European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 5,1993 world the stars and stripes b Page 9 russian military leaders push Yeltsin to be Tough by will Englund the Baltimore Sun Moscow a president Boris n. Yeltsin met with russians lop generals wednesday at the Kremlin and they demanded a As if on Cue a that he Pic a firm hand to resolve his Power struggle with the parliament. It was a demand that Yeltsin bogged Down in political infighting that is exasperating an already cynical population could Only have been too Happy to receive. The military has stayed out of russian politics up to now. When Yeltsin has talked Tough about asserting Power Over the recalcitrant parliament As he did tuesday sceptics have asked whether the army would stand for it. On wednesday the army was telling him to get tougher Izvestia a newspaper normally sympathetic to the president was on the streets a Short time later spreading the news. I earlier in the Day Yeltsin had warned that russians political deadlock had brought the country to the Brink of disintegration a that it could break into dozens of i Feudal states. He predicted a �?o1,000-ycar�?� War that might result. Wednesdays events underscored How seriously Yeltsin views his upcoming Battle with the legislature. The fight h As been brewing since december when the Congress of Peoples deputies last met and an agreement to hold a referendum was hammered out in an atmosphere of Mutual hostility and distrust. Eth referendum asking russians to choose a parliamentary or presidential system a is supposed to be held in april but it has become Likely that an emergency meeting of the Congress will take place in March. The Congress might try to cancel the referendum. Or As Yeltsin has warned it might try to do just about anything else. 59% of russians in poll say life under communism was better Moscow apr after a year of seemingly endless political squabbles and economic reforms that impoverished millions nearly 60 percent of russians think things were better under communism a poll released wednesday says. One in three respondents said they expected a dictatorship in Russia within the next year. The poll sponsored by the european Community and called a euro barometer a surveyed 18,469 people Over the age of is in face to face interviews at Home in 18 countries in Central and Eastern Europe Between oct. 30, 1992, and nov 17,1992. There was no margin of error cited. It plumbed Public opinion in the european part of Russia West of the urals and eight other former soviet republics a Armenia Belarus Estonia Georgia Latvia Lithuania Moldova a As Well As in Albania Bulgaria the czech Republic Hungary Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia and the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The poll showed deep unhappiness throughout the former East Felon with both the development of democracy and the Pace of free Market reforms. The unhappiness was especially pronounced in rus Sia where president Boris Yeltsin and hard liners in Congress have been locked in a Power struggle that has nearly paralysed the government. Three quarters of russians surveyed said they were unhappy with the Way democracy is developing in their country Region Lac 69 percent were unsatisfied. A sizable number of respondents said they done to expect democracy to survive. In Russia 33 percent said they expect a dictatorship to be in Power within a year Region wide it was 26 percent. As for the old system 59 percent of russians said things had been better under communism. Region wide it was Only 27  Bashkir ova head of russian Public opinion and Market research which did much of the polling in the former soviet Union said economic woes have made Many people fond of the old Days. Market reforms have meant higher prices less secure jobs and inflation that has eroded living standards. In Russia for example inflation was More than 2,000 percent last year. Military artefacts a bicyclist in Berlin stops to gawk at the new artwork cd sculptures arc made out or former East German Mil near the City a Reich Stag building. The colourfully paint itary  protesters Call Schwarzkopf War criminal from wire reports Oslo Norway a about 70 people protested a visit by retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf on wednesday calling him a War criminal for leading  forces in the Gulf War. Y Schwarzkopf was in Norway to give a speech to about 700 businessmen and to observe nato Maneu vers. He entered the Oslo concert House by another door and did no to see the protesters. The protesters shouted a War criminal a and carried signs saying a Schwarzkopf mass  Schwarzkopf commanded the  forces that drove Iraq from Kuwait in 1991. He retired after the  a a a. A. .3 blasts Rock Madrid Madrid Spain a explosions in three different buildings rocked downtown Madrid wednesday causing damage and slight injuries to one person authorities said. 1. According to police All three explosions were preceded by Telephone Calls in the. Name of Grapo a shadowy leftist group. The explosions occurred in a government labor office in the courtyard of the Spanish employers association cede and in a steel Industry office. Grapo or october first anti fascist resistance group first appeared in the 1970s and was blamed for killing of 12 police officers and spec 30 bombings. The explosions occurred the Day after a tense debate in parliament Over How to Deal with Spain a spiralling 20 percent unemployment  to Britain soars London a Britain had a record number of foreign visitors in 1992, up 16.7 percent from the previous year the British tourist authority said wednesday. The total of 18.1 million visitors was 100,000 higher than the previous High in 1990. However the authority said tourist spending of 7.6 billion pounds $10.9 billion was Down 11.6 percent in real terms from 1990. A Many visitors Are giving London a miss and arc staying in less expensive lintels a said Michael Medlicott the authority s chief  threat clears Tower Toronto a authorities evacuated the landmark in Tower on wednesday after a Telephone caller claimed a bomb had been planted at the worlds tallest free standing Structure. Police dismissed the threat As a hoax after a a search of the 1,825-foot communications Tower. The Tower reopened about four hours later. In stands for Canadian National a Railroad and communications  net weapons in raid Helsinki Finland a police using armoured cars and a helicopter burst into a motorcycle club on wednesday and seized about 10 gang members for possessing illegal weapons officials said. There was no resistance to the pre Dawn raid on the overkill motorcycle club which has suspected links to the  Hellas Angels said police inspector Esko Peltola. Peltola said police confiscated rifles revolvers and ammunition and seized the club  tax office bombed Athens Greece a a bomb exploded in a suburban lax office wednesday blowing out windows and causing slight damage in the third such attack in three weeks. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the Early morning blast in be Ristori. The explosion caused no injuries.3 planes to join War games Seoul South Korea a the . Air forces b-111 strategic bomber the stealth bomber and the High tech f-15e fighter will participate for the first Lime in .-South korean military exercises to Start next week officials said t thursday. The 10-Duy exercises to be held tuesday through March 18 Are one of the largest joint War exercises in the world. More than 120,000 . And South korean troops Are expected to participate