Show ' t2 - '''' 44ii4ówv ' " - 44441t41 - — With New Regime The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday June 101990 - - — twtv4- i 4tvWc44016e40I6P4iPUe4tirQr--4-‘fsoaii4iiiiAomtoie6iiai- - Al9 'Iii''0i)rikI'41-Zaii::Nv4' -'- Palestinians Predict Even More Violence By Ann Peters United Press International' JERUSALEM — Prominent Palestinians in the d terri- tories voiced pessimism Saturday over the new Li- - ! kud-le- d govern- - : ment's ability to Israell-occupte- p J advance the peace process and predicted a renewed cycle of rising violence In announcing his newly forged government co- acting Prime ister Yitzhak MinSha- - j s Yitzhak Shamir peace" and said the basis for government policy would be the May 1989 Israeli peace initiative But Palestinians said the Israeli peace plan relies on proposals for limited autonomy rather than Pales- tinian independence and they feared radical right-win- g elements in the Likud-le- d coalition would stymie even the peace proposal promoted by Shamir Shamir's coalition must receive a vote of confidence from Israel's Parliament which is expected in the coming week to approve the partnership between Likud and six rightist and religious parties It will be one of coalitions in Isthe most right-win- g rael's history Palestinians throughout East Jerusalem the West Bank and Gaza Strip observed a general strike Saturday to mark the start of the 31st month of their uprising against Israeli occupation In interviews Saturday prominent Palestinian intellectuals said the selection of the new Israeli government came during a critical period in the territories and the regian "This is a war government a conflict government with no foresight to deal with peace" said Hanan Ashrawi professor of English and comparative literature at the West Bank's Bin Zeit University Saeb Erakat a Palestinian political scientist at An Najah University in Nablus said the government was formed "in order not to take decisions regarding the peace process so those who expect decisions from Israel especially the United States should understand the common denominator is not to take decisions" "This government is a declaration of the burial of the attempts to start the peace process" Erakat said Asked his reaction to characterizations of the new government as a narrow right-win- g coalition with a predisposition to halt the peace process Shamir told Israel Radio 'This is 42-ye- propaganda" "We will continue our efforts to make further progress toward the implementation of our peace initiative" Shamir said "We want to live in peace with our neighbors and the only way to get this peace is to sit down around the table of the negoti- ations" The Israeli initiative includes a plan for elections in the occupied territories and of Palestinian representatives to negotiate with Israel on 417i limited autonomy Palestinians seek an independent state in the occupied territories and want Israel to negotiate with the PLO which Shamir has steadfastly refused to do Palestinians said they believed the new government would not move forward on the peace front and the inactivity would cause an escalation of violence between Israelis and Palestinians "I think there will be a process of mutual radicalization and a resort to violence armed violence on both sides" said Sari Nusseibeh an professor of philosophy at Bir Zeit University Erakat said attacks such as the May 20 slaying of seven Palestinians by an Israeli civilian "could be the tip of the iceberg of what we will be "': :: :: ' :k i4 Alt twY v7ini jiii4 141::r :I::::7:::: likz1-Ntv": t i7::::::'Ii::7:!1 tr ve 1 1 i -" r:-1- of- 7 :: 4 - - 4!:i4::ii:-:!:::- : :::: :: 1 it:: ::?::::: :: :t By Maureen Johnson Associated Press Writer KIEV USSR — Newly elected opposition lawmakers on Saturday praised British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for her ideology at an impromptu meet- ::::: ::: :: :::t 31 ':'ii4yyr- ::ir:::i:'::: ):i :l'i!'''':I(:101010':-:: :: ii7: - :v ::::: ::: - 1vtA" ::ktror4::'1:::Ir :":::: 1z- ::::: ! ::: ''' : A t1 A git' :::::::: ::: :::::::::::: :r: ::: :::: :: ::::: 11 :! ing of Ukraine's Communist :" dominated Parliament The Conservative Party prime minister standing beneath a giant statue of Lenin engaged in lively exchanges about democracy with deputies assembled at the Supreme Soviet of the Ukraine But seated beside the Parliament's Communist president Volodymyr Ivashko Thatcher backed down