European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 12, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9n vote Moscow a Kremlin bucked Media on tuesday targeted Boris n. Yeltsin the front runner in the race to become the russian federations first popularly elected president. Voters in the soviet unions largest and most populous Republic were going to the polls today. A Runoff must be held within two weeks if no candidate gets More than 50 percent of the vote. Many reformers believe the comr units have flooded the Field to deny Yeltsin a majority in the first round. Among the six candidates for the new Post Yeltsin s chief rivals Are former soviet prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova and former Interior minister Vadim Makalin. On tuesday the communist party newspaper pravda blamed Yeltsin chairman of the russian legislature for the republics economic woes. The newspaper published a flattering portrait of Ryzhkova saying he was the Best candidate to a put our ship called russian a on the path to Reform. Pravda on monday had criticized Yeltsin As disloyal to his allies narrow minded and authoritarian. Yeltsin ended his regular Campaign confidently monday evening with a rally in Maneth Square next to the Kremlin seat of the communist leadership that he has battled is his quest for political and economic decent Aii. Nation. About 20,000 people rallied for candidates backed by the democratic Russia movement including Yeltsin and Moscow mayor Gavriil Popov. Popov who is seeking reelection in wednesdays balloting beamed As he was praised by poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko also a popular actress and a pro Reform Leader. Campaigning was not officially permitted tuesday but leaflets and posters circulated around the Republic. On monday campaigners handed out leaflets at Stop lights and Yeltsin placards festooned the rear windows of a trolley bus running during the Rush hour. Opinion polls cited by the official Tass news Agency put Yeltsin ahead in the race with the support of Between 39 percent and 52 percent of voters. Ryzhkova the communist party candidate was running second with 14 to 25 percent Tass said monday. Baratin appeared to be running third. Other polls have Given Yeltsin More than 60 percent.  Gazette quoting the information Agency data predicted that voters would give Yeltsin 57 percent. Another newspaper Rab Ochaya Tribuna reported that most voters surveyed by Telephone supported Yeltsin saying he represented a a dream of a new  an outspoken critic of president Mikhail Gorbachev. Yeltsin has become immensely popular among soviets demoralized by decades of broken promises and worsening shortages of consumer goods. In february Yeltsin demanded that Gorbachev step Down accusing the soviet president of retreating from reforms that would create a Market Economy. Yeltsin and Gorbachev have since reached a truce and Russia is among the republics that has agreed to sign a new Union treaty and cooperate with the Kremlin on economic Reform. A Yeltsin supporter taking part in a Moscow rally on monday holds up a poster that carries his picture and the slogan a Russia is sure to  Summit Likely to be delayed Washington a the superpower Summit Between president Bush and soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev probably will be delayed until late next month the White House said monday. A a presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said both Washington and Moscow still want to hold a Summit this month but unresolved arms control problems make it unlikely that the timetable can be met. A hard negotiating still needs to take place Fitzwater said. A late july Date would put the meeting after the mid july economic Summit in London. Gorbachev is expected to plead his Case for Western help at the conclusion of that meeting Between Bush and the leaders of the worlds six other major Industrial Powers. A a it a still possible that Bush would go to Moscow before the july 15-17 economic Summit Fitzwater said but a most people Are looking at the likelihood of its being  Fitzwater said both countries arms negotiators now realize they need a a Little More time to resolve differences on the strategic arms reduction treaty to re Duce Long Range nuclear weapons by 30 percent. But soviet defense minister Dmitri Yazoo said a strategic arms treaty could be signed before the end of the month. A fall issues have been resolved there Are no problems left a he said monday during a visit to Stockholm Sweden. Bush a schedule next month includes a a Cross country trip to military bases on the fourth of july to celebrate the persian Gulf War Victory. A and a four Day journey to Greece and Turkey after the London Summit. A a we re talking Here about a treaty that a some 450 pages Long a Fitzwater said. A a we re talking about As Many As 100 outstanding Points still to be resolved Quot As Well As a two or three Basic philosophical  Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii and soviet foreign minister Alexander Bessmer Nyoh failed to resolve the differences in Geneva on of a Rilay. Fitzwater ruled out any Chance that Bush and Gorbachev would piggyback their meeting on the economic Summit. Bush is also weeks away from deciding whether to Grant the soviets request for si.5 billion in credits to buy american Grain the spokesman indicated. Japanese disturbed by report calling country amoral Tokyo up a japanese were perturbed tuesday by an academic report allegedly commissioned by the Central intelligence Agency that describes Japan As an amoral nation out to dominate the world. A copy of the draft report was obtained by the Democrat and chronicle newspaper in Rochester n.v., and was widely reported in Japan As claiming that the nation is discriminatory and will use its economic Power to impose its culture throughout the world. Japanese government and Media leaders were angered by the tone and Content of the document and sought confirmation on whether the . Government sponsored the report. Foreign ministry spokesman i  Watanabe said at a news conference that the report did not warrant an official comment since the a denied it was prepared for the Agency. But private�?T., officials expressed Dee concern Over the implication of the document and speculated Over which i s Meterc t group might he attempting to gain at Japan s expense trying to stay dry Lului it _ Dunne an informal meeting with a Inch ranking japanese Ohi Elul. An irate Community Leader called to Corn a the report. Slum dwellers in suburban Bombay India get a Balcony View monday of the floodwaters that submerged their Homes Over the weekend. Monsoon Rains continued monday lashing Bombay and surrounding areas. At least 111 people have been killed since the Monsoon swept up indians West coast along the arabian sea. I be i .i.ci. Who  on condition if anonymity a twi. 1 a j r c Din Erous if More reports of a similar  trn p in the l ruled stale it