said. Police then started shooting it said. State television reported that three demonstrators were kilted in the shooting Friday evening according to a Tirana resident reached by Telephone from Vienna. The to broadcast also said a policeman died several people were injured and 50 people arrested the Tirana Man quoted the television As saying. The radio broadcast a statement from Tirana army officers who appealed for Calm and asked for a National referendum a to assess the figure of Enver  the officers also demanded tight control of the Media which in recent Days has broadcast dramatic footage of Tirana a anti Hoxha demonstrations. Albanians president has repeatedly appealed for Calm late Friday Alia named fats Nano a marxist economist in his 30s who has risen rapidly in recent months As the new Premier. The new government included new ministers of foreign affairs and the Interior which controls the police Force / a a Alia seemed to be trying to Salvage National Unity and to maintain his own Power until the first free elections since communists took Power after world War ii. The vote is set for March 31. A / a the presidential Council warned against further attacks on Hoxha according to state radio. A National v Freedom and sovereignty have never been under such a threat As today a the Council said. The opposition democratic party also broadcast an Appeal for Calm Over the radio. It claimed some army officers and a certain dark a forces were trying to undermine peace alleging that communists in Southern Albania had urged a a volunteers to March on Tirana. Loading up for More in the persian Gulf the combat support ship Sacramento does double duty As it transfers supplies to the . Navy ships arc under Way in the persian Gulf. The three vessels Are taking Oart aircraft Carrier America and the guided missile Cruiser Normandy while the three in operation desert storm a Ulii. Ine Inree vessels Are taxing pan land War from Page 1 Iraq would turn the ground War into a a great Crater of  As if to underscore its Point Iraq also launched a scud missile at Israel just Iraq a Kracl i minutes before the noon deadline. There were no injuries. Bush meanwhile said he regretted that Iraq had not moved to withdraw its troops before the deadline. In a statement issued by the White House Bush said a military action continues on schedule and according to  a senior Pentagon official said that a the military has the authority to go the next phase of the War Quot a a ground assault designed to dislodge Iraq s half million occupying troops from Kuwait. He spoke on condition of anonymity. The . Miliary also reported increased iraqi slayings of kuwaiti civilians fueling the expectation that the allies would move quickly with the ground assault. Just moments before the deadline diplomats at the United nations reported some last minute overtures from the iraqis. But . Officials said the last minute statements did not appear to accept the .-led coalitions terms for withdrawal from Kuwait. Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz was headed Home from Moscow after throwing his support behind a soviet peace plan under which Iraq would withdraw from Kuwait within three weeks of a Casc fire. But the White House rejected the soviet plan and called the developments in Moscow a without  Aziz for his part did not mention the . Ultimatum m a morning news conference. Soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev meanwhile launched a vigorous Telephone Campaign to leaders of the anti Iraq coalition in an attempt to Salvage his peace plan. But his efforts appeared fuile., shortly before the deadline Baghdad radio reported that Saddam had met with his ruling revolutionary command Council and leaders of his Arab baath socialist party to discuss a political issues and the situation prevailing in the Region Quot the radio gave no further details and did not specify when the meeting took place. About the same time television re ports from Baghdad showed explosions around the City and reporters said an air raid was under Way. Early Friday Moscow time the soviets announced that they had reached agreement with Iraq on an eight Point plan. But Bush said the plan contained unacceptable conditions and he countered with his own ultimatum. The Sovi cts then responded with a modified plan r but that also fell Short of . Conditions. Although . Officials have not said when a ground attack would begin there were increasing signs saturday that such an attack was imminent. A at one Point along the Border with Iraq several dozen . M1a1 tanks Bradley fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers crossed Over into iraqi territory although there did no to appear to be any initial combat. Vehicles Cut channels through the iraqi built Sand fortifications Clearing paths through which a Force of tens of thousands could flow in subsequent Days. The . Military sources said iraqi soldiers were surrendering in a geometrically growing numbers. W without providing any new figures one source said he believed the iraqis a a i a a were frightened by the Prospect of Immi a a nent ground War and the incessant Allied bombing Campaign. Warplanes and missiles struck Baghdad three times Friday night and twice Quot again saturday morning associated press correspondent Salan Nasrawi reported from the capital Iraq fired Back at the jets with anti aircraft guns and what appeared to be soviet made surface to air missiles. The saudi news Agency said Iraq fired a scud missile at the kingdoms Eastern province Early saturday but it exploded in the sky and its debris fell harmlessly onto the desert. Washington wants to hold Iraq to . Security Council resolutions demanding an immediate and unconditional pullout. The soviet plan did not contain a key . Provision making Iraq responsible for War reparations. Under the . Ultimatum iraqi troops were to begin withdrawing from Kuwait by noon est. All troops were to leave Kuwait City within 48 hours and the rest within a week. I the presidents seven Day pullout deadline appeared intended to Force Saddam to leave much of his heavy artillery behind