when opposition members urged her to recognize Soviet Lithuania and to declare support for separatists in the Ukraine "I can see you are trying to get me involved in your politics" she said Thatcher addressed the Ukraine's Parliament on the third day of her four-da- y visit to the Soviet Union She arrived here after conferring with President Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow on Friday The visit is aimed partly at showing solidarity with Gorbachev beset by acute economic problems and secessionist moves as he battles to implement his reform policies Estonia and Latvia Lithuania have taken steps toward seceding from the Soviet Union while separatists in other Soviet republics have indicated they would like to follow suit Several hundred separatists dem : o cl facing" The May 20 killings triggered riotterritories ing in the Israeli-occupie-d and tough military measures to quell violence More than a dozen Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded in less than a week Prominent Palestinians went on a hunger strike in the wake of the massacre and the subsequent rioting demanding the convening of the UN Security Council and the sending of UN observers in the occupied territories The United States subsequently vetoed a Security Council resolution and prevented the UN body from team to the sending a territories to draw up measures that would protect Palestinians '1'':'1j'' L - er :: ::::i:::!0x:01t4 three-memb- Press Loserphoto Ukrainians in traditional dress greet Margaret Thatcher in stance Kiev where lawmakers cheered her Bulgarians Appear Ready to Choose Communism By Carol J Williams Los Angeles Times Writer SOFIA Bulgaria — Bringing up the rear in Eastern Europe's march for democracy r::r- -: Bulgarians vote i: Sunday in the r f contest only where Commu- - 4 nists defended the virtue of be jag a "red" Despite llth-hou- r an ''': '':::1 '' 4:: -i- - :' 1:: lig' :'::3 N !:S: i 1 A::!! surge in support for the opposition Union of Democratic Forces V::: Todor Zhivkav Bulgaria appeared poised to become the first nation to vote for communism when given another choice The Balkan state of 9 million remains closely allied with the Soviet Union and with staggering debts and widespread food shortages Bulgariam seem unlikely to choose radical changes that could worsen their lot Opinion polls of debatable reliability projected up to 50 percent of the vote for the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party which set off a ripple of social reform last November when a Todor palace coup ousted hard-line- r Zhivkov Bulgarians' loyalty to communism is puzzling at a time when the ideology has been vehemently rejected elsewhere in Eastern Europe and battered at home by an opposition campaign focused on the sins of the ruling party's past The Union of Democratic Forces dredged up details of atrocities at labor camps and repressions against Bulgaria's 15 million Turks But instead of running from association with the tarnished party the 1 million Communists have circled the wagons to prevent an opposition victory and retaliatory backlash Membership grew by 24000 in the past two months Bulgarians have been frightened by the resurrected horrors and the implications of collective guilt said Kahn Mitrev a Foreign Ministry official and campaign organizer One in five Bulgarian adults is a member of the Communist Party founded in the last century "In Bulgaria the Communist Party is not a Russian import" said Mitrey "We have natural roots in the masses That is the difference between us and the rest of Eastern Eu- rope" Communists fared badly in free elections in East Germany Hungary and most recently Czechoslovakia where voting ended Saturday Romabanded togethnia's er with dissidents in the National Salvation Front contending they had abandoned their old ideology In Bulgaria the Communists and the Union of Democratic Forces differ little in their approaches to reforming the economy which has left :: 7mrs- - - -- - election that conseat a parliament tasked with drafting a new constitution within 18 months If either major party wins 50 percent or more of the mandates it will earn the right to seat a government With strong potential for a split vote coalition talks could cast two smaller parties into the role of kingmakers The Agrarian Party running a distant third among 40 parties is expected to get about 15 percent of the vote The Movement for Rights and Freedoms