NATION/WORLD University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 9, 1991 7 XXX VIDEO Must be 18. I.D. Required 1420 W. 23rd St. - 843-9200 NATION/WORLD BRIEFS The Soviet commander of the Baltic military district said yesterday that he could not withdraw troops from the capitals of the newly independent Baltic states by a Dec. 1 deadline because there was no place to house them in the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Vitaly Churkin told reporters that diplomatic notes would be exchanged with Estonia and Lithuania today to establish formal diplomatic ties with the two former republics. Japan plans to lend the Soviet Union $2.5 billion, the first large aid package from that nation, officials said yesterday. Churkin said the formal ties would create a framework for talks on troop withdrawals and other issues. Soviet aid package in the works The excuse is not related to pressure from the European Community or to a dispute concerning former Japanese islands that were under siege at the end of World War II, one of the officials said. Port Au Prince, Haiti Former justice becomes president -From The Associated Press A Haiti Supreme Court justice was sworn in yesterday to replace exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was ousted in a military coup Sept. 30. Soviet troop withdrawal doubtful Nereste, a former math teacher, joined the high court in 1988 under a previous military-controlled government. He has a reputation for judicial integrity and for staying out of politics. In his inaugural address, Nerette stressed that he would be a provisional president, but he would not be a president. Joseph Nerette, 67, the third highest-ranking justice of the 12-member Supreme Court, was appointed interim president by lawmakers after soldiers opposed to Aristide sturm-parried on Monday. He said the interim government repudiated all forms of violence, including the so-called flaming-ire necklace in which a gasoline-soaked tire is placed over a victim's neck. Moscow Tokyo Chief Cabinet Secretary Misjof Sabakoto told reporters the aid package would include a bank loan of $200 million, $1.8 billion in trade insurance and $200 million in bank credit trades. NICOSIA, Cyprus — Fighting yesterday between Iraqi government troops and Kurdish rebels left hundreds dead and wounded, according to representatives for the rebels and a medical team. Tens of thousands fled the battles around the northern city of Sulaymaniyah. Fighting continues between Iraqis and Kurdish rebels Doctors Without Borders, a humanitarian group, said in a statement from its Paris headquarters that 100 casualties from overnight fighting had been brought to its 40-bed field hospital in Sayed Sadiz, about 25 miles southeast of Sulaymaniyah. About 1,000 refugees were arriving each hour in Sayed Sadiz, it said. The Associated Press Sermil Qazzaz, a representative for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, also said in Ankara, Turkey, that two Iraqi garrisons began shelling Sulaymaniyah intensely yesterday afternoon. Hospitals, overflowing with wounded from Monday's attacks, have turned away patients, he said. As the worst outbreak of fighting in five months continued for the fourth day, a Kurdish group charged that Iraq was lowering water levels at the vital Dukan dam, 43 miles west of Sulaymaniyah, threatening to cut electricity in Kurdistan and sabotaging the region's irrigation system. A representative for the group in Brussels said about 400 people had died in the fighting. She spoke on condition of anonymity. As many as 25,000 have fled to the Iranian border. the group said. Two million Kurds fled the fighting when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein crushed Kurdish rebellion that flared immediately after the Persian Gulf war defeat of Iraq. Most of the refugees returned home under the protection of U.S.