Yesterday the Republican Party chairman met with MP Çeliku: "Keep insisting" Godo: Election law urgently needed A firm request from the PR leader to Parliament "The election law should come to Parliament as soon as possible". This is once again the "lightning bolt" from the Albanian Republicans, which came out yesterday from the party offices. The PR leader himself, Sabri Godo — who had been the initiator of keeping the old voting method — continues to insist on solving this problem On page 3 Sabri Godo

Yesterday the ceremony in the capital President Berisha TIRANE - Cheers, enthusiasm and confidence in victory in the upcoming elections. The Democratic Party, currently the main Albanian political force, celebrated the 5th anniversary of its founding and of the birth of political pluralism. At a large ceremony, organized at the Opera and Ballet Theatre, loyal members once again recalled the years of their work, took stock of the government and outlined future projects. On page 3

Portugal, only a surprise for Bajko Blatter and Stoichkov yesterday during the draw (REUTERS) Yesterday in Paris the World Cup draw took place. The endless challenge with Germany continues. Also in the group are Ukraine, Northern Ireland and Armenia On page 7

KAVAJE Two children die in the lime pit On page 5 POGRADEC Long-haired youths end up in police custody On page 5 BERAT Police are looking for the missing girl On page 5

A long line of cars at the border While the document for opening the customs borders has reached the northern border checkpoints, police roadblocks are preventing free passage. The Ministry of Public Order has still not repealed the first decision The Epidamn scandal Blerim Çela: "I am ready to prove my innocence" In Albania, the embargo has still not come down from the throne. Although the United Nations Security Council has lifted the economic sanctions on the country and all other states have implemented them, only a category of bureaucrats at the desks of public-order officials has escaped, causing discontent without any real basis in Montenegro. There are dozens of other vehicles waiting impatiently on the other side of the border to resume the old trade with their neighbors On page 5

But prison administration refuses: "Not allowed" Fatos Nano On page 3

Polemic On page 3

The newly released French pilots (REUTERS) PARIS - After persistent requests by the French for the release of their two pilots, who fell into the hands of the Serbo-Bosnians during the downing of their plane in Bosnia last August, the two French aviators are finally free. The two French pilots released on Tuesday in Zvornik, Bosnia-Herzegovina, are in good health. Captain Frederik Shifo and Lieutenant Colonel Hoze Suvinje returned to France on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, the release of the two French pilots, which had recently been refused by the Serbo-Bosnians, is the result of France’s ultimatums, and the result of Moscow’s interventions was also the same. On page 2

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Firefighters save the giant of Albanian football Fire in the "Qemal Stafa" stand Damage to the booths and the press stand TIRANE - Flames in Albania’s largest stadium. A few minutes before Tuesday ended, the central stand of "Qemal Stafa" was engulfed by tongues of fire, which, for as long as they lasted, managed to reach two of the RAI Italian radio booths and get as far as the press stand. Everything could have continued with serious consequences if the first ones not to stop had not been the police officers of Police Station No. 1 in the capital. Within moments, firefighters arrived at the gates of the giant of Albanian football, as has happened in other stadiums on the continent ... except not to disperse hooligan fans. But to extinguish the fire that, under still mysterious circumstances, had taken over an entire section of the stand. Yesterday morning, on the central facade of "Qemal Stafa", it was not hard to notice the dark marks of that fire, although it had been quickly extinguished. An investigation has immediately begun, although, as a senior official of the Sports Facilities Enterprise states, the damage found was almost incalculable. Perhaps also because the inventory of losses has "disappeared" compared with what could have happened if the flames had not been stopped in their destructive march. National Stadium "Qemal Stafa" MANE company has 2 electric generator engines. You can contact tel/fax 425-99. 150 kW at a price of 1,050,000 lekë 1. 75 kW at a price of 500,000 lekë.

A project of the Ministry of Health will be implemented in January 1996 TIRANE - No more buying contraceptives! From now on, they will be given free by the state. Starting on January 1 of the new year, they will be distributed free of charge in all family planning centers and maternity hospitals in Albania. A special order from the Ministry of Health, circulated in the various districts of the country, has clearly explained this new "operation" that will help the health of mother and child. On page 5

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