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The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD - Saturday, May27, 2000 AS’. Elian’s Move Gives Family Options‘ Ethiopia Rolls Into Eritrea, Washington house is close to National Zoo, a toy store — and dad’s lawyer } Seizes Town THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES TIMES WASHINGTON — toy stof® is two blocks away and the NationalZoo ASMARA, Eritrea — A day after Elian Gonzalez will have mor options now that the 6-year-old ‘from Cuba and his entourage from €uba have traded their rural retregt in Maryland for-a Revolutionary Warera homeona leafy, 6 4-acre plot in an upc neighborhood here. PY The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell of the National Council ofChurchéé and a supporter of the Gonzalez ily trated deeper into Eritrea and an- nounced the capture of three more locations. Eritrean officials said the offensive proved that their southern neighbor was not committed to settling the two-year war between the African nations, but was intent on seizing this Eritrean capital. Thecontinued fighting “proves that the border issue was never their agenda,” said Yemane Gebremeskel, an Eritrean presidential adviser. “The issue was just a smoke screen.It was-all just a matter of an invasion.” Friday’s combat followed a pledge by Eritrea to pull thelast of its troops out of disputed areas along the border — and even towns it-considers part ofits territory. The recent hostilities threatened to further prolong the war, which wasinitially attributed to a dispute over the two nations’ poorly delineated 600-mile border. Gebremeskel called on the international community to condemn Ethiopia’s actions andfor the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions. Otherwise,hesaid, “ haveno choice butto fightit out. said the month they spent-in land helped the family bond after Elian had been separated from them for five months, But, she ee they felt thatlocation wastoo r Campbell said thefai ee “to bea little more engaged with more people, and see a few more ne They hope to visit members gress and others whohave§ them during Elian’s ordeal,'she a On Elian’s first full day-he was keeping a lowprofile. Elian was seen briefly Thursday night when the four-van caravan in which he wasriding arrived at his ‘ Pier Paolo Cito/The Associated Press Ethiopian soldiers celebrate the liberation of the town of Zalambessa, some 21 miles from Adigrat, Ethiopia, Friday. new home, known as Rosedale Farm, after the long drive from Maryland’s Eastern Shore. There was no word on his activities Friday. His father, Juan i Gonzalez, made a brief ap- ‘on, the porch of the sevenbedroom ho#ise during the afternoon. Joining: the father and son are because thatlocation is more than 25/ miles from Washington. Most neighbors seem to welcome! Elian’s presence in the neighborhood but not necessarily the trappings of Elian’s stepmother, his half brother and cousin, a Cuban kindergarten his celebritystatus. teacher, four playmates from Cuba and adult family members who are accompanying them. The Gonzalez family is awaiting a federal appeals court ruling on whether the Immigration and Naturalization Service acted properly in street, said neighbors normally are free to roam the grounds of Rosedale, refusing to consider political asylum apolieations filed on Elian’s behalf by his Miamirelatives. A ruling could ‘Comesoon. The boy wasthe victim of a shipwreck off the Florida coast during a crossing from Cuba that claimed the life of his mother last November. The decision to move to Washington also was driven by con- Edmund Frost, who lives down the and he wasresentful that muchofthe. property is now off-limits. Not far from where he spoke, yel- low police tapes with “Do Not Cross” admonitions ringed the house, pre- , venting all but authorized visitors, from getting close. Orange conesat the foot of the driveway blocked the entry of unauthorized vehicles. Allison Beuker, while walking her 8month old daughter in a stroller, tooknoteof a gaggle of photographers and cameracrewslined up along the fence that surroundsthe property. The one irritant about Elian’s venience. Gregory Crdig, the lawyer for Elian’s father, has his office in downtown Washingtor’ and can consult with his client more easily. Also, Cuban diplomats can show up at Rosedale without notifying the State Department. Each timetheyvisited the residence in Maryland, they hadto give 72 hoursnotice, consistent presenceis the media, said Beuker, 35. “You guys are a pain in thebutt,” she with a State Department requirement, George Washington waspresident. said. Others worried about increased competition for scarce street parking and the possibility of protest demonstrations. The househasa long history. The rear section was allegedly built in 1740; the remainder in 1793 — when hasdesignson the Eritrean port of Assab, 50 miles northeast of the border. Andit insists the loss ofits Red Sea coast when Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 was not a factor in the war. Ethiopia deniesits aim is to topple the governmentof Eritrea. Ethiopia sent forces on May 12 to retake territory captured by Eritrea two years earlier. 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