supported by the Turkish minority has been forecast to poll about 5 percent "We have to live after the election If anyone thinks his party can rule without the opposition this is a mistake" said Valentin Radomirsky a Communist diplomat While the Communists insist they have provided their opponents with everything needed for a fair fight the campaigns have been waged at visibly differing levels of affluence Inside the imposing stone monolith that houses the Bulgarian Socialist Party campaign messages are video beamed through a display and a battery of new computers About 12000 visitors stop by each day to slurp sugary orange soda collect shiny buttons and paper flags or watch the free foreign movies shown each night voters feeling their choice is between the devil they know and the one they e The cludes June two-stag- don't While the Communists have consistently polled ahead of the Union the opposition share has climbed in recent weeks from 20 percent to as much as 40 percent according to public opinion polls by Bulgarian and foreign institutes Sofia shop windows and fences are wallpapered with colorful posters touting the Union of Democratic Forces rally cry of "45 years is enough — it's our turn" Opposition supporters in battered compacts cruised the central streets on the eve of the election honking horns fluttering banners and singing the praises of being "blue" the party's signature color The Communists proudly traditional campaigned for votes for the "reds" Union of Democratic Forces leader Zhelyti Zhelev displayed a recently acquired confidence when he said during a televised debate Friday alliance night that his would seek a coalition with other parties but would not share power with the Communists "We will not enter into a coalition with the BSP because they have not changed fundamentally" Zhelev said Communist leader Alexander Ulm repeated that "we hold out a hand to all political parties" ty 17 will er onstrated outside the Kiev Parliament holding placards denouncing "imperialist Moscow" s of The lawmakers whom belong to the Communist Party — which won handsomely in the republic's first free elections this year — gave Thatcher a standing ovation after her address Questions began with a bland in- in Britquiry about policy-makin- g ain but quickly became controversial when members of four non- Communist parties that have formed an opposition grouping took the floor Opposition member Genrikh Altunyan said he was one of 10 former political prisoners in the Parliament "We know it is due to you and to President Reagan that we have been able to be here today" said Altunyan "We are very thankful to you and will never forget t your support when we languished in labor camps" There was scattered applause but most lawmakers stared ahead in si- lence Altunyan an Armenian spent 9 years in prison or labor camps for 1 I - two-third- z"ar 7 - ' activities" "anti-Sovi- Thatcher thanked him but said: "It is necessary for democracy to be underpinned by the rule of law rights clearly stated infringements also clearly stated" Another opposition member Igor Juchnovksy told Thatcher he was disappointed that Britain did not' recognize Lithuania as a sovereign 4 state He also said Britain should '' open an embassy in the Ukraine Thatcher replied that Britain did not for example have an embassy in California or Quebec In her address Thatcher stressed a central theme of her visit: admiration for the Soviet Union in its daunt- big task of reform "You are bringing about in the Soviet Union changes of a magnitude ' which have never been attempted before in history" she said "We wish ' you well" 1 In Moscow earlier Thatcher as- sured six Jewish refuseniks — citiwho have been efused permission to emigrate — that Britain will continue campaigning for emigration rights But she reaffirmed her e' opposition to Israel settling emigrants in the occupied territories On Friday during a news confer: ence with Gorbachev Thatcher said Israel was "almost letting down those of us who have campaigned 4 vigorously" for Jewish emigration ''-- Gorbachev reiterated warnings that he may curb Jewish emigration at a record high under his liberalized policies unless Israel stops emi grants from settling in the West' Bank and Gaza Strip Israel says about 35000 Soviet Jews have arrived this year But it 1- - says it has no policy of settling them in territories seized in the 1967 Mid- '1 dle East war and that only a