Show - t 454444-- tt- —imaleti4')Ataititotapviikraomtottot40)14- 41 saa - - 4&' - a ‘ t I tk0 11111 Vol 240 No 56 I 111 t1 t 1111 Militants Fire on Soviet Troops Reuter News Agency KfA:iz killed in nearly continuous violence in Transcaucasia over the disputed 61 et republic of Kirghizia fired on A Political "Volcano of Nations": troops and attacked trucks Saturday as tensions mounted further in the Central Asian region The Kirghiz Interior Ministry put the death toll at 107 in a week of unrest Soviet television said there were repeated exchanges of fire between "extremists" and army patrols in the city of Osh where the violence first erupted last Monday Communist Party officials issued a fresh appeal for calm to little apparent effect as the death toll continued to climb Moscow radio quoting the Kirghiz Interior Ministry said 107 had died in the week of unrest It gave no details about the latest killings but said the situation in Osh bad intensified with "extremists" inciting fear and panic The violence initially pitting Kirghiz against Uzbeks after a dispute "Gasoline bombs have been thrown into the town's security-departmebuildings" the television said "In Kara-S- u unknown persons killed a Judge and a policeman Shots have been fired at workers at Moskva collective farm" Gunmen were attacking trucks carrying supplies from Osh to the h And more than 140 were killed when Soviet troops pushed into the Azerbaijani capital Baku in January to halt ethnic attacks and an attempt to undermine Communist authority Attacks had been staged on the Communist Party offices the hospital and police headquarters in Kara-S- u it said and agriculture add industry had been brought to a virtual standstill there and in Uzgen Both towns are near the border with Uzbekistan now virtually sealed to prevent massed groups from pouring across to help kinsmen In the neighboring republic Uzbek leaders warned during the over land allocation appears now to have grown into a dispute over wider issues with gunmen attacking both private citizens and targets associated with officialdom The carnage has been among the worst in two years of unrest that has torn through the Soviet Union's southern republics where a potent blend of ethnic groups high unemployment and squalid living conditions have built up tensions About 100 people were killed last year when Uzbeks hunted down ethnic Turks in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley to the northwest of the present troubles Several hundred people have been unknown" is Nagorno-Karabak- claimed by both Armenia and Azer- baijan town of Khorog near the Afghan border the television report said Military helicopters were sent to protect them "but the fate of many of the drivers enclave of A-- 3 ' hI Final Home Edition Salt Lake City Utah—Sunday Morning June 10 1990 MOSCOW — Militants in the Sovi- ' Luck of Irish? week that the violence was spilling over into their republic and asked Moscow to intervene to prevent it e from becoming a conflict A state of emergency has been de dared in various towns of both republics including the Kirghiz capital of Frunze where demonstrators this week threw stones at Communist Party leaders and demanded the resignation of the republic's leadership Frunze has been reported quiet for the past two days but a mass rally was planned for Sunday when the ultimatum demonstrators' three-da- y for the leadership to quit runs out The latest appeal for restraint issued by the Communist Party the Kirghiz government and parliamentary officials said the killings were rooted in "accumulated economic and social problems" Go and Go Wins Belmont full-scal- Colt Irish-Bre- d Races to Title By 8 Lengths All the Details: D-- 1 L Youngsters Catch! 7 Rays Rainbows 71 - ' 44 ': ''''''' OPW"404 :''''' I:$4426: ''::::t':'---'- 4 o!f:1:''' '!6:' :'''': '2f':: '2:ffil'''':'44-0gii'05ttsf'V'- ' 'it'zi''' z:M''0''''':''SN'i'':'"'-'''''::1:::''':"-'-- 4 :::$1:-- ' f I'"k ''14$4 l'AW 1t":: i '''‘N ''''":::: s: ''':A'::ftan: 't'g0:iV:5i'i0t: '447Vyi '''s:41Lo 'iv i :H-- iffXqt ' - ' - (0041:5:''::: dru " liriohi :!iticov$' J swt-A- '1::-- - Afgr 'iiit: 4t4glefzi:!''A401r':'!44eatiliti: :::::::: - MP''''''s )0- 'g g : :f2 -- i :51rei6411'$ggiP!:!:11a: iEt:'''-:'AnigiN "'''''ffii:: :' - vor'7 1'g 4K: ''"- ''T : Itolimili:i'--- :''1A04'4:''4""m:M: lait:':--Illig!Rogao- - AektifilrA: 'VIN2RM:::N 'N20:0J4144:0:zips ) :':v44gk4-4t:- : " "9":'''i?' 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" ! Ili )iji la 2 it t4 COI - 4 4 "404 :S ::o::s -- e -- ''' c - tt ':3 :'0--- P 0 ' eft ti coo 0)- ' x ' t th tg 510:: es "ri::::'A :1HOlV::i1 ::'':::::- 1 111::T41IPIN 41"11:: ''- -- 1 : l:::: 4 t3 ia L L cot rk' - prilie g I Moto Galveston Officials fear the vessel could sink along with its 900000 barrels of oil But Wells declared "I am not approving of this particular accord" He said he may submit it to a popular or legislative referendum in his province before the June 23 ratification deadline New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna who had been another holdout until the latest talks called the compromise "the best deal pos- sible" Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa initially boycotted the talks Saturday after refusing to discuss any more changes in the clause that would recognize Quebec as a "distinct society" However later in the day he returned to the talks The tentative agreement would clause unleave the distinct-societaltered but ask constitutional experts to prepare a legal opinion on how it would affect the country's rights charter y Today's Chuckle or may not be Reincarnation may some people should never have Ven carnated in the first place true DIA The kids gathered on the lawn near the ponds for prize drawings and brief talks on the importance of conservation from Larry Luke of the Salt Lake County Fish and Game Association and Bill Bradwisch of the Division of Wildlife