European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 b the stars and stripes tuesday october 8, 1991 Haiti s rulers change tune say Aristide can t return port a Prince Haiti up a Haiti a military rulers apparently reversed themselves on whether ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide can return insisting that he cannot come Back to Power. Observers said the reversal sunday May indicate a split within the army. In a statement read on military controlled National radio and television the unidentified military leaders seemed to contradict statements made by the coupes Leader Gen. Raoul Cidras. On saturday he raised the possibility of a negotiated return of Aristide to Power after last weeks revolt. A a rumours reported in the International press said that the army would be in favor of a return of president Aristide under certain conditions. The High command of the armed forces reaffirms its position that the return of Aristide is not negotiable a the statement said. A these rumours Are from people linked to Aristide who want the haitian people to believe them a said the statement which did not include the names of Cedras or other military leaders. The army leaders said in the statement that they Are a working with other institutions to find a constitutional solution to the crisis a an apparent reference to the country a parliament. Cedras who was chosen to head the military by Aristide earlier this year told reporters after meeting saturday with a nine member delegation from the organization of american states that Aristides return from exile was possible if there were a National consensus and guarantees Given to different groups including the army. In Washington on sunday the Oas delegation assessed its meetings with the haitian military and in a prepared statement Aristide called again for a peaceful Resolution to Haiti a political troubles. A this Mission by the organization of american states opens the Way to solutions whereby the haitian people with a prompt return to democracy will embrace All the nations sons and daughters around the table for dialogue a Aristide said in a prepared statement. A was the president of Haiti again i condemn All violence every form of the Oas ministerial talks were to resume monday. Joao Baena Oas Secretary general said Friday that the delegation was seeking the return of Aristide whose inauguration feb. 7 was greeted by haitians with Hope and Celebration. The delegation which included Bernard Aronson . Undersecretary of state for latin american affairs and representatives from the United states Argentina Bolivia Canada Costa Rica Trinidad Tobago Venezuela and Jamaica appeared to have made Progress Gen. Raoul Cedras. Says Constitution was violated. Until the military statement sunday. Members of the military have said they staged the coup to a save the country from Cedras accused Aristide of violating the Constitution and allowing a state of lawlessness to prevail. He gave the Oas ministers a document detailing alleged violations of the haitian Constitution by Aristide and justifying the coup. A radio report of massacres in port a Prince slums by the military caused an exodus sunday of residents whose fragile Homes Are easily penetrated by gunfire according to residents from the neighbourhoods. Independent radio Lumiere which reported an alleged massacre of 40 civilians in a poor neighbourhood was closed by army troops Friday after the report. Turkish attache slain in Athens Athens up a unidentified gunmen shot and killed a turkish Diplomat outside his Home in Athens Early monday a Day before prime minister Konstan Tine i Tsitakis was due to visit Turkey. Cetin Gorgu 28, press attache at the turkish embassy in Athens was shot four times at Point Blank Range after he entered his Mercedes outside his Hom Ramstein sergeant killed Ramstein a Germany a master sgt. David w. Bolton 42, died about 11pm. Thursday in a one car Accident on Highway l363 outside of Niederkohr according to staff sgt. Gena Kravitz base spokeswoman. Bolton a native of Spokane wash., was the noncommissioned officer in charge of maintenance control for the 86th comm group at Ramstein a. He arrived at Ramstein in july 1w0 and had served in the air Force for More than 20 years at the time of his death. A memorial service is planned but the time and Date have not been scheduled lie is survived by his wife Phyllis. In the Pangratz District and was about to drive to the embassy. He died on the spot police said. Two Young men who carried out the assassination walked calmly away from the scene through a morning crowd mounted a motorcycle and made their getaway before police arrived witnesses said. Gorgu was in Athens two years before he was shot. I Tsitakis told parliament meeting in its first session after the summer recess that the Diplomat was married Only one week ago. No