few ' 0 hundred have settled there so far Several thousand people pressed against police barriers and cheered as Thatcher arrived in Kiev Saturday to tour a British trade and cultural rr exhibition - Battered Peru:-- ! Picks New Leader Today zi ! rt1 Quakes Volcano Pound Peru Peru t c"4"v1 (4f : Foreign Briefs LIMA a:lon d-educated mir pledged "progress toward anti-nation- al Arl'::: r7 Ukraine's Parliament Applauds Thatcher ::: Oxfor- alition Friday pure " :‘ (AP) — Three tem- blors shook an area in the northern jungle that was devastated by an earlier earthquake killing eight people and injuring 37 authorities said Saturday Meanwhile in Peru's southern Andes the Sabancaya volcano continued to belch smoke and gas and spew radiashes and rocks over a us ruining crops and forcing hundreds of people from their homes Two of the earthquakes struck about midnight niday and another hit near dawn on Saturday said a spokesman for the National Geophysical Institute in Lima The institute said it did not have a reading on the intensity of the six-mi- An earthquake in the region on May 29 measured 63 on the Richter scale and killed at least 56 people wounded 800 and left thousands homeless The quake zone is in an agricultural area about 400 miles north of Lima It includes the villages of Soh-to- r Porvenir and Nuevo Cajamarca and the cities of Rioja and Moyobamba Hardest hit in the earlier earthquake was Soritor where at least 23 people died The town six miles south of Moyobamba was almost destroyed More than 70 aftershocks were registered in the days after the initial quake all with epicenters around the Rioja area Ship Collision Leaves 1 Dead ATHENS Greece (AP) — An Austrian tourist died and her husband was missing after a chartered yacht collided Saturday with a freighter and sank in the Aegean Sea an official said It was unclear what caused the accident off Cape Sounion 45 miles southeast of Athens said a spokesman for the Merchant Marine Ministry The dead woman was identified as Susanne Sagl 57 and her husband as Hubert Sagl 59 the ministry spokesman said on condition of anonymity No information was available about the couple's hometown he said 1 : i44-:: :::"- 11 -- " N 4 ta- 473 :W 04 ' :: r"- '444 'ir 1 :: 1:::77F ly 7777777N 7 a t4'':-4::" 14t::::0-- I 171 '' ::': ': : CL::: 400c::''fr7777:777777 I ''' full-scal- ides Soberano acting Philippine military and police district commander During interrogation Corpuz confessed to several robberies including a May 4 holdup that led to the killing of US Marine Gunnery Sgt John Fredette Soberano said Corpuz named Otian as his accomplice Soberano said He said both suspects had signed confessions linking them to Fredette's killing and that charges would be filed Police originally suspected communist rebels in the killing but the guerrillas never claimed It 6 - e "We have launched a search operation by air and sea but there are no signs of the man so far" the spokesman said A passing cruise ship ferried the injured to Lavrion a port near the site of the collision and the remaining passengers and crew arrived later aboard the Anastassia K an official at a Lavrion hospital said Two other passengers were slightly injured when the yacht collided with the Anastassia K freighter the spokesman said It was not clear how many crew members were aboard the freighter but all were reported safe he said 0:1 ::::-:: :i:::itJi-- t Missing 2 Filipinos Admit to Killing US Marine SAN FERNANDO Philippines (AP) — Authorities said Saturday that two robbery suspects have confessed to killing a US Marine who police originally thought was slain by Communist rebels Recent rebel killings of American servicemen and threats of more attacks have prompted US military officials to scale down a military exercise this month restrict travel and even offer to ship military families home free of charge Authorities picked up Wilfredo Mrpuz 20 and Refrsauro Otian 25 on Wednesday for questioning in a series of robberies near the US-ru- n Subic Naval Base said Lt Col Leon ‘ k:: ' f folip4—'"': ' ' ' —Associated 7 Ptess laserphoto rillas trying to disrupt Sunday's presidential runoff between two political novices Peruvian soldiers police the streets of Lima on Saturday to prevent attacks from guer- - Soviet Teen Hijacks Jet After Family Feud STOCKHOLM Sweden (AP) — A Soviet runaway said Saturday he hijacked an Aeroflot jetliner to Sweden because he was upset about a quarrel with his