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Gift 1fihe P ; aC,Jan0 the Tropic Times Vol. 11, No. 44 Quarry Heights, Republic of Panama Dec. 4,1989 Malta summit yields hope for Soviet recovery VALLETTA, Malta (UPI) - Gorbachev made the return trip to Bush that the West would not try to Communist rule, Gorbachev arrived Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev Moscow, arriving late Sunday night, dictate the speed of change in Eastern in Malta seeking Bush's understand- emerged Sunday from his storm- the official Soviet news agency Tass Europe. ing. plagued summit with President Bush reported. With Czechoslovakia, Hungary Bush's assurances he would not go with the prize he sought - a promise Giorgi Arbatov, a longtime adviser and even East Germany moving "demonstrating on the top of the of the U.S. economic cooperation he to Gorbachev and head of Mocow's dramatically away from one-party Berlin Wall to show that we are needs to rebuild the Soviet economy. U.S.-Canada Institute think-tank, happy" visibly pleased Gorbachev. The Malta talks hold the promise was more effusive about the Also on the table was a menu of of the "political impetus that we have economic helping hand offered by three possible arms agreements: been lacking" in economic reform the United States. cutting long-range strategic efforts, Gorbachev told a joint press the United States weapons, banning the production of conference with Bush aboard the "Thechemical weapons and reducing Soviet cruise liner Maxim Gorky. the end of its economic war against conventional forces in Europe - all In his package of proposals to the Soviet Union," said Arbatov. He topics the Soviets have promoted. Gorbachev, Bush promised most- said Gorbachev told him after the The Kremlin was rankled by the favored-nation trading status for the first round of talks Saturday "the to lengthy re-assessment of U.S. policy Soviet Union, removal of restrictions president (Bush) did not come with after Bush took over the presidency on trade credits, an investment treaty empty pockets and no proposals. from Reagan. Malta signified an end and observer status at the General He said Gorbachev's assessment of to the reassessment and the start of Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, or Bush's preparation for the meeting the policy's implementation. GATT, the key international body was the complete opposite of what he But it was Bush's conditional and that sets world trading rules. thought of President Reagan's loosely defined economic package of Those developments are "of prepardness for their first meeting, in support that will help determine not principal importance," Gorbachev November 1985 in Geneva. only whether Gorbachev will survive said, adding that success for Soviet Gorbachev waswidelyquoted then as but ultimately whether the reforms ultimately depended on the saying, "Reagan came with no Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev "perestroika" process of restructur- Kremlin's adopting a more rational proposals and empty pockets." The hopes the Malta talks will help ing he unleashed can decentralize and pricing system and currency reform. Soviet president said he also received toward rebuilding the Soviet revive the Soviet Union's Following the news conference, the assurances he had sought from economy. (AP Laserphoto) deteriorating economy. Coup leader claims insurrection will continue LOS ANGELES (AP) - A leader the Los Angeles Times. "We shall to overthrow Aquino. Lt. Col. Gregorio "Gringo" of the Philippine coup attempt said fight, and we shall continue fighting Abenina, a former officer of the Honasan is part of the coup's U.S. military intervention was all for what we believe in, for the honor Philippine constabulary, said the leadership, Abenina said. Honasan that had kept President Corazon of our nation and the dignity of insurgents are mostly present or led an August 1987 coup attempt that Aquino's government from toppling people - even if it means going into a former members of the Philippine left 53 dead. He was imprisoned but and vowed to continue the stage of civil war." armed forces and none are escaped in April 1988. Abenina also insurrection, in an interview Rebel soldiers battled loyalist politicians. He described them as took part in the coup attempt and published Sunday. troops in Manila's financial district reform-minded nationalists. was jailed and later escaped. "It ain't over until it's over," Brig. and at armed forces headquarters Abenina said rebels were fighting Abenina said if the coup succeeds Gen. Edgardo M. Abenina told the Sunday, the third day of an attempt Aquino to "free the Filipinos from he will establish a military-civilian the shackles of poverty and governing council with himself in subservience that have been forced charge. The council would have five upon us by the rich and powerful, by to seven members, exercise that of Cory unchallenged executive power and EASTBERIN- Te UPI Hnecer as uste frm te prty elitist governments like EAST BERLIN (UPI) -- The Honecker was ousted from the py Aquino." include dozens of Filipino