European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Hard liners Fly from capital radio says Moscow apr the entire eight Man committee that overthrew president Mikhail Gorbachev left Moscow on wednesday by plane according to an opposition radio report. Their flight capped a series of developments wednesday that indicated the 3-Day-old coup staged by communist Nard liners was disintegrating. Officials of the russian Republic know the plane number and its destination in the Republic of Kirghizia and will try to intercept the plane and have its passengers arrested said radio Russia the station of russian president Boris n. Yeltsin a opposition to the coup. The radio said the plane was heading to the Yeltsin City of Bishkek formerly called Frunze the capital of Kirghizia. It is located about 2,100 Miles Southeast of Moscow. The radio did not say when the plane left nor did it identify the passengers by name. Contrary to earlier reports none of the coup leaders was arrested before leaving Moscow the radio said see related stories and photos on pages 3,4 and 17 quoting russian government leaders. In another sign of the coupes failure the soviet defense ministry decided wednesday to withdraw military units that were dispatched following the declaration of the state of emergency monday the official Tass news Agency reported. The state of emergency was declared after hard line see Yeltsin on Page 2 a ?>�-.� he wet amp a a a soviet lieutenant colonel Waves a White Flag in front of an armoured personnel Carrier captured by protesters. Gis complaints flood civil rights chairman by de reams staff writer Frankfurt Germany a the chairman of the . Commission on civil rights said he was shocked by what he heard at american military bases during a 13-Day stay in Germany this month. A the Rumor in America is that the army a slogan a be All you can be was working. And that desert storm was proof that it was working a said Arthur a. Fletcher. A it turns out that the motto is More a vision than a fact. A a in a taking Back hundreds of complaints. Once you have a pattern of complaints you can determine systemic discrimination. And we probably found Fletcher left Frankfurt for Washington on monday. He was in Germany As a speaker at a meeting of the National association for the Advance ment of coloured Peoples european conference of branches. In addition to the a act meeting in Frankfurt he visited army and air Force members in Kaiserslautern Darmstadt Mannheim Mainz and Stuttgart. Fletcher said he was surprised by the extreme fear of military people who Felt they risked ruining their careers by talking to him. He also said he was surprised by the number of Black officers mostly lieutenants and captains who doubted the integrity of the evaluation system. A this also was expressed on the civil service Side. There is a feeling that equal employment Opportunity staffs Are just marking time and not doing their Job partly because of budget cuts a Fletcher said. A they also feel the inspector general to be a fraud. They said they see complaints on Page 2 Central moscow11. Soviet soldiers tanks Seal off y n f i of shoot and kill two main inter k a j people after s sections and / \ demonstrators Bridges \ trap a military leading to the s., a. Vehicle beneath Kremlin. An underpass. "77.w�?� \ is s / Boris Yeltsin members of the russian legislature and 150,000 protesters have barricaded themselves inside and around the parliament building. A it in a a \ v. A / a Heather Eatman