father over a broken moped No one was hurt The plane carrying a crew of seven and 114 passengers was on a domestic flight from the Byelorussian capital of Minsk to the Soviet Arctic port of Murmansk when the youth threatened the crew with a fake grenade authorities said The incident ended peacefully when Dimitry Semionov 17 surrendered to police an hour after the Tupolev 154 jetliner landed at Stockholm's international airport "He just said he wanted to stay in Sweden" said police inspector Barry Ivarsson None of the passengers knew the plane had been hijacked until it landed early Saturday at Arlanda airport 25 miles north of Stockholm one saidk "Eveetthing was peaceful and quiet" passenger Marya Yeryomenko told a television interviewer before the flight returned to the Soviet Union "The stewardess only told us after we had landed that we were in Stockholm" Semionov a high school student from Minsk said his father had told him to get out of the house after their quarrel "My parents drove me away my father did I didn't have anywhere to stay" he said in a radio interview speaking through an interpreter "I didn't wish to harm anyone but I saw no other method Everything got worse and worse and I was very disappointed" The plane was searched for explosives before it returned to the Soviet Union on Saturday morning with its passengers Semionov's lawyer Birger Ohlson said his client was in Stockholm's Kronoberg Prison and would be arraigned Sunday "He had quarreled with his father about something as trivial as a broken moped" Ohlson said in a television interview "His father reprimanded him for not having mended it properly so the boy got angry and -'- -' sold the moped His father wanted the money and when he didn't get it he took the keys and drove him out" The lawyer said Semionov told him he had not planned the hijacking but "got the idea on the plane" Semionov faced up to four years in a prison in Sweden but would be subject to much harsher punishment in the Soviet Union the lawyer said Oh 'son said Soviet authorities had not requested the youth's extradition Semionov was expected to seek asylum "It may sound unpatriotic but I know that the society here is freer and the change in our country is too said in the radio slow" the teen-age- r interview After the plane was commandeered Finnish authorities initially refused it permission to fly through their airspace but then relented Alexander Krasilnikov a spokesman for the 5oviet ministry of civil scow confirmed that aviation in the plane had returned safely and there were no injuries among the passengers and crew Reuter News Agency LIMA Peru — Peruvians reeling from economic chaos a rash of : earthquakes and an erupting volca- - 4 no will choose a novelist or a university academic as their new president t Sunday On the eve of the vote pollsters said they could not predict a clear t winner in the race between Peru's : most famous novelist Mario Vargas Llosa and surprise contender Alberto Fujimori the son of Japanese immigrants both of whom are politi- 4 cal novices The candidates ended a bitter cam- paign which has split the country along religious and class lines with calls for unity in their final television appearances Friday Campaigning is banned on the day before voting The country has been bled by a 10- year-ol- Maoist guerrilla war d strikes in its vital mining industry a drug industry which produces 60 percent of the world's coca the raw t material for cocaine and inflation now running at 2000 percent a year Some 300000 security forces were on patrol throughout the country 3 Saturday to prevent Maoist Sender° Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrillas from disrupting the presidential election The guerrillas who want to turn state Peru into a worker-peasan- t have staged a wave of bombings in the capital and in the Andean high- - 1: lands since police found and raided t their secret Lima headquarters last week Fujimori whose campaign is based on opposition to Vargas Lloshock program to re- vive the economy draws most of his support from the poor and rural areas Vargas Llosa's backing has come votcenter-righ- t from middle-clas- s ers Polls between Wednesday and Fri: : day put both candidates neck-and- neck in the race to succeed outgoing center-lef- t President Alan Garcia with both stuck at around 40 per- : cent 1 Official resits will not be known for days or weeks after the polls' close !k 1r 3 lh Y A |