European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. April 28, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7gorbachev condemns hard liner pledges to half strikes improve production Moscow a Mikhail s. Gorbachev is condemning communist party hard liners after defeating their attempt to Force him out of the party Stop Job reports said saturday. But he also promises firm action to halt strikes and  a a in a speech Friday to the National legislature the soviet president said the party risks becoming politically isolated and he called his hard line attackers a a irresponsible in their attempt a Day earlier to oust him As party general Secre tary. A a a a. A a. A. A a a the night before speaking to the Central committee he warned of the danger that a party organizations will occupy themselves exclusively with the settlement of internal party problems and will remain. Outside the main developments of politics the party daily pravda reported saturday. He urged the communist elite to a concentrate on helping the party show its ability As an Active Force in the implementation of the anti crisis program Quot according to pravda. Gorbachev s continuing fury hinted of a break with the hard liners. So did the Accord for holding the country together that he hammered out this week with the leaders of nine of the 15 republics who want More Power now held by the party and the Central government. The pact Calls for rewriting the Constitution and holding new elections. Gorbachev also won approval of an a anti crisis plan under which he promised firm action As soon As this week to halt strikes and restore plummeting production in Basic industries and consumer goods. Interior minister Boris Pugo said in an interview Friday that Gorbachev planned to impose a a special regime involving economic measures not troops to re store sliding production. He would not elaborate. On Friday evening thousands of police and unarmed Interior ministry troops closed off the Center of Moscow surrounding the Kremlin in preparation for the May Day Parade wednesday and possible anti government demonstrations. Dozens of water Cannon and military vehicles were parked outside one end of the Kremlin. Last May Day tens of thousands of citizens poured into red Square at the end of the official Parade and shouted a a resign at Gorbachev and other leaders. Gorbachev told the supreme soviet legislature Friday the Central committee a thought it was their duty to say. A what Are you sitting there for Well show you. So they could go Back to their local organizations and say. A we beat the hell out of him a a a a with slurred words and bags under his eyes he explained that he lost his temper during a the two Day party meeting and said he could not continue working with such a Central committee which suggested he resign. A then they began thinking about what was  he said turning slightly red and nearly shouting. The Central committee voted 322-13 on thursday to support him. And soviet newspapers on Friday  had out Maneu be red his hard line opponents. To hard liners who want to reinstate the communist monopoly on Power Gorbachev said a society would not accept that Quot according to a l ass transcript. Gorbachev received support Friday from the usually critical legislature of Russia headed by his rival Boris Yeltsin. The lawmakers backed the plan Gorbachev negotiated tuesday with Yeltsin and the leaders of the eight other republics that wish to remain United. Shiite cleric hints at Progress on release of Western captives world Beirut Lebanon apr the most influential shiite Muslim cleric in Lebanon on saturday indicated Progress on the Issue of the 13 westerners missing in Lebanon. In answering an interviewers question on the Issue of the Western hostages Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah said a i believe that this Issue has reached an advanced stage of ripeness but it will not be discussed in  asked whether his remarks meant a hostage release was not expected soon Fadlallah replied a in International contacts months Are equal to minutes and  a. A a Quot a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a. A a a a a. A a a a a Fadlallah s remarks coincide with a three Day visit by iranian president Hashemi a Sfanjani to neighbouring Syria for talks with president Hafez Assad. Hostages Are expected to be one of the Central issues talked about by the High ranking delegations. A Sfanjani who was making his first visit to Damascus since his election to the presidency in july 1989, is cry Freedom political prisoners released from South africans Rob Ben Island shout greetings to relatives and Well wishers awaiting them on the docks of Cape town Harbor. The South african government saturday released 36 prisoners whose crimes did not involve violence. Believed to be eager to end the hostage drama. And