European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes sunday june 14, 1992 a woman in Moscow shouts slogans against russian president Boris n. Yeltsin during the first russian ind open Denic Day on Friday. Celebration protest Mark russian Independence Day Moscow apr Russia celebrated us first official Independence Day on Friday and decked out the capital in White Blue and red but thousands of pro communist demonstrators denounced the occasion As a Day of mourning. President Boris n. Yeltsin unexpectedly cancelled a Public appearance in Southwest Moscow because neigh or Hood officials had returned to the old fashioned practice of stuffing stores with goods to create a false impression of plenty. Indeed the neighbourhood a a supermarket no. 57 was packed with food and fresh Asphalt filled potholes in the Street outside. Yeltsin a office said he would not participate in such a  but those who waited in vain at supermarket no. 57 still praised Yeltsin. Beijing apr More than i million chinese workers have been Laid off this year As the government tries to turn around its Money losing state owned factories the official China daily reported saturday. The 1.4 million layoffs represent 1 percent of China a total Urban labor Force according to statistics from the state councils economic and t Rade office. The state Council is China a Cabinet. Those layoffs however were Only a Small step in getting rid of the nations redundant workers which the office estimated at More than 10 million. Other official figures have put it at twice that. Earlier this year the government launched a Campaign to a break the three Irons a which refer to guaranteed employment guaranteed salaries and guaranteed posts. Manila Philippines up1 a former first lady Imelda Marcos conceded defeat saturday to apparent presidential Winner Fidel v. Ramos and urged filipinos to support the retired general who led the overthrow of her husband in 1086. Ramos 64, is a former armed forces chief who was trained at the . Military Academy. He leads by More than half a million votes Over his closest rival Miriam defensor Santiago in an official count by Congress of the results of the May 11 balloting. Defensor Santiago Ramos closest rival for the presidency meanwhile reiterated her charge of massive vote fraud. She asked Congress to Stop its official count a we will stay with Yeltsin to the very end. If he stays in Power everything Wilt be All right a said Rosa Lukyanova 68. Government offices and most businesses were closed to Mark the june 12,1990, declaration that was a major step toward russians Independence from the communist controlled Kremlin. Although it was proclaimed a Holiday at that time it was Only officially celebrated As a state Holiday this year. But at a pro communist rally at the state television Center there was Only one predominant color red. Several thousand people a some shouting anti semitic insults a waved soviet flags denounced Yeltsin a economic reforms and demanded the reinstatement of the soviet Union. They even played the old soviet National Anthem. State owned enterprises for the first time were Given the Power to hire and fire employees. Until now the state guaranteed every  a Job and workers were assigned to jobs where they stayed their entire lives regardless of work performance. The practice has resulted in bloated payrolls and an unproductive labor Force. The China daily said in a separate report that the average factory worker actually works for less than set hours in an eight hour Day. The layoffs have been met with resistance from workers a traditional conviction that jobs have to be guaranteed in a socialist country like  inadequate unemployment Protection for the jobless has further compounded the problem the paper said. But Marcos the widow of ousted president Ferdinand Marcos said it was a apparent that Gen. Fidel Ramos will be proclaimed As president of the Republic of the  a i am Happy with Gen. Ramos efforts in his Pursuit for National Unity a she said. A my prayers and support go for his Success to ensure the survival of our  Marcos had earlier charged the government with committing massive election fraud to ensure a Ramos Victory. But she said a it is time to let the past come to an end and let the future  world czech slovak break looms As leaders fail to agree from wire reports Prague Czechoslovakia a czech and slovak leaders Are growing further apart after failing to resolve major differences Over Czechoslovakia a future. The deadlock is boosting separatist sentiment both in Slovakia the country s poorer third and the wealthier More populous czech Republic. At least 10,000 people have signed a petition posted on Prague s. Central Wenceslas Square that Calls for a czech break with the slovaks. The two Peoples first United in 1918 when the Austro hungarian Empire dissolved at the end of world War i. Vaclav Klaus who won last weeks elections in the czech lands secured backing from at least six other czech parties on Friday As he tried to strengthen his pro federation stance ahead of a talks sunday in the slovak capital bratislava.. Starts Mia Hunt Bangkok Thailand a the United states on Friday began its fourth search for americans missing in action in Cambodia during the War in Indochina the . Embassy said. A 48-member team of military experts and two . Helicopters will search areas of three cambodian provinces the embassy said. Cambodian personnel will join in the searches expected to last two  plans protests Johannesburg South Africa a the opposition african National Congress says it is planning nationwide demonstrations Over stalled constitutional talks Between majority Blacks and the minority White government. Anc president Nelson Mandela on Friday defended the Call for strikes and demonstrations which critics say will disrupt the Economy. Quot we regret that method will Impact on the Economy but the Economy is so mismanaged it can t be damaged further Mandela said. They Haven t responded to All our compromises and we have no alternative but to resort to the Power we have a mass  president . De Klerk has said he will act to recent the Anc from paralysing the country it did not specify what Steps he would  patient Dies Padua Italy a Ilario Lazzari the first italian to undergo a heart transplant seven years ago died in a local Hospital Friday after a bout of pneumonia doctors reported. Lazzari a Carpenter was 45.lautrec show a big draw Paris a an exhibition of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec a paintings and lithographs that closed this week Drew nearly 700,000 visitors during its four month run at the grand palais museum officials said Friday. About 7,500 people went through the turnstiles daily Many of whom waited in line for hours. China moves on prostitutes Beijing a authorities in an economically booming Southern chinese province have arrested More than 10,000 prostitutes and their patrons in a two month crackdown an official newspaper reported saturday. More than 4,600 of those arrested in Huangdong province have been sent to labor Camps for six months to two years the China daily  trapped Harare Zimbabwe a trappers have captured More than 40 crocodiles in a Lake in Northern Zimbabwe after fatal attacks on tourists and residents a breeder said Friday. A it was a Choice of selective captures or Large scale killings a said Jon Hutton executive manager of the Crocodile association of Zimbabwe. A it was better to move them than to have people demanding we eradicate  two zimbabwean tourists and five villagers have been killed by crocodiles along the shores of Lake Kariba in the past year according to wildlife experts. 1.4 million Laid off in China Marcos urges support for Ramos and cull for new presidential elections in August