European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Activities suspended Moscow apr soviet lawmakers voted thursday to suspend All activities of the communist party in what appeared to be a fatal blow to the once powerful institution that virtually collapsed after last week s failed coup. The supreme soviets decision culminated a week of Post coup attacks on the communist party for its key role in the takeover. Al president Mikhail s. Gorbachev struggling to revive his Central government resigned As the communist party chief Las week. Russian federation president Boris n. Yeltsin who has taken the initiative in reshaping the political Structure of the nation has barred the party from his vast Republic and sealed party and Kab archives. The republics first secretaries have each quit the politburo or resigned from the party. Legislators voted 283-29, with 52 abstentions to suspend the party which had ruled the nation through fear and intimidation for More than seven decades. Quot the Resolution urged that All evidence from the soviet prosecutors probe of official involvement in the coup be turned Over to the National supreme court which would then determine whether the party can still operate. The vote also froze the communist party a Bank accounts and halts All financial operations by the party. Meanwhile the soviet Union moved closer to splintering apart. The two richest and most populous soviet republics Russia and the Ukraine thursday announced formation of a tem see communist on Page 2 making demands Bush major to offer soviets food Aid teams Kennebunkport Maine apr the United states and great Britain announced plans thursday to extend additional food credits to the disintegrating soviet Union and to make a hurry up a a lifeline study of possible soviet needs for food and medical Aid this Winter. A we cannot dictate the ending of what a happening in the soviet Union but neither Are we Mere spectators a British prime minister John major said at a joint news conference with president Bush. Asked about a vote by the supreme soviet to suspend the communist party Bush had a punchy answer  Bush was asked about the Security of the soviet nuclear Arsenal in the Wake of last weeks abortive coup and the ensuing Triumph of reformers led by Boris Yeltsin. He said he wanted safeguards on the soviet warheads a totally guaranteed Quot but emphasized a at no time has there been any official concern about inadvertent use of nuclear weapons or something going  a the last thing the world needs is some kind of nuclear scare not to say a nuclear confrontation a he said. Bush was peppered with questions concerning fast moving developments in Moscow but the president said he Wasny to about to second guess or react to every development among the momentous changes under Way. Major said he understood the sentiment for a a dramatic Quot economic initiative by the West. But he said a we have see Bush on Page 2 Aspin seeks Dod cuts to raise soviet Aid funds cuban inmate Jesus de armas hands a list of demands through the bars a the Talladega Federal corrections Institute wednesday. Cuban inmates s purity area of the prison and took hostages to Stop their being deported to Cuba. See Story and photo on Page 7. Washington a the chairman of the House armed services committee on wednesday proposed trimming $1 billion from . Weapons programs to provide humanitarian Aid to the soviets. A we do not want the first Winter of Freedom after 70 years of communism to be a disaster for the soviet Union a said rep. Les Aspin d-wis., referring to crop shortfalls and other economic disasters looming there. And More directly to american defense interests the Money would a pro Mote stability and Avert chaos in a nation with 30,000 nuclear weapons he said. Aspinw a proposal came As several other lawmakers including House majority Leader Richard Gephardt d-mo., said the United states needed to re evaluate its budget priorities because of recent events in the soviet Union. Aspin said the breakup of the soviet system the worst Case scenario being a civil War could spread nuclear weapons see Aspin on Page 2