The draft law is being studied: securities to buy homes. 10,000 families interested The state would need 120 million lekë and 7 years to solve the problem by other means. Rent increases are expected to be frozen until the end of ’96. In January ’97, they will only be tripled TIRANA - “The rents for dwellings that were formerly privately owned will not change until 31.12.96; after January 1, 1997, they will be tripled,” reads one of the articles of a draft law being prepared by specialists at the Ministry of Construction, which also provides for another important measure. Securities will now also be used to resolve one of today’s most frequent problems: nearly 10,000 families living in houses whose legal ownership has been recognized will be able to use them to buy their own new homes by 1998. On page 3

For the fourth time, the case of the Montenegrin spy who was supposed to monitor the movements of Berisha and Rugova has come before the Justice system. Along with him is the Albanian Guard officer who played a double role in this whole story: regarding his cooperation with the Montenegrin Beqir Lesheviq, he also informed... Lesheviq in court

An invitation from the PR TIRANA - “Let’s talk tomorrow.” This time, the Republicans are focusing on the electoral law. Yesterday, the PR headquarters sent an invitation to all political parties represented in parliament. “We are waiting for their replies,” said Godo, who has just returned from his summer vacation. According to Godo, the talks are already scheduled for the first week of September, at one of the venues in the Palace of Congresses. On page 3

The draw brings surprises in Geneva Scala: Teuta are like Ajax and Barcelona The draw brings surprises in Geneva Durrës against mighty Parma Scala: Teuta are like Ajax and Barcelona TIRANA - “We have to face them as if they were ‘Ajax’ or ‘Barcelona’. If they have won the Albanian Cup, that means they have quality.” Nevio Scala—the coach of “Parma,” the reigning UEFA Cup winners—commented from Geneva in this way on the draw just made, which has pitted his team against the Albanians of “Teuta.” On page 5

Lushnje PSD Chairman Gj njëshi injured in an accident Injured while writing in Vlorë On page 3 Kavajë

Proceedings begin GJIROKASTËR - From Lezha to Gjirokastër “to steal and then straight... to prison and charges.” This happened to four young men from Lezha, who were caught by the “state” Police

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His accomplices had been caught earlier Earlier, his accomplices had been caught Police blitz: a ten-million lek thief behind bars TIRANA — Another success for Tirana’s Police Station No. 1. Two lightning operations, and two people ended up in cells. Coincidentally, the two people — Isa Haxhia, accused of attempted murder, and Petrit Veseli, the...

Kavajë Two dead within three hours Tragedy on the railway and the road On page 3

in Dropull for robbery GJIROKASTER — From Lezhë to Gjirokastër to steal, and then straight... to the accused’s home. This happened with four young men from Lezhë, who were caught by the Police of the “city of stone” immediately after a serious offense. The news was reported by the ATSH agency. The trial that began yesterday has been postponed. As often happens in such cases, the witnesses did not appear before the court. And Justice cannot rule without hearing all sides. The “adventure” of the four men from Lezhë did not last long. Just a few days earlier, the young men had ambushed three men from Vlora who were calmly on their way to the Kakavijë border crossing. The four young men — aged between 20 and 24 — took everything of value they could find. Money and documents ended up in the robbers’ pockets. L.Sh, Sh.Sh., A.M. and N.I. used violence against their victims. But they were not lucky. Just a few hours later, according to the same source, they were detained by the Police. After this, the product is [unclear]. It has not yet been reported why the gang of young men acted so far from their hometown.

Tirana, appeal by Albanologists TIRANA — “Break the wall of silence; a second Bosnia must be prevented”—this is the urgent appeal of Albanian and foreign Albanologists. A call, formulated in Albanian and English, has been issued to domestic and international public opinion by the scholars gathered at the first Seminar on Albanian Culture and Language, which has just concluded. “There will be no peace in the Balkans as long as the people of Kosovo are denied their freedom and their right to self-determination,” the scholars’ appeal states. “We call on the international community to ensure that sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro are lifted only after freedom and democracy return to Kosovo. We call on the Serbian government to change its policy toward the Albanians before it is too late. Peaceful coexistence between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo...”

On page 3 Minister Serreqi

TIRANA - Another success for Tirana’s Police Station No. 1. Two lightning-fast operations and two people have ended up in cells. The two men in question—Isa Haxhia, accused of attempted murder, and Petrit Veseli, accused of theft—are both 25 years old. The news was also announced by sources at the Ministry of the Interior. The two operations took place several days ago, five days apart, but the recorded footage was shown on RTSH only in yesterday’s news broadcasts. The same sources confirmed that Isa Haxhia—the first to be arrested—must answer for the attempted murder of A.R. More details were provided about the second case. Veseli appears to have been a member of a gang that managed to steal goods worth up to 10 million lekë from various locations. His accomplices had already been arrested by this same police station.

TIRANA - “I am an 11-year-old girl, and I live in Modugno, in the Province of Bari. My name is Fioralba Sopoti and I am in the fifth year of primary school, but don’t think I have been held back; I simply started school earlier, in Tirana, Albania. As you can imagine, I am the oldest in the class; in fact, I was born in 1983, on September 5.” An Albanian girl to her European friend: “Here are the evils of adults” TIRANA - “I am an 11-year-old girl, and I live in Modugno, in the Province of Bari. My name is Fioralba Sopoti and I am in the fifth year of primary school, but don’t think I have been held back; I simply started school earlier, in Tirana, Albania. As you can imagine, I am the oldest in the class; in fact, I was born in 1983, on September 5. I am Albanian, and I would like to get to know you because I have many things to say, aims not only for Europe, but for the whole world. I can confide in you, because in this world it is the grown-ups who make us suffer by doing bad things to those close to us—in a word, to our fellow human beings. I have wanted to talk to you for a long time. Adults fail to understand that they do evil on our backs, because they offer them life, brotherhood, goodness, and then—[unclear]—they are all barbarians before God. If I meet you, I would like to shake your hand; perhaps together with other children like us we will manage to make this world better. Anything could happen: we might see only a great palace, where the little ones come together. One of them, overcome by temptation and curiosity, managed to find this [unclear] as if by magic, and perhaps its hidden key too. So they managed to open it, but left it open, and this evil spread across the whole globe, bringing forth its most numerous and terrible [forms?]. We, and all the other children, must use all our strength to search for the key that will lock everything up; then we will shut forever this gate, which will thus imprison all the evils of the world. We must make room [unclear] forever. Goodbye, my dear friend.” Fjoralba Sopoti

Injured while traveling to Vlora On page 3

FOOTBALL The draw for the three European Cups On page 8

THE WAR Sarajevo: sanctions against the Serbs On page 2

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