European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 29, 1992 world the stars and stripes Page 11 Canadian markets surge despite vote crisis Fri a to materialize after Reform defeat Toronto up a Day after rejecting a new Constitution in a nation wide referendum Many canadians see ready to Shelve such divisive issues. Contrary to dire predictions by Reform supporters Money and Stock markets re acted positively tuesday to the defeat and the markets actually strengthened As the Day wore on. The Only thing that happened Here i that the politicians got beaten up and shut Down said political scientist Nel son Wiseman. Wiseman said politicians and the Media manufactured Canada s constitutional crisis and have been repudiate for it. There was no constitutional problem in this country and there in t one now and no one will touch the Issue for a longtime because it s Dyn Arnite he said. By a margin of 54.4 percent to 45 per cent canadians on monday rejected the Charlottetown Accord. The Accord Wouldhave Given Canada s 10 provinces More Power recognized the distinct nature of the French speaking sometimes separatist minded province of Quebec change the appointed Senate to an elected body and expanded the elected House of com Mons and granted native Peoples the right of self government. The Accord was an attempt to appease Quebec and the fact it was rejected there and fairly evenly across Canada mistaken As a sign that canadians were rejecting the proposal not Quebec. Quebec Premier Robert Bouras avowed to fight to keep Quebec a Strong and vital member of the Canadian federation. Prime minister Brian Mulroney an others had warned that rejection of the Accord would destroy Canada politically and financially. But on tuesday morning Money markets were Strong and politicians business and labor leaders were unanimous in their Call to shift Canada energies to dealing with economic issues. The Canadian Dollar regained nearly one half cent to the . Dollar by mid Day tuesday after falling to almost 80 . Cents As soon As it became Clear monday that the rejection Side was gain ing ground. On the Toronto Stock Exchange Strong gains of recent weeks continued tuesday As the Market appeared to drug off the referendum vote. The biggest loser might be Mulroney who pinned his political Hopes on the Accord. Some observers said Mulroney Al ready unpopular was actually the target of Many no votes. They contend the Accord s failure make it virtually impossible for him to Lead his party in the 1993 fed eral election. Economists say the surprising buoyancy in the Canadian Dollar equity and Bond markets was a reaction to statements monday night by Canadian leaders that they will now concentrate on economic problems. De Neufeld chief economist at the Royal Bank of Canada said financial markets Are showing a considerable amount of Relief that constitutional wrangling is  the 200-basis-Point drop in the trend setting Bank of Canada rate during the eight weeks leading up to the referendum exacted the full Premium for constitutional uncertainty he said. Those pushing for the separation of Quebec from Canada were Gleeful about the referendum results. As predicted they portrayed it As a rejection of Quebec by the rest of Canada. Jacques Parizeau who Heads the separatist parti que"b6cois, vowed to make separatism the main Issue in the next Quebec provincial election. Self government for native Peoples was a key component of the Accord and some leaders took the rejection personally. We have been soundly rejected by the Canadian people said Ovide Mercredi head of the Assembly of first nations. Australians jeer mass slaying suspect in court Gosford Australia a on lookers shouted insults wednesday As a 45-year-old Man was brought to court to face charges in the Shotgun murders of his former Girlfriend and five other peo pie. Police held Back a crowd of about 30 people who shouted Bastard and Coward As Malcolm Baker was led into court. A Man and woman were ejected from the courtroom for shouting after he was led in. Baker did not enter a plea and Magis trate Bruce Butler ordered him held until his next court appearance dec. 18. Butler ruled out the possibility of bail before Baker s lawyer had a Chance to apply. Baker is charged with shooting Kerry Gannon 23, and her 18-year-old sister and father in Terri Al about 38 Miles North of Sydney. Police say he then drove to Bateau Bay where he killed one Man and then to wrong where he fatally shot a Man and a woman. A family member who spoke on Condi Tion of anonymity said a court had or dered Baker not to Contact Kerry Gan non after they broke up. No details were available on Baker s background. Prosecutors said in court that police intervened in earlier confrontations Between him and some of the victims. The prosecutors gave no details murder suspect Malcolm Baker under a Blanket is escorted by australian detectives. And police Are barred from discussing a Case once the defendant has been charged. Television Channel 9 quoted unnamed sources As saying that Baker s shooting License had been revoked and that police had confiscated some weapons from him several weeks ago after he allegedly harassed Gannon. During the Brief court appearance wednesday relatives and friends of the victims watched As the slightly built Baker dressed in jeans and a striped shirt sat handcuffed Between two police officers. The six dead were identified As Gan non her father Thomas 43, and sister Lisa David Baker 27, who was killed in Bateau Bay and Ross Smith 35, and Leslie read 25, slain in wrong. Police did not say whether Baker was related to David Baker. Sydney radio re ports said David Baker was Baker s son. Baker is also charged with the at tempted murder of Christopher Gall 22, who was shot in the face outside the Gannon Home. He was hospitalized in Gosford Tri serious but stable condition. Shortly after the shootings Baker sur rendered with a Shotgun at a nearby police station. It was the worst mass murder in Australia since Waite Frankum shot and killed seven people in a Sydney shopping mall on aug. 17, 1991, and then killed himself. Troop pullout reported in bosnian City Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a ten Sion Between bosnian muslims and croatians began Cooling wednesday As troops of both sides reportedly began withdrawing from a City they had fought Over. In the Northern town of Jajcek meanwhile Muslim led government troops and serbian rebels held fierce Battles. For weeks serbian rebels have been trying to enlarge a Northern bosnian corridor linking Serbia with serbian territories in Bosnia and Croatia. Continuing attempts to mediate the yugoslav crisis lord Owen of the european Community and . Spe Cial envoy Cyrus r. Vance arrived in Belgrade the Cap ital of what remains of Yugoslavia for talks with Lead  government forces and ethnic croatian militia former allies were withdrawing unconditionally from Prozor about 30 Miles West of Sarajevo As agreed tuesday bosnian radio said. Prozor Novi Travnik and Vitez where croats and government forces had clashed in recent Days were quiet tuesday night and wednesday morning the radio said. Both serbs and muslims reported heavy fighting around the besieged town of Jajcek 60 Miles Northwest of Sarajevo but gave differing accounts. The serbian rebels news Agency Srna said Serbi an forces had liberated Jajcek on tuesday. The bosnian army denied the report and said it forces had moved their lines Forward about 200 Yards toward Gola Planina. It said the serbs were bringing reinforcements by helicopter from banja Luka. That would violate a . Resolution mandating that serbian aircraft in Bosnia be grounded. Ethnic serbian Leader Radovan Karadzic has pledged to abide by the Resolution but some of his commanders have vowed to defy it. Bosnian radio said government forces repelled an in Fantry attack on the Northern town of Gra Acac where serbian forces Are trying to open a corridor to area they control to the West. Turkey s kurdish rebels agree to yield Iraq bases Salahudin Iraq a turkish kurdish guerrillas agreed tuesday to leave their Moun Tain bases in Northern Iraq ending weeks of fending off attacks by turkish commandos and iraqi kurdish rebels the iraqi kurd said. In Ankara Turkey s sem official Anatolia news Agency said that turkish Jet fighters pounded the rebel bases of turkish kurd in Northern Iraq on tuesday in the second week of an Offen Sive by the turkish military. Khos rat a top iraqi kurdish guerrilla com Mander who goes by a single name said the turkish kurd agreed to All the conditions of the iraqi kurdish parliament and government. They will abandon their bases in the Border area and Stop attacking