European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 26, 1991 the stars  stripes a a Page 7 party Hopes mrs. Gandhi will reconsider from wire reports new Delhi India a indians dominant but leaderless Congress party postponed a meeting saturday to seek a replacement for Rajiv Gandhi amid Hopes his italian born widow would reconsider her refusal to take the Post. A formal meeting of the 18-member working committee of the party which is to decide on the leadership will be held after party leaders finish consultations spokesman Pranab Mukherjee said. The meeting was previously scheduled for saturday. Gandhi a former prime minister  charismatic Congress Leader was killed in a bomb attack tuesday at a Campaign rally in the Southern state of tamil Nadu. The woman suspected of assassinating Gandhi carried a bomb fashioned from  strapped to her Waist with a Denim Belt news reports said saturday. A the woman wore most of the  military explosive Rex along the Back Side. Of her Waist a forensic investigator told the press Truston India news Agency. A she apparently bowed to the former prime minister before triggering the device to direct the Force of the explosion a upward at his  of Gandhi a death the second two rounds of indians three stage elections which should have been completed last week were postponed until next month. Congress initially offered the Post of party president to Gandhi a widow Sonia. But she refused saying the trag cd made it impossible for her to accept. There were moves to persuade mrs. A Gandhi 43, to reconsider her decision a go ahead sonias we arc with  shouted hundreds of party workers out Side the Gandhi Home in a Central new Delhi District. A Banner Strung up outside the Gate read a wipe your tears Sonia the nation Calls you.�?�. Congress lawmakers also approved a Resolution asking her to take the Post. The moves were not entirely altruistic Congress Hopes that the sympathy for mrs. Gandhi would translate into an electoral Victory for the party. It would also maintain the 70-year-old tradition of having a member of the Nehm Gandhi dynasty in the leadership. Observers say if mrs. Gandhi Sticks to her decision a leadership Battle could erupt. A handful of party leaders arc in the running for the Post but they All Lack Rajiv Gandhi a popularity a  his name. Gandhi had campaigned for the election by projecting the Congress As the secular alternative to the religion  caste based politics of rivals. Opinion polls had predicted the Congress would finish ahead of the right Wing Bharatia janata party which has cant-., Paig cd on a platform of hindu assertive Ness. India s 840 million people arc 82 percent hindu  12 percent Muslim. The rest arc sikhs christians  buddhists War veterans meet on Crete 50 years later Khania Greece apr scores of veterans from opposing armies met saturday in this City on the medi. Terrane an Island of Crete to Exchange memories erase past differences  Mark the �?T50th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was to Lead German veterans who fought Here against troops from Britain Australia  new zealand at solemn ceremonies on sunday at a German War cemetery where 4,500 sol Dicks arc buried. _ greek prime minister. Constantine a hiotakis a member of the greek resistance that fought against the nazi occupation forces on Crete said the meaning of these celebrations a a is to show that yesterdays enemies Are today a friends seeking peace  a better  despite the camaraderie shown by some veterans the germans were not officially invited to any of the Commonwealth  greek organized functions. Greek officials declined to explain Why they were excluded  said Only Kohl was invited officially Crete a defenders were overwhelmed by crack German troops in 1941 in a hard fought Battle. More than 20,000 soldiers  civilians died in the Battle  the ensuing three year occupation. The Battle marked the first massive use of airborne forces which the germans employed to capture the Island. But German casualties were so High that Adolf Hitler banned the Large scale use of them for the rest of world War ii. Britain a Duke of Kent president of the Commonwealth War Graves commission led a group including Britain a chief of the general staff Gen. Sir John Chappie the chief of the naval staff sir Julian Oswald retired air marshal . Dick  21 veterans from the Royal air forces 30 Squadron association at the unveiling of a Stone plaque. The plaque with the names of British airmen who died defending Crete inscribed on it is located on the Edge of Madame military Airfield near this centuries old venetian port. The Airfield was the scene of hand to hand fighting Between German paratroopers  its defenders. A we were totally unprepared for this Battle which i think we could have won a said 77-year-old British army Veteran Edward  off Paul Rac a worker for the City of London replaces the newspaper Row. The signs for some of London a Best Street sign marking what was once the capitals famed known streets will be auctioned june 25.s. Korean student killed in clash Seoul South Korea apr one student was killed  another critically injured in clashes with riot police saturday As opposition to president Roh tac Woods Rule intensified. A 25-year-old University student was killed in the capital As 15,000 protesters used rocks  firebombs to Battle riot police. Witnesses said the woman died after she fell  was trampled while running from police. The death was Likely to heighten the nations political crisis already the most serious since Roh took office in 1988. It was the second death of a student during clashes with police in five weeks. The first death the result of a beating by police april 26, triggered the most violent  widespread anti government protests since pro democracy demonstrations began in 1987. Nine protesters have burned themselves to death  six have died since the police killing. Three remain in critical condition. By official count More than 700,000 students workers  dissidents have staged protests in 75 cities. At least 3,000 people have been injured. Saturdays victim was identified As Kim Kwi Chung a French major at Seoul a. Sung Fungkwan University. Witnesses said she fled from police who were firing tear Gas hit a parked car  fell into a narrow Alley near a movie theater. About 20 other fleeing students tripped  fell on her witnesses said. Turkey denies greek charges of air harassment. Ankara Turkey apr Turkey on saturday denied greek charges that its warplanes had harassed a greek passenger aircraft earlier this month. It also claimed greek fighter jets had interfered with turkish aircraft. The greek defense ministry said Friday that an olympic airways passenger Jet reported May 17 that two turkish jets a came dangerously close to it near the Eastern greek Island of lesbos. Turkey rejected greek protests lodged in Athens  Ankara saying it would investigate the Issue. On saturday the foreign ministry replied that on May 17, two turkish f-4s located a greek commercial flight that was flying so Low it appeared to be in danger. It said the turkish planes were harassed by two greek fighters As they attempted to Fly from the passenger plane. The ministry said it summoned the. Greek charge do affaires to inform him of this. A it was stressed that their greek charges have not reflected the truth  it was pointed out that the greek military planes should have refrained from actions which hindered the turkish planes a the ministry said in a statement. The foreign ministry announcement charged that the incident was part of a greek anti turkish Campaign. A it is obvious that this negative greek attitude. Will not contribute to the development of relations Between the two countries a it added. Meanwhile the greek foreign ministry announced saturday that it had lodged another a extremely Strong protest with its nato neighbor Friday Over what it called several recent provocations. Greece has charged Turkey with repeated violations of greek airspace in the Aegean sea Region provoking incidents in the Border province of Thrace where Greece a Muslim minority lives scheduling military a crises in the Aegean during the tourist season  the alleged kidnapping by turkish customs officials of a belgian citizen from the greek Island of Simi last week. The belgian returned to Simi the following Day. Turkish officials denied involvement in the incident. Turkey  Greece Are divided Over sea  air rights in the Aegean sea Region the militarization of greek islands in the Eastern Aegean  the divided Island of Cyprus. Greece says its airspace stretches 10 Miles from its islands but Turkey recognizes Only a six mile limit