group immediately took responsibility for the killing but i Tsitakis told parliament that initial information indicated the greek terrorist group november 17 was responsible. The greek government condemned the murder which came a Day before i Tsitakis was due to Fly to Istanbul to attend the funeral of patriarch Dimitrios i Leader of the worlds 300 million Eastern orthodox christians. He died last week. Foreign minister Antonis Samaras personally called on the turkish ambassador to express his regrets and said after the meeting that Greece was a making every possible Effort to apprehend the army names 2nd go killed by crash Furth Germany a army authorities have released the name of a second Soldier one of three who died from an Auto Accident sept. 1 near Nurnberg. Pfc. Carlos Martinez 20, was killed As a result of the Accident that occurred on the frankens Hellweg Highway a Community spokesman said. Martinez was an 8-Inch howitzer Cannonier with Btry a 5th in 17th Field arty based in Herzog Nakrach spokesman Jim Albright said. The Soldier was thrown from a four door Sedan when the Driver apparently lost control of the car according to a German newspaper report at the time. The Driver a 23-year-old Niernberg area Soldier whose name has not been released was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol the article said. Also killed in the Accident was pfc. Karen Robinson 20, of co a 47th support in in Erlanger Germany. Her name was released earlier. Martinez a name was withheld until his family could be notified. The Bronx n.y., native is survived by his Mother Carmen Martinez Philadelphia a. And a sister. Nancy Rivera the Bronx. World Portugal s ruling party wins landslide Victory from wire reports Lisbon Portugal a Riding the nations economic Boom prime minister Anibal Cavaco Silvas party swept to a landslide Victory in parliamentary elections even As some economists predicted leaner times ahead. Projected results Early monday gave Cavaco Silvas Center right social democratic party 50.4 percent of the vote or 132 seats in the 230-scat parliament. The main opposition socialist party won 20.3 percent in sundays balloting for an expected 71 seats. A coalition led by the communist party the third largest Force won 8.9 percent of the vote. Cavaco Silva whose administration is the first in 16 governments to reach the end of a four year mandate had threatened to quit if his party did not win an outright parliamentary kill 8 in India Amritsar India a sikhs fighting for an Independent nation in Punjab bombed a police patrol train sunday and opened fire after the do railed coaches plunged 30 feet into a dry ditch police said. Eight Security men were reported killed. The bomb detonated by Remote control exploded As the engine pulling two coaches started across a Bridge at Gallichan 22 Miles East of Amritsar. The police train consisted of one engine which was uncoupled from the coaches by the bomb and stayed on the rails and two coaches. The train carried no passengers apart from 10 police officers and Home guard militia denied entry Santiago Chile a the government has denied entry to Erich Honecker East Germany a last communist ruler but allowed his wife into the country Over the weekend to visit their daughter. Margot Honecker arrived saturday from Moscow after being granted a tourist visa the government said. The couples daughter Sonja is married to a chilean. Germany is seeking Honecker a extradition from the soviet Union to answer charges in the deaths of people shot to death trying to flee to the West. Sonja Honecker is married to Roberto Yanez a historian who lived for several years in East Berlin As an exile during the former chilean military regime of Gen. Augusto gets prison term ramble Israel a a court sentenced a former air Force Pilot turned peace activist on sunday to 18 months in prison for meeting with Plo Leader Yasser Arafat. Abie Nathan 64, also was Given an 18-month suspended sentence. It was Nathan s second conviction in two years under an israeli Law that bars meetings with members of terrorist organizations. Israel considers the Palestine liberation organization a terrorist group. The maximum sentence for the offence is three years. Nathan a former air Force Pilot and founder of the pirate radio station a voice of peace a said he remained convinced that Israel eventually would have to negotiate with the Singer shot dead Moscow a a leading soviet Singer and composer was shot to death by an unknown assailant sunday during a St. Petersburg concert the soviet news Agency Tass said. Igor Talkov 35, was shot at close Range at the Yub Ileine sports Palace Tass reported. Or. Igor Petushin a physician on duty at the sports Palace told Tass that the Singer died instantly from a wound to the heart. The attacker managed to escape in the panic that followed the shooting Tass said
