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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Brains of Lenin Stalin kept for study new York up a the brains of soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin and other figures in the nations history have been studied and kept for years in a secret room of a Moscow scientific Institute the lbs television network reported saturday. The networks 60 minutes program plans to broadcast the chilling Story of a room 19�?� inside the Institute of brain where researchers Are said to have examined the Gray matter for a scientific  lbs released a transcript saturday. Soviet journalist Artyom Borovik who produced Post coup reports for the program details the history of the room that for 67 years has been sealed off to the Public by the Kab and considered one of the states most tightly held secrets. Borovik said he first observed a Wax Model of Lenin a brain but then he was led into an inner Sanctum where he was shown the brain of the father of communism which he said has been Cut into 30,000 separate slices and stored in file cabinets. A when the director of brain studies first held one of these slices of Lenin a brain in her hand she said it sent Shivers Down her spine Quot said Borovik adding that he was told that All work on Lenin a brain stopped 40 years ago. A not Only had All work been stopped but All the elaborate studies and reports had been labelled a top secret locked in this Safe and the institutes scientists were forbidden Ever to discuss their see brains on Page 2making themselves heard thousands of peace demonstrators rolled out their flags and signs in the Hague Netherlands on saturday to Send a message to leaders of the european Community and Yugoslavia who opened talks aimed at ending the country a civil War. The German sign at right says a death and terror in Croatia. Yugoslavian army and to chetnik continue to kill. No one demonstrates.1 see Story Page 8. Yeltsin gives timetable on nuke moves a from wire reports Moscow a russian Republic president Boris n. Yeltsin said saturday that it will take up to 10 years to move All the nuclear weapons in the country into the russian Republic. Yeltsin used a news conference to Calm fears in the West that nuclear weapons might be dispersed among Independent republics in the dissolution of the soviet Union. Yeltsin said it would Cost the equivalent of Sill billion to $13 billion to move All the weapons. He said the russian Republic would seek to have All nuclear weapons transferred there after noting on Fri see related stories on Page 10 Day that about 20 percent of the nuclear weapons Are in the Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Yeltsin hero of the resistance to the failed coup Iasi month also said saturday that he would not be a candidate for the presidency of the soviet Union when elections Are held. Yeltsin also said that the Kuril islands will not be the subject of any Trade Deal with Japan which is seeking the return of the four islands seized by soviet troops at the end of world War ii. Yeltsin who has suspended the activity of the russian republics communist party until its role in the Putsch is investigated said if it is found culpable it see Yeltsin on Page 2bush Calls for dignity during Thomas hearings Washington up a president Bush taking to the nations airwaves saturday in support of Federal judge Clarence Thomas called for a dignified and reasoned appraisal this week of his candidate to be the nations 106th supreme court Justice. At the close of a week that saw the debate Over Thomas nomination degenerate with a mud slinging attack on several senators who will be considering the nomination Bush made an impassioned Appeal to the Public to raise the Quality and Tenor of the debate. A i know the Senate will maintain standards of dignity and appropriate scrutiny when it comes to judge Thomas a Bush said in the nationally broadcast radio address a and i urge All americans to do the  a i know that the american Public when it gets a Chance to see Clarence Thomas in action will feel As i do a proud that we have entrusted this son of America with the task of keeping our heart healthy and whole and proud of this Man who embodies the Promise of Equality and Opportunity in  with members of the Senate judiciary committee set to begin considering the nomination tuesday Bush a taking to the High Road Complete with a lofty Appeal to traditional american values focused on the impoverished background and morals of the Man he nominated to succeed Thurgood Marshall the Only Black on the supreme court. Thomas opponents stepped up their own Campaign to shoot Down his chances for confirmation with questions regarding his travel As president Ronald Reagan a chairman of the equal employment of see Thomas on Page 2 Justice Marshall comfortable after pacemaker is implanted Washington a retiring supreme court Justice Thurgood Marshall was a resting comfortably and in Good spirits Quot saturday after surgery to implant a pacemaker said a spokesman for the National naval medical Center. A the pacemaker is functioning As expected a Hospital spokesman it. Cmdr. Bill Clyde said in a statement announcing the surgery. The device was implanted Friday afternoon a to treat an abnormally slow heart rate a Clyde said. A Justice Marshall is resting comfortably and in Good spirits a Clyde added in a Telephone interview. Clyde said Marshall had remained a awake during the procedure and tolerated it  he did not say when Marshall 83, who has been hospitalized since thursday after suffering lightheadedness would be released. Marshall the court s Only Black member said in june that health was see Marshall on Page 2  
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