European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                German edition the St a san vol. 49, no. 359 wednesday april 10,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 350 d 8693 Gorbachev seeks crackdown on strikes demonstrations Moscow apr Ltd a beleaguered president Mikhail s. Gorbachev proposed emergency Steps tuesday that he said were meant to prevent destabilization including a moratorium on strikes and demonstrations. Gorbachev a stringent new proposals came As a strike by Coal miners demanding his resignation entered its sixth week. Workers in byelorussian also staged a warning strike and soviet Georgia a parliament declared in a dependence for the Republic. Presidential spokesman Vitaly Ignatenko said gor1 Baches announced the a a anti crisis proposals at a meeting of the federation Council. Its members i see related Story on Page 2 elude the leaders of the 15 soviet republics. Ignatenko said the meeting was called to discuss the results of last months National referendum on preserving the Union. He said that Gorbachev proposed adoption of Laws to strengthen Law and order and that  have been Given to the supreme soviet of the .S.R.�?� Ignatenko said that in addition to the moratorium on rallies strikes and demonstrations the measures included a halt  political actions that might Des see Gorbachev on Page 10 Israel tells Baker it s ready to hold regional peace talks Jerusalem a Israel told the United states on tuesday that it is willing to hold peace talks with Arab officials under american auspices and with the soviet Union participating in a regional conference. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii responded positively to the initiative presented to him by foreign minister David Levy. And yet Baker said he wanted to talk with Arab leaders before committing the . Government to the proposition. If the arabs agree to the israeli initiative bakery a Middle East diplomacy could achieve a significant breakthrough even though the outcome of negotiations would be Uncertain. A we have had a productive and very constructive meeting a Baker said after the hour Long session with Levy at the foreign ministry. Baker then met for 2vi hours with prime minister Yitzhak Shamir who had set a positive tone for bakery a Stop in Israel by announcing that some 1,000 palestinian prisoners would be released this weekend. Baker was to meet with Shamir again wednesday morning before flying to Cairo Egypt for talks with egyptian and saudi officials. He is also expected to meet with syrian and jordanian officials this week and israeli sources said he Mifty return to Jerusalem before going Home to report to president Bush. A senior . Official said the Bush administration would insist on palestinian participation in peace talks. In a sticking Point that surfaced quickly israeli officials said they would not permit palestinians from East Jerusalem to take part. The reason is Shamir and Levy do not want to give any ground on retaining the predominantly Arab part of the israeli capital. The . Official said the timing of a peace conference and other details would see Israel on Page 10 soviet soldiers begin pulling out of Poland not like the old Days president Bush throws the ceremonial first pitch monday at the Texas rangers opening night game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Arlington Texas. But the 66-year-old Southpaw president Learned that his curve Ball is gone a he bounced it in the dirt at the catchers feet. Bush played first base and was Captain of the 1948 Yale baseball team which made it to the College world series. See the sports Section for a wrap up of baseball a opening Day. Borne us Linwoo Poland up a rain soaked soviet troops began withdrawing tuesday from Poland in the first major pullout since the soviet arrival during world War ii. The first troops to leave were soldiers from a scud b missile unit whose equipment could have been used to launch nuclear warheads against Germany. A military band played the soviet and polish National anthems As some 1,200 troops from the rocket unit lined up squad to squad for a waterlogged Farewell ceremony. It was held on a platform along railway tracks at the vast borne us Linwoo soviet military Garrison in Northwestern Poland. On the tracks were 30 train cars filled with the first consignment of equipment to be taken Back to the soviet Union including seven Mobile launchers Hal tracks and other equipment plus 60 soldiers accompanying the equipment. The remaining soldiers of the unit were to return Home Over the next several weeks. A soviet officer in charge of the train said it was headed for Grodno in byelorussian once a polish City. The scud missiles were removed last week the polish news Agency Pap said. They had a Range of 200 Miles enough for a nuclear attack on former West Germany. A on tuesday seven Mobile launchers scud b Type were taken out of Poland a Pap said. A they Are similar to those Iraq see soldiers on Page 10