Resources before scrambling out to the ponds Mr Luke assured the anxious young anglers that the trout hadn't been fed in two days and were extremely hungry Though no official estimates were available statewide several hundred thousand Utahns likely participated in some sort of outdoor recreation activity over the weekend Camping at US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management facilities was free Friday evening and admission to all state parks was free Saturday "We have tremendous pressure" said state parks ranger Marcus Dean who worked at Deer Creek: "This is the busiest day of the year for us A few fish are being caught but percentages are down from last ' year " DWR conservation officer Dave Smith said 24 children showed up for a fishing derby at Corn Creek near the Millard County town of Kanosh One landed a brown A similar derby at Clear Creek near Fremont Indian State Park drew 57 participants Ranger Dave Lucchesi said the highlight came when DWR biologists shocked the river to show just how many wild brown trout it held Sheri Linn Ramsey who has heed conducting a creel census at Johnson Reservoir near Fish Lake this sea i son said pressure was about triple a normal weekend and most anglers ''' were novices trying fishing for the first time this season "Almost everybody I approached talked about Free Fishing Day" she said "I ran into one parent with four little boys who had never been fish : ing and they all left with their lim well-stock- 1 ' 1 1 r - r r i ' 1 - ' - ' its" I') Press International holdout provinces to approve the package Even if ratified the constitutional amendment recognizing Quebec as a "distinct society" clause would have no immediate practical effect However it would oblige the Supreme Court to consider the province's distinctiveness when considering specific laws challenged under the constitution It is also a symbol of enormous sigQuenificance to French-speakinbecers "It was a great exercise in nation building" said Ontario Premier David Peterson after the accord was achieved "There was blood on the floor but it was common blood" Before the day was over an estimated 1000 youngsters fished during various sessions at Wheeler Farm making this the third-largesingle Free Fishing Day in the nation "This our best one yet" said Mike Wolfe of Gart Brothers about the third Wheeler Farm event of this kind his store has sponsored "Everything is flowing smoothly We donated about 3000 fish and the yendors gave poles and baits for kids to -- Leaders Sign Tentative Accord on Quebec By Jeffrey Ulbrich Associated Press Writer TORONTO — Canada's leaders signed a tentative deal Saturday night to rescue a flagging constitutional accord that would grant special status to French-speakin- g Quebec Newfoundland's premier Clyde Wells said he remained dissatisfied with the compromise but may submit It for a popular referendum in his province However Wells signed the agreement with the nine other provincial premiers in a nationally televised public session Saturday night "This is a happy day for Canada" declared Prime Minister Brian Mulroney before signing the document The agreement was worked out in Ottawa at the end of the seventh day of talks aimed at persuading It' i' kb Flames rage aboard a Norwegian tanker Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico south of as kids quickly caught their trout One youngster Shawn Gustave son caught two fish at the same time and had to quit within two or three minutes of the time he started Others like Brent Barker had to wait for some help from one r of the dozens of volunteers at the site to catch his first trout "You feel happy" said Brent after landing the fish 'They just tug on use" proud- ly walking over to the point where volunteers from the Salt Lake County Fish and Game Association which sponsors the event along with Gart Brothers and dozens of tackle companies were cleaning fish She held her limit of two rainbows proudly — if a bit nervously — as she waited in line Meanwhile in the background shouts of "Mommy! I got another one" or "I got a bite" echoed throughout the grounds of the Salt Lake County-operate- d historic farm Oil Tanker Explodes Off Texas Coast Killing Two By Paula Dittrick United Press International GALVESTON Texas — An explosion ripped through a Norwegian tanker Saturday killing two people leaving two missing injuring 17 others and triggering a raging fire that threatened to sink the 1000-foo- t vessel and its cargo of 900000 barrels of crude oil The burning tanker Mega Borg was riding anchor out in the Gulf of Mexico about 57 miles southeast of Galveston Officials ordered water sprayed on the vessel to keep it cool so the hull would not warp and cargo tanks would not buckle and cause a "catastrophic oil release" The intense heat was preventing firefighters from waging an all-obattle against the blaze Crews awaited for the arrival late Saturday of special equipment needed to help fight the flames that could set off an environmental mess ' e In announcing the agreement Peterson said it must still be approved by the legislatures of Newfoundland and New Brunswick as well as a third holdout Manitoba Mulroney convened the 10 provincial leaders for the private talks because they face a June 23 deadline for ratification of the amendment to the 1982 Canadian constitution Quebec refused to sign the constitution saying it did not take the province's distinct French character into consideration In an effort to win Quebec's support the amendment known as the Meech Lake accord contains the clause that designates Quebec a "distinct society" The other points in Meech Lake include expanding the provinces' powers to opt out of some federal-provincispending programs and a new constitutional amending formu41( la yrrOop Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers on A-- 2 ) ' e t : Arts Barber! 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