European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cuba Calls Rescue Hollywood stunt Mexico City apr cubans official press has denounced a cuban defectors Rescue of his family and said the incident jeopardized future civilian flights near the communist Island. A the did not hesitate to risk the lives of two children to create the Juicy image of a Hollywood Star a the weekly newspaper Juventud Rebelde said in an editorial sunday. The editorial was carried in Mexico by the cuban news Agency Prensa Latina and was the first official reaction by the cuban government to the dec. 19 Rescue. Orestes Lorenzo Perez a former major in the cuban air Force defected in 1991 by flying his Mig-23 fighter Jet to the United states. Frustrated by cubans refusal to Grant visas for his family Lorenzo decided to take matters into i own hands. He swooped into his Homeland in a borrowed Cessna plane picked up his wife and two sons on a coastal Road and flew them to the United states. The Juventud Rebelde newspaper said cuban air defences now will be less Likely to be tolerant of Small private planes such As the one Lorenzo used. A if the approach of a Light plane is capable of provoking an emotional response from cuban authorities and they give orders to open fire against any plane that penetrates National territory traffic in the Region would become extremely dangerous Quot it said. The report referred to planes that unintentionally stray Over Cuba which is along the route from Florida to the Caribbean islands. Juventud Rebelde criticized the United states forgiving Lorenzo a heroes Welcome. President Bush welcomed Lorenzo and his family at the White House a week ago and . Movie producers Are bidding for rights to his Story. The newspaper accused the Bush administration of assisting Lorenzo on his  says soviet breakup tragic mistake Moscow apr former soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev said sunday that the disintegration of the soviet Union was a a tragic mistake and defended russians hard line Congress As setting the right course for the country. A i think it was not necessary a Gorbachev said of the soviet breakup speaking on Moscow Schannel one television. A it had very hard consequences for the whole country for All of the republics. I have thought and i still think that it was a tragic mistake. We will face the consequences of it for a Long Long time a Gorbachev said. He denied accusations that he left a legacy of ethnic conflicts and a crumbling Economy blaming his successors in the Commonwealth of Independent states for the trouble. A there have been promises that the Commonwealth will give us the possibility to resolve All the problems a he said. A but Here is the situation in which we see that the problems were not Only left unresolved but became even More  Gorbachev 61, resigned on dec. 25, 1991, following the collapse of seven decades of Central Kremlin authority. The soviet unions demise was brought about by Many of the political reforms that Gorbachev himself unleashed after coming to Power in 1985. Gorbachev remains popular abroad but is widely criticized at Home with the hard liners blaming him for the collapse of the soviet system. Liberal critics say he had failed to address pressing political and economic issues Only making the current Reform to a free Market harder to achieve. But Gorbachev defended his tactics of limited reforms saying a what is happening now in Russia and the Commonwealth countries proves that our line that tactics that we adhered to were necessary. This is How we should have proceeded with the reforms. A whatever began in 1985 is continuing a he added. A do you think that the Gorbachev epoch is Over no it was Only the Dawn not even midday. We would not have today without what was started in 1985. Everything is still ahead of us i  Gorbachev accused his political rival russian president Boris n. Yeltsin of losing control Over himself at this months Congress of Peoples deputies. Russians highest legislative body dominated by former communists forced Yeltsin to accept painful compromises and abandon his reformist acting prime minister Yegor t. Gaidar the architect of economic reforms. Gaidar was replaced by Viktor Chernomyrdin a conservative Industrial manager.., Russia open last ditch talks on missile pact Geneva apr last Chance negotiations to Complete a nuclear missile reduction treaty before president Bush leaves office began monday with russian foreign minister Andrei v. Kozarev offering to bet a bottle of whiskey on a successful outcome. Even before the first session began at the russian Mission Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger had rated the chances at better than 50-50, but stubborn technical problems remained. Kozarev and Eagleburger met alone for about an hour before being joined by the . And russian delegations. An afternoon session was scheduled at the american Mission. The treaty Start ii would Cut arsenals of american and russian Long Range nuclear warheads to about one third of current Levels. All land based strategic missiles with multiple warheads would be removed including the 154 russian ss-18 missiles the 1991 strategic arms reduction treaty did not ban a the most potent of Moscow a strategic arms. Asked if he expected an agreement Kozarev said a i am ready to bet a bottle of whiskey. We will do such work Here to make it possible for our presidents to have the right decision after the negotiations Here. The foreign minister quickly amended his remark to say a positive  Eagleburger avoided any last minute prediction of his own shooing journalists from the meeting room so he and Kozarev could get to work. Eagleburger Hopes an agreement will set the stage for a Summit signing before Bush leaves office Jan. 20. Russian president Boris n. Yeltsin has predicted twice in the last three weeks that he and Bush will meet after new years. Bush wants any such Summit to include signing a treaty. Joining Kozarev at the table for the first time was russian defense minister Pavel s. Grachev an indication Moscow is ready to make a Deal. A i can to believe at this stage it will take More than 24 hours to get it All settled if we Are going to get it All settled at All a Eagleburger said sunday on his flight from Washington. He put his chances of Success at better than 50-50, but said a i can personally Sec no Way if we done to get it settled this time that there a any Chance of getting it settled in time to do a Summit in Early  to. A sock might be a problem a 7>/4-foot-Long shoe considered the largest in the French Riviera. The footwear was on display at the world is Given a Good polish by a Man in Nice on the Lascaris museum in Nice during the  reportedly wants Law changed to ease remarriage for royals London apr prime minister John major supports changing British Law to allow Prince Charles to remarry within the Church of England if the heir and his wife divorce a newspaper reported monday. The daily express said major sympathizes with Queen Elizabeth is desire to get rid of the 1772 Royal marriages act which prevents the Church from issuing marriage licenses to members of the Royal family who divorce. Major is prepared to ask parliament to change the Law the daily express said citing government sources it did not identify. A spokesman for major said the Story was a just  Charles and his wife Diana have separated but said they have no plans to divorce. The daily express said that changing the old Law would prevent future conflicts when Charles succeeds his Mother and becomes King As Well As the supreme governor of the Church of England. Another of the Queens children Princess Anne recently married cmdr. Timothy Laurence after being divorced from capt. Mark Phillips. She was unable to marry in the Church of England. Instead the Princess and Laurence were wed in a presbyterian Church in Scotland. Buckingham Palace routinely refuses to comment on news reports