European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a the stars and stripes saturday june 20, 1992 czechoslovakian leaders expect nation to split up Prague Czechoslovakia apr czech and slovak politicians thursday suggested that they had agreed to go their separate ways after 74 years As a two state federation. But there were apparent differences on How and when to part. Ivan Kocarnik the chief czech negotiator said the Federal Constitution allows for the two regional parliaments to approve the division of the country. A this would permit the fastest possible divorce a Kocarnik said adding that partition would be realistic in september so new Independent budgets for the czech lands and Slovakia could be prepared for 1993. Czech and slovak leaders agreed late wednesday on a caretaker Federal government. The leaders said the Cabinet would be formed simply to a Send the absence of rules during negotiations on Czechoslovakia a future. A final round of talks was scheduled in the slovak capital of Bratislava on Friday. The two sides were expected to outline a program for the interim government which Likely will include a 10-member Cabinet with equal participation by czechs and slovaks. Vladimir Mesiar Leader of the slovak party has led the push for Stovak Independence because of his unhappiness Over the Swift transition to a free Market after four decades of communism being pushed by the predominately czechoslovak Federal government. Separatist sentiment has also spread among czechs the More prosperous of the two Peoples. They fear the crisis could delay integration with the West. More than 50,000 people signed a petition called the a czech initiative supporting finance minister Vaclav Klaus who was elected to Lead the czech lands and czechoslovak president Vaclav Havel. The petition said the leaders should opt for czech Independence if negotiations take too Long. About 1,000 people attended a demonstration organized by petitioners late thursday on Prague a Wenceslas Square site of the 1989 bloodless coup that toppled the communist government. A a it a not a secret that the proclamation of a czech Republic is our goal in the current situation a said Petr Sojka who organized the petition drive. The czech and slovak nations speaking near identical languages have lived together since 1918. The predominantly Rural roman Catholic slovaks had been ruled by Hungary. The More secular czechs traditionally were influenced by germans who helped industrialize their Region. Yeltsin continuing his Appeal for Aid begins visit to Canada Ottawa apr russian president Boris n. Yeltsin after a farm filled Day in Kansas arrived in Canada on thursday with essentially the same message he had for president Bush in Washington Moscow needs Money. He was greeted at an air Force base outside Ottawa by prime minister Brian Mulroney governor general Ray Hnatyshyn and other officials. Yeltsin called Canada one of russians a sincere and reliable partners a but immediately appealed for greater assistance. A Canadian business Industry and services should have More courage and begin practical exploration of the russian Market a he said. A we Are looking Forward to a better future and to the beginning of a Large scale business like mutually advantageous cooperation a Yeltsin planned to meet several times with Mulroney during the two Day visit and he was scheduled speak to a joint session of parliament. At the top of the discussion list is a $24 billion Western Aid package promised earlier this year by the group of seven leading Industrial democracies which includes Canada. The . Share of the package is being debated in the House Canadas portion $2.4 billion is mostly in the form of credits for the Purchase of Canadian Grain. When Yeltsin visited Canada earlier this year he signed a five year 25-million ton Grain Deal with the Canadian wheat Board estimated to be Worth $3 billion to $5 billion. Some Grain shipments have been delayed because of Moscow a inability to Send its ships to Canadian ports. Russian ships arc being sought by creditors and numerous vessels Are being impounded until Bills Are russian president Boris n. Yeltsin left and Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney meet thursday. Yeltsin said Canada was a a sincere and reliable partner. Paid. Moscow has been forced to use some of its Grain credit Money to charter foreign ships. Ottawa also offered Tariff reductions on russian exports to Canada agricultural project financing and an Extension of a $100 million line of credit through the Export development corp. To help pay for russian couples who live together first May be More Likely to divorce London up a couples who lived together before getting married Are More Likely to be divorced within five years of their wedding a report said thursday. The office of population censuses and surveys said such couples were 50 percent More Likely to be divorced within five years and 60 percent More Likely to have divorced after eight years than couples who had not cohabited. The report said there had been dramatic changes in patterns of cohabitation marriage divorce and remarriage in the last few decades since social constrictions began relaxing in the 1960s. The study found both men and women were More Likely to cohabit before their second marriage than before the first. The authors emphasized that no causal link had been established Between premarital cohabitation and divorce. It found that couples who married with a civil ceremony were More Likely to have lived together before marriage than those who married in Church. The report suggested that couples who lived together were More Likely to be unconventional in their beliefs and thus More Likely to consider divorce. It said age at marriage and length of marriage did not make any difference to the likelihood of divorce. Couples who married Between 1970 and 1975 after living together were 30 percent More Likely to divorce after five years than couples who had not cohabited. This figure Rose to 40 percent in cohabiting couples marrying Between 1975 and 1979, and to 50 percent for marriages Between 1980 and 19s4. Worl Britain to deploy missiles despite ., russian cuts from wire reports London a prime minister John major on thursday welcomed russian and . Plans for nuclear arms cuts but insisted Britain would still deploy its Trident submarine launched nuclear missiles. A we will maintain it we will build it we Wilt Arm it and we will deploy Trident a major said Fielding lawmakers questions in the House of commons. A we will certainly continue to maintain our own Independent nuclear Soldier killed Marseille France a the Driver of a military vehicle was killed and six other soldiers were seriously injured when the vehicle went Over a Cliff officials said thursday. The soldiers from the French 159th Alpine inf regt were on night Maneu vers wednesday when their vehicle failed to make a turn and tumbled 10 Yards into a blast kills 2 Rovigo Italy a an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory near the northeastern City of Rovigo on thursday killing at least two people. News reports identified the dead As a 12-year-old boy who was walking near the Plant and a factory worker. The blast blew out windows in houses 500 Yards away. The cause of the explosion was not immediately Grants amnesty Moscow a the russian parliament adopted a sweeping amnesty thursday that applies to about 400,000 offenders news agencies reported. The amnesty would cover All women some invalids most men older than 60 and those who fought in world War ii As Well As minors the itar Tass Agency said. The inter fax news Agency quoted Mikhail i Tyukov chairman of the parliamentary commission on legislation As saying that More than 20,000 people would be released from prison. An additional 40,000 prisoners would have their terms reduced and 300,000 would be exonerated from punishment connected to their crime including fines probation and exile inter fax said. However the Agency said the amnesty does not apply to individuals sentenced to crimes against the state violations of hard currency regulations deliberate murder rape and car capsizes off Japan Tokyo a a wooden replica of an ancient sumerian ship capsized thursday Only 62 Miles from the end of a 5,000-mile trip from India to Japan Kyodo news service reported. Japanese adventurer Akira Iwata 61, and the ships seven Indian crewmen were rescued by a japanese Navy helicopter Kyodo reported from the Southern japanese Island of Okinawa. Iwata built the 50-foot, 30-ton ship in the southwestern Indian port of Calicut and was trying to retrace a route he believes some sumerian tribes took in emigrating to Japan about 2,300 years ago. Kyodo said the ship had been due Friday in car carried viruses Moscow a thieves stole a car carrying samples of his positive blood and the cholera virus to a Moscow medical clinic Komsi Volskaya pravda reported Friday. The newspaper said a test tube containing the blood Sample broke during the crime and the car had to a undergo sterilization when it was recovered. The paper quoted doctors As saying they Are �?o100 percent certain the thieves will show symptoms of cholera within five Days. It could be years before the thieves know whether they contracted aids. 7