experts, entire top leadership of the East Sunday. He added, "Our whole point is technocrats and professors, Abenina German Communist Party resigned Through the resignation of the that, for centuries, the Philippines said. Sunday and was replaced by a Politburo, Krenz automatically lost have been under the mercy and He said the coup attempt, which committee of reformist party his post as secretary general of the control of a very few politicians and began Friday, would have been members, officials said. Communist Party. But he remains moneyed people." The coup, successful if the U.S. military had of titular head of state, as chairman of according to Abenina, has been not intervened. The resignations of members the Council of State. planned for more than a year. When President Bush announced has that he was extending air support to larger Central Committee resulted in Krenz was not included in the Abenina, who Aquino said, the Philippines military, "we were an almost complete loss of power for committee named Sunday to handle identified as a rebel ring-leader, government," Egon Krenz, who had led the country party affairs until a party congress "Our goal is to purge the armed about to take over the of Abenina said. "Then the U.S. since hard-line communist leader meets Dec. 15-17 to name new forces and the political leadership Erich Honecker quit Oct. 18. leadership. the government of the rampant warplanes appeared. We simply cannot hope to win against the ErPrime Minister Hans Modrow, a corruption and patronage that has Msupter Han MSovi e aset in from the highest to the lowest stronger power of the United States staunch supporterPriunch of Soviet-style Prdet ari e reforms, was invitedlevels."ArFre. to join the Air Force." here Thursday ttee but declined, saying he Tropical Storm Karen zigzagging here Thursday c~~adto- dedicate himself to his duties T1 ia t n K re FORT CLAYTON (USARSO in the government, an official said. - MIAMI (UPI) - Tropical Storm by Tuesday. PAO) -- Just a reminder! Charley "And if we are serious about the Karen zigzagged back to the east in At 5 p.m. EST Sunday, Karen was Pride arrives in Panama separation of party and state, we the Caribbean Sunday, but centered near latitude 17 degrees west or Thursday. He and Sandra Powell, should respect this point of view," forecasters continued to predict the north, longitude 84 degrees southwest of Grand country and western singer, will said Gregor Gysi, a member of the system's demise before it again about 230 miles perform as follows: Fort Espinar committee and a well-known lawyer threatens land. Cayman Island. had changed little since Theater, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; U.S. who was among demonstrators. A strong frontal trough pushed the Its position Naval Station Panama Canal, Gysi said the committee is headed system eastward at 8 mph, and that Saturday. Forecasters said a strong Saturday, 11 a.m.; Fort Clayton by Herbert Kroker, first secretary of motion was expected to continue for frontal trough was expected to push sparing Belize the Theater, Saturday, 6 and 9 p.m. the Communist Party for the Leipzig the next 12 hours. Karen eastward, drenched Cuba last week. and Howard AFB Theater, region. The government of Belize rams that Sunday, 7 p.m. Kroker was once stripped of his discontinued its tropical storm watch "Karen is expected to remain party functions by former Politburo Saturday but ships in the northwest stationary today and to begin moving member Guenter Mittag - who has Caribbean were advised to monitor toward the east-northeast tonight," Inside: since been arrested for abuse of the storm's progress. said forecaster Miles Lawrence at the 3-organ transplant . p.2 office. Karen maintained its tropical National Hurricane Center. That could push the storm back . .Gysi said lawyers, mayors, storm strength with 40 mph winds. Missiles alter war p.3 journalists and other officials were in That was just I mph above the toward Cuba, where Karen dumped NFL roundup .p.6 the committee that includes at least tropical-storm threshold of 39 mph. 15 inches of rain on the Isle of Youth Noticias breves .20 members, all of whom are Forecasters predicted the storm and 7 inches on Havana Thursday s considered reformists. would begin to weaken and dissipate and Friday. 2 Tropic Times Dec. 4, 1989 U.S. news Multiple organ transplant lasts 22 hours PITTSBURGH (AP) - A 26- inherited heart disease, hospital organ transplant operations In those cases, surgeons have year-od Lackawanna County officials said. involving the intestines. removed the patient's liver, pancreas, woman remained hospitalized in Since her first transplant three Starzl also has headed multiple- most or all of the stomach, two-thirds critical condition late Sunday after years ago, the woman had suffered organ transplants on adults with of the colon, and duodenum, a 10- undergoing what doctors said was from chronic rejection of the heart malignant, inoperable tumors in the inch-long section of the small the world's first heart-liver-kidney and developed hepatits and kidney pancreas and liver areas.