Mandela Freed After 27 Years in Prison
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Mandela freed after 27 years in prison CAPE TOWN, South Africa "I stand here before you not at cover as police fired blasts of struggle was still a policy of the ANC comrades. (AP) — Nelson Mandela walked as a prophet, but as a humble shotgun pellets. ANC. "There must be an end to through a prison gate to freedom servant of you the people." Clashes between police and 'The factors that (caused the white monopoloy of political Sunday, setting off joyous cele- Within an hour of the release, celebrating blacks were reported need for armed struggle)... exist power and a fundamental brations and violent clashes as as Mandela's motorcade arrived in at least two other areas, while today," Mandela said. "We have restructuring of our political blacks nationwide welcomed at City Hall, violence broke in Johannesburg thousands of no options but to continue." and economic systems to ensure their leader back from 27 years out. First aid workers and jour- young blacks received an escort "We express the hope that a that the inequalities of apartheid in jail. nalists said one person was from traffic police as they ran climate conducive to a negoti- arc addressed," he said. "Comrades and fellow South killed and more than 100 people triumphantly through the city. ated settlement would be cre- The ANC leader called Presi- Africans, I greet you all in the injured when riot police fired Columns of cheering activists ated." dent F.W. de Klerk a man "of name of peace, democracy and shotguns after groups of black jogged through Durban and Mandela spoke of "my long integrity," and called on the freedom for all," Mandela told youths smashed shop windows other cities. and lonely years in prison." white community to "join us in tens of thousands of cheering in the city center. "We have waited loo long for "I am content that your pain the safety of a new South supporters who thronged outside Some youths retaliated by our freedom," Mandela told the and suffering was far greater Africa. The freedom movement City Hall, many getting their hurling bottles at the officers. crowd. He said that until the than my own," he said, adding is a political home for you, first look at the African Na- Hundreds of terrified people proper climate was created for that he would make further too." tional Congress leader. waiting to hear Mandela ran for peaceful negotiations, the armed statements after consulting his See page 7 The Daily Campus Serving the Stores Community Since 1896 Vol.XCIIINo.75 The University of Connecticut Monday, February 11, 1990 Unified Germany seen joining NATO, keeping Soviet interests WASHINGTON (AP) — manys to decide for themselves for a reunited Germany. NATO Secretary General Man- on the timing and structure of A senior administration offi- fred Wocrncr emerged Sunday their reunification. cial later clarified that remark, from talks with President Bush The White House said Bush saying full NATO membership to suggest that a reunified and Wocrncr agreed that NATO still was the only administra- Germany could be a part of the "should adopt new political tion goal for a reunified Ger- Western alliance without ex- roles," including helping shape many tending NATO's military reach U.S. policies toward the East Both Baker and the official over the territory that is now Bloc nations now shifting to- endorsed a proposal by West East Germany. ward democracy. German Foreign Minister Wocrncr said a way can and Wocrncr spoke with reporters Hans-Dietrich Genschcr that will be found to keep a united at Andrews AFB outside while a united Germany should Germany in NATO while rec- Washington before boarding a be a NATO member. Western ognizing "the legitimate secu- U.S. Air Force jet to Ottawa, troops would not move into rity interests of the Soviet Canada, and an international the territory that is now East Union." conference on "open skies" — Germany. Following two days of talks including Bush's proposal to The United States and its at the presidential retreat at allow the superpowers to con- NATO allies want a unified Camp David, Md., both Bush duct surveillance flights over Germany to be a part of the and Wocrncr hailed what the each other's territories. Western military alliance that White House called West Ger- Secretary of State James A. they view as a cornerstone of man Chancellor Helmut Kohl's Baker III also was bound for four decades of peace in Eu- "extraordinarily successful" Ottawa on Sunday following rope. talks with Soviet leaders in his six-day trip to Moscow and "I personally would like to Moscow. Eastern Europe. At a news see a unified Germany remain a Kohl said Saturday he got conference in Moscow