-led allied troops, which pulled out of the region in July as the Kurds began negotiating with Baghdad. In Washington, Pentagon representative Pete Williams said yesterday that while the fighting was of concern to them, the coalition troops based in Turkey since July had no plans to intervene. "The KDP strongly condemns the killing of Iraqi prisoners, since this is a clear violation of Geneva conventions," said the statement, which the group's headquarters in London sent to The Associated Press in Nicosia. Kurdish leaders admitted yesterday that their supporters had executed 69 unarmed Iraqi prisoners of war in Sulaymaniyah. A statement by the Kurdistan Democratic Party said an inquiry was launched to determine the identity of those who executed the Iraqi POWs on Monday. News reports said the unarmed soldiers were shot while kneeling inside a building with their hands on their heads. It said Massoud Barzani, secretary-general of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and co-chairperson of the Kurdish Front coalition, was appalled by the unwarranted killing of POWs and had demanded an immediate inquiry. Witness says Medellin drug cartel gave Noriega $500,000 for favors "Manuel, here's the briefcase. There's 500 in here," Tabadoa recalled Gaviria as saying to Noriage. "The gentleman picked up the briefcase, opened it, and put it away." The Associated Press qubahataba said he saw Medellin drug cartel leader Taboada said he saw Medellin drug cartel leader Gustavo Gaviria give Norigie the briefcase at a mid-1983 meeting in Colombin, Colombia. MIAMI — Colombian drug barons in 1983 handed Manuel Noriegia a briefcase stuffed with $500,000 in hundred-dollar bills and then joked with him about forgetting to take the cash, a witness at his trial testified yesterday. The damaging testimony came from convicted Colombian drug trafficker Gabriel Taboada, described by drug agents as their "smart bomb" against the ousted Panamanian leader. The defense contends Taboada and Striedinger made up the story of the Medellin meeting while both were being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center outside Miami. Striedinger has denied the accusation. As Norriage glanced inside, Taboada saw neat stacks of hundred dollar bills, the witness said. As the meeting split up, he said, Gaviria kidded Norriage Prosecutors said the money was a down payment celebrating Norigia's agreement to protect the cartel's operations in Panama. "Hey Manuel, don't forget the briefcase," he quoted Gaviria as saying jokingly while the cartel leaders laughed. Earlier Tuesday, the defense filed a mistrial motion in response to testimony by Roberto Striedering, a prosecution witness who also talked about Noriega's alleged meeting with the cartel chiefs. about the money. viorgea faces up 140 years in prison if convicted on all 10 drug and racketeering counts he counts. He surrendered to U.S. invasion troops in January 1990. NADA. ZILCH. NOTHING. That's what you pay at KU Legal Services For Students Call to make an appointment for free legal advice. 864-5665 148 Burge Union. KU CONCESSIONS NESTLE FOOD COMPANY present FREE SAMPLES! Come to Wescoe Terrace Wed. & Thurs., October 9 & 10 from 10 am to 3 pm to sample Libby's Diner Microwaveable Entrees including Chili with Beans, Spaghetti with Meatballs, Lasagna and Beef Stew REGISTER TO WIN A FREE MICROWAVE! HOMECOMING&PARENTSDAY1991 Friday October 18 - Homecoming Parade 2:20 p.m. Jayhawk Boulevard - Women's Volleyball vs. Colorado 6:30 p.m. Allen Field House Free - "Late Night with Roy Williams" Basketball Scrimmage 10:00 p.m. Allen Field House Free Saturday October 19 - Welcome Information Center 8:00 a.m. - noon Level 4, Kansas Union * Chuck Berg Jazz Concert 10:30 a.m. - noon Kansas Union Free - Campus Tours 10:00 a.m., meet at Union Information Table 9:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., meet in front of Kansas Union * Academic Open Houses - Museums Third Annual Indian Arts Show Museum of Anthropology Duck Stamp Exhibit: 50th Anniversary Museum of Natural History Italian Old Master Drawings Spencer Museum of Art * Football Game, KU vs. Iowa State 1:00 p.m. kick off Memorial Stadium - SUA Films Henry V, 4:00 p.m. City Sliders, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. Raising Arizona, midnight Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union • BBQ after the Game 4:00-6:00 p.m. $6.80 adults, $5.80 kids under 10 Kansas Union Ballroom - 864-3477 for tickets • University Theatre Musical Side by Side Sondheim 8:00 p.m. Murphy Hall - 864-3982 for tickets - Jim Carrey of In Living Color 8:00 p.m. Anschutz Sports Pavilion - 864-3477 for tickets $10 Students $15 General Public KUTRADITION Keeps on going and going and going and going and going...