European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Gorbachev to quit aide tells group Mikhail s. Gorbachev a file Moscow apr As the soviet unions most powerful leaders compete fiercely Over who has the right to decide its future an aide to Mikhail s. Gorbachev said tuesday that the soviet president could resign soon. On monday Gorbachev appeared to be holding firm disputing the claim by Russia the Ukraine and byelorussian that they could alone create a new a a commonwealths of Independent states. The three slavic republics were the original signers of the 1922 treaty that formed the soviet Union. But tuesday Georgy Shak Nazarov one of the soviet presidents top advisers was quoted As saying a you will not wait Long for Mikhail Gorbachev a his remarks to a conference of Young politicians were reported by the Independent inter fax news Agency. Gorbachev has been fighting hard to form a Union of Russia byelorussian Kazakhstan and the four Central asian republics with the Hope that the other five remaining republics would join it. See he yes t 111 h i 1 he was on the Brink of achieving such a treaty in August but was undermined by the hard line coup attempt the Day before the document was to be signed. In a statement read on the main nightly television see quit on Page 2son accepts prize for burmese laureate Oslo Norway apr the teen age son of imprisoned Nobel peace prize laureate Aung san Suu Kyi accepted the award tuesday a in the name of All the people of Alexander Aris 18, was joined at the award ceremony in Oslo City Hall by his brother Kim 14, and their British father Michael Aris. The 46-year-old burmese opposition Leader could not accept the $1 million prize in person because Burma a military Junta has said it will not allow her to return if she leaves the country. The daughter of burmese Independence hero Aung san has been under House arrest since july 1989. Suu Kyi was swept up in Burma a pro democracy movement and became its Symbol after she returned in 1988 from 20 years abroad to care for her ailing Mother. The ruling military generals refused to Honor her political party a Over whelming Victory in the May 1990 elections. Alexander Aris said his Mother a would say this prize belongs not to her but to All those men women and children who even As i speak continue to sacrifice their Well being their Freedom and their lives in Pursuit of a democratic in Rangoon the burmese capital hundreds of University students staged an anti government demonstration the first significant protest since the military crushed a pro democracy uprising in 1988, killing hundreds of people. Alexander Aris said that despite torture poverty disease and oppression at the hands of the military Junta a the burmese people can today hold their Heads a Little higher in the knowledge that in this far Distant land their suffering has been heard and before Francis Sej ersted chairman of. The five member awards committee presented the prize two burmese musicians a harpist and a Singer performed Loving kindness and the Golden Harp. As Sej ersted handed the Nobel Gold medal to Alexander Aris and a diploma to his brother the audience of 1,565 Rose to their feet applauding. Seierstad praised Suu Kyi for a her courage and her High ideals. We feel we need her sort of person in order to retain our Faith in the he encouraged others to follow her example of non violence and courage. A show humility and fearlessness like Aung san Suu Kyi. The result May be a better world a he said. Above the podium was a huge poster picture of the laureate. Norway a King Harald v attended the 45-minute ceremony along with government leaders and burmese exiles. They were joined by past Nobel peace laureates including South african archbishop Desmond Tutu who won in 1984. Aung san Suu Kyi Anderson Heads to . For Holiday family reunion Pmj Ama it my he Sud Tbs Day As be leave the mall Tail Hospital at Wiesbaden Germany. From staff and wire reports Frankfurt Germany a Teny Anderson the last american hostage to be freed m Lebanon left for Home tuesday to spend his first Christmas in seven years with relatives and friends. Being Home for the holidays was something he could Only dream about after be was grabbed off a Beirut Street on March 16,1985. He spent the last six christmases chained inside a Dar Ceu. Anderson left for the United states at midday accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Salome and her Mother Madeleine Bassil. Salome skipped along in a Green jacket and Anderson put his Arm around her As the family boarded the plane. Anderson departed for the Frankfurt Airport at Sunrise tuesday waving Farewell to about 50 staff members and patients at the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden Germany. He had been at the medical Center since being released dec. 4 by his lebanese kidnappers. His five Day stay had been a marvelous a Anderson said before he boarded an awaiting Van. A a it a been warm and wonderful and like Home. As he boarded the Van Anderson 44, said it would be the Best Christmas of his life. The previous evening 35 american fifth graders from Wiesbaden Saukam elementary school Sang Christmas carols in front of the Hospital Balcony. An see Anderson on Page 2