the syrians would like to be Able to accelerate the process to Cement their new found moderate image. Fadlallah s interview was published in the weekly Al Massarah mouthpiece of the right Wing Christian lebanese forces militia. Fadlallah is the reputed Mentor of the pro iranian Hezbollah or party of god which is the umbrella for the various factions holding most of the missing westerners including six americans. Four britons two germans and an italian also Are missing. Also saturday the leftist Beirut newspaper As Safir accused president Bush of Banning financial Aid from wealthy nations to Lebanon pending the release of the Western hostages. The As Safir report quoted an unidentified ranking lebanese official As saying the Beirut government Hopes the syrian iranian Summit could result in a a joint Effort to close the hostages file in return for releasing Aid badly needed by Lebanon a a a a a a a a v a a a a a a a. A. A. A a. 4 s. Africa accused of fostering strife Johannesburg South Africa up the african National Congress charged saturday that the state is planning a massive terror Campaign in Black communities to weaken the Anc demonstrate that Blacks Are unfit to Rule and scuttle talks on ending apartheid. A the perpetrators of factional Black conflict a including state agencies have intensified their Campaign and Are planning to precipitate a conflagration that has the potential of scuttling the whole peace process a the Anc said in a statement. Although the primary aim of the Campaign is to a discredit and weaken the Anc a it is also intended to a prove the racist notion that Black people Are not yet fit to Rule a said the statement read at a news conference by Anc Secretary general Alfred no. The Anc has evidence that a there Are organized forces both within and outside the state who Are Bent on sowing fear death and destruction within african communities a the statement said. The government has repeatedly denied any involvement in the years Long killing instead blaming tribal and political differences Between the conservative in Katha and the predominantly xhosa Anc. No reiterated an Anc ultimatum issued april 5 to president . De Klerk to fire his ministers responsible for police and defense and purge the Security forces of certain elements by May 9 or the talks on ending White minority Rule will . De Klerk returned saturday from a six Day trip to Britain Denmark and Ireland saying factional violence was a key Factor keeping foreign investors out of South Africa and that Pretoria would do All it could to end the strife. Beating death ignites South korean violence from wire reports Seoul South Korea a thousands of students defied tear Gas and water cannons fired by riot police in Seoul and provincial cities saturday to protest the fatal beating of a Young Man by police during a demonstration. Opposition parties and dissident groups demanded president Roh Tae Woods apology and the resignation of prime minister to Jai bongs Cabinet because of the death. Roh fired Home minister Alin Eung to holding him responsible for the brutality and named Lee Sahng icon 55, a presidential Secretary to succeed him. Authorities confirmed that Kang Kyong Dae 20, a freshman at Yongji University in Seoul was beaten to death with Iron pipes Friday by four  putting Down protests. The protesters were demanding the release of an arrested student. Basque sniper suspected san Sebastian Spain suspected Basque separatists fired on an army Complex on the Edge of this Northern Basque City injuring three people police said saturday. No group immediately claimed responsibility in the noon attack. But a police spokesman, condition of anonymity said the attack appeared to he the. Work of the Basque separatist organization e to which h seeks Independence from Spain for the three province Northern Basque Region. The sniper used a High powered Rifle with an attached telescopic sight in the attack which of cured As soldiers and their relatives gathered for an open air military ceremony police said. Rhino capture planned Jakarta Indonesia a a  team plans to capture nine Sumatran rhinoceroses for Breeding in Captivity to ensure the species survival officials said saturday. The projects team led by Rhino specialists from the United states has set up traps in the Jungle of the Island s Southern province. The captured animals would be bred in Captivity at the los Angeles zoo said Wahid Mustata a conservation official in South Sumatra. Air France plans cuts Paris a heavy Revenue losses due to the persian Gulf War will Force slate owned air France to Cut 1,500 jobs during 1991, air France president Bernard Attali was quoted As saying saturday. Attali told the leftist daily liberation that the cuts fall under austerity measures adopted in february to Cope with passenger reductions caused by fear of terrorism during the War