on Fri- member of NATO," said Wo- "unequivocal" assurances from day night Baker had said U.S. crncr, "but of course we have Soviet President Mikhail Gor- policy calls for full German to take into account the legiti- bachev that Moscow would re- membership in NATO or mate security interests of the spect the right of the two Ger- "association" with the alliance Soviet Union." Baker offers aid to Romania think we have to applaud," Baker told reporters —C.J. Gunllicr/Tlic Daily Campus BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — U.S. Secre- tary of State James A. Baker III offered Romania after meeting with the officials that his visit was Paige Bentley attempts to answer the eternal question intended "to encourage the continuation of the of how many licks it takes to get to the bottom of $80 million in food aid on a brief visit to Bucharest Sunday morning, but told the country's process of reform." one-ton-sundae. interim leaders that the United States expects con- "It's very important to the United Slates that unucd movement toward democracy. the commitment to reform towards democracy is Lean budget means "'We want to do our part to assist the transition expressed in the conduct of fully free and fair elec- to political pluralism and a free market economy," tions," said Baker. Baker said after meeting with interim President The U.S. official announced the humanitarian cuts for university Ion Ilicscu and Premier Pctrc Roman. aid package at a meeting with leaders of 18 parties Baker is the highest-ranking American official and four unions at the residence of U.S. Ambas- sembly meeting in Hartford, By Dan Tapper to visit Romania since December's revolution sador Alan Green Jr. the governor recommended a Daily Campus Staff which toppled Communist dictator Nicolac "I was pleased, in the meeting I had wilh the With Gov. William A. UConn general fund budget of president and the prime minister, to say that we're SI38 million for the fiscal year Ccauscscu. O'Neill's decision to recom- His visit came amid controversy over the new prepared to make available to Romania, on highly mend a UConn budget more 1990-91. The department of concessionary terms, $80 million in food assis- higher education had recom- Provisional Council of National Unity, which than S15 million less than the will run the country until elections on May 20 tance," he said. mended S153 million, and Department of Higher Educa- and includes opposition parties for the first time. A State Department official said the assistance tion recommended, the univer- UConn itself had requested Many of the 18 party leaders who met Baker would include 500,000 metric tons of feed grain sity is going to be limited as S157 million in July. said they told him the old National Salvation and 7,500 tons of butter. to how to fill 160 vacancies Jones said the budget cuts Front Council, which took power during the Asked by reporters whether the United States will cause 160 positions to be created by last year's retirement revolution, has kept its grip on power in the new would restore Romania's favored-nation trade sta- eliminated, leaving UConn incentive. council. Several said the Front is a guise for the tus, Baker said: "We are re-examining now our According to Wilbur Jones, with a "challenge" to get by position, just as we are re-examining it with re- with limited resources. In a old Communist Party. vice president of finance who Baker said he told Ilicscu and Roman that "the spect to some other countries in Eastern Europe. addressed the Board of Trustees copy of the budget which he Baker made several appearances outside the am- delivered to the board, Jones betterment of relations of the United States with on Friday about UConn's bassador's residence, one with ethnic Hungarian said that this is the biggest re- Romania will depend on fully free, fair elections operating budget, UConn is priest Laszlo Tockes by his-side. The authorities' duction yet, the next closest and the respect for human rights and the rights of rjow presented with the proN efforts to remove Toekcs from his home in the being that of the 1977 reduc- minorities." Icm of making the vacancies western Romanian city of Timisoara sparked De- tions, which eliminated 149 Terming the changes since the overthrow of "consistent with the priorities.' Ccausescu "a reform movement that clearly I cember's revolution. At Wednesday's General As- positions. See page 3 PAGE TWO Few show at sculpting contest By John F. Sullivan Rain in the a.m. Daily Campus Staff Did anyone see an ice sculpting contest around here? This was New England the question that many were asking at 10 am Friday morn- Temperatures ing. The contest, scheduled for H L that time, seemed not to be.