6 Tuesday, October 11, 1988 / University Daily Kansan 25 killed, dozens wounded at demonstration in Algeria The Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria — Soldiers with machine guns fired on protesters yesterday, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens, witnesses said. Chalil Bendjedi promised reforms to the bloody, weeklong revolt. Yesterday's shooting occurred in the Babel-oued district of western Algeria during protests against spies and Bendjeid and Bendjeid's economic policies. Bendidge, in a nationwide address last night, hinted that he would not run for re-election at the end of the year. But he defended his declared sense of emergency and said he would "not入国 to anarchy" from the fall into country." Nation/World Reports from police, doctors and other sources show that up to 300 people have been killed in the riots that began last week, the worst in this North African nation since its independence from France in 1962. Witnesses of yesterday's shooting reported that several dozen people were bad wounded and that some of them were taken away by ambulances. Army helicopters armed with missiles made repeated passes over Babe-Bou Gued at low altitude, apparently trying to frighten the protesters. The demonstration was organized as a "peaceful protest march" by the Islamic fundamentalist Movement (which claims to be leading the revolt. In his speech, Bendjedid stressed his respect for the constitution and said he was elected against his will in 1979. Negotiators discuss withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola WASHINGTON — Negotiators have moved closer to an agreement to withdraw 50,000 Cuban troops from Angola in 24 to 30 months in a deal for South Africa's granting imminent land access to the U.S. officials said yesterday. Czechoslovakian premiers resign PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia Lubomir Strougal, who was adored an economic reformer and had the nation's new president for more than 18 years, resigned yesterday as a member of the new member Communist Party Polish. South Africa had demanded that Although no final deal was struck in weekend talks in New York, Cuban officials said they were willing to step up the pace of withdrawal from the $400 a month they received. The Cuban officials also indicated that they were willing to step up the pace of withdrawing the 16,000 to 18,000 troops stationed near the border of Namibia, or South-West Africa, the U.S. sources said. 8,000 a month quit Angola, where the Caucasus are helping a Soviet-backed government defend itself against the United States and South Africa. The Associated Press Colleroke, premier of Slovakia, also quit his job and membership in the party. A news party chief Milosunda announced the resignations at a plenary session of the party Central Commissariat to the official news agency CTK reported. The shake-up in Czechoslovakia follows similar government reorganizations in the Soviet Union, Hungary, as well as unrest in Yugoslavia. There already was a tentative understanding that the Cuban troops would withdraw in 24 to 30 months. The names of Strougal, Coloka and Foreign Minister Bohuslav Choupek came up in a corruption last year. Stanisdlav Babinsky, who ran a The Associated Press catering and supply operation, in rural Slovakia, was sentenced to 14% years in prison after a three-month trial that ended June 30, 1987. Babinsky named Strougale and Cola Cuba during the trial, but it was not possed to have received. Choucock was said to have been given furni- ment for the trial. Nine other defendants also were sent to prison for "stealing Socialist ownership on a large scale for seventy years" and committed other criminal acts.[17] When he took over as party chief from Gustav Husar in December last year, Jakes said the fight against Islam would be among his priorities. In his speech yesterday to the Central Committee, Jakes also asked Mr. Sanders to give the buro, party secretariat, Central Department and the federal, Czech and Slovak governments. The Associated Press Yugoslavia cracks down BELGRADE, Yugoslavia — Communist authorities put more police on the streets and imposed unspecified "urgent measures" in the country. But protests continued, fed by economic crisis and ethnic tension. Protests have swept much of southern and eastern Yugoslavia in a long-lasting tentacles for the first time over the weekend as they dispersed Montenegrin students and workers demanding dismissal of local Communist Party leaders. Several Yugoslavs reported that civil defense units in Beirut were put on a higher level of alert because of trouble surfaced in Beirut President Rairf Dizarevale appealed for calm on national television Sunday night, warning of unspecified emergency measures. Czechoslovakia consists of two republics of equal rights, the Czech Socialist Republic and the Slovak Socialist Republic. Each is governed by a parliament that gives to an overall Federal Assembly responsible for constitutional and foreign affairs, defense and important economic decisions. CTK quoted the party chief as saying that the actions were taken in interest of mastering the demand for economic and social restructuring. POPE TOURS FRANCE Pope John Paul II argued the creation of a new economic system providing the greater employment as he toured the belt area of northeastern France yester-years, and was succeeded by meines in Metz and Nancy on the third day of their four-day visit to the Alicante-Lorraine region. News Roundup SOVIET STRIKERS START WORK Residents of a southern region of the U.S.S.R. torn by bombings last week, will work after house-to-house pleas from officials. Soviet media said yesterday. Strikers have kept workers in Nagorno-Karabakh away from their families and are ruined the economy. Pravaed reported. published report that he and his sister were involved in an alloged plot to topple President Corwin PHILIPPINES SENATOR DENIES PLOT OPTION PHILIPPINES Juan Ponce ecrired yesterday denied MOUSE IN BEER CAN A Florida man who claimed he found a mouse in a can of Coors beer pleaded innocent yesterday to charges of extortion and tamming. James N. Harvey asked representatives of the Adolph Coors Co. for $35,000 in exchange for the can of beer and the Florida pathologist determined that the rodent pathologist determined that the rodent came in the can when it was marked on May 13. BURMESSE ARMY POSTS ATTACKEDAbout 1,000 guerrillas of the Karen ethnic minority attacked Burmese army posts along the Moet river frontier with Thailand on Sunday, a government spokesman said yesterday. The area is about 130 miles northeast of Yangon. FOREIGN TRADING NOT INVESTIGATED The Securities and Exchange Commission has failed to investigate most reports of suspicious foreign trading of U.S. securities, despite a growing number of illegal trades originating from abroad, a House panel said yesterday. FCC'S INDECENEY RULES Broadcasters and free-speech advocates are preparing to adopt a new law that beginning early next year will limit broadcast from radio and television. The law directs the FCC to draft a new set of indecency rules by August, not cable programming, would be covered. 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