The socialists now choose the clean hands At the congress the coalition with PSD, PBDNJ, PAD and the Agrarians will be announced TIRANA- PS today decides the fate of its coalition with the opposition, while a few days ago the socialists posed as “clean” just to make it clear that they are not part of the opposition. If everything has gone according to plan, it is likely that tonight the congress of the country’s second-largest party will vote for a coalition with PAD, PBDNJ, and the Agrarians. On page 3 PS headquarters

Yesterday’s meetings at the Palace of Brigades TIRANA- For three days now, Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis has been coming and going in Tirana to discuss Greek-Albanian relations with the government, but he is also a good host for the opposition. He arranged a meeting with the leaders of the opposition parties at the Palace of Brigades. Representatives of PR, PBK, PBDNJ, PAD and the Agrarians were present. At this meeting they presented the Greek prime minister with their concerns about the electoral law. What seemed very important yesterday was, in the end, that the Greek prime minister, not he personally, but Athens through intermediaries, could do the impossible to encourage an agreement between the governing parties and the opposition, especially with the latter. This was made known yesterday in Tirana. Stafanopulos On page 3

Spring Day in Tirana The festival, which was born in Elbasan and was shaped into a one-day event in the city, returned yesterday after the rush and the participation of hundreds upon hundreds of people — Albanians and foreigners — in the summer event. The morning and the summer ceremonies of the diaspora in the capital On page 3 Tirun Shehu[?]

The terrified officers: In mështo[?] Two Albanian traders kept him isolated for three days TIRANA- In the center of Tirana, in the “Block” area, in a rented apartment, two Albanian citizens kept an Italian businessman and an Italian associate isolated and under threat for three days, forcing him to sign several statements. The arrest of the two kidnappers was made yesterday evening. The incident was reported on Sunday by the threatened man, who said he was being held hostage over a debt of 200,000 USD owed to an Italian firm involved in the completion of a building in the Block. On page 5 Italian Embassy

Cup draw: the big teams face each other The Italians expect more: “Juve” will face “Ajax (HOL)” “Anderlecht[?]” “Bayern” On page 8 SHOW “Vizon 2000” closes with 18 of music On page 7 Bektashis rejoice again at Sulltan Novruzi On page 5 Dario Fiko[?] 16-4.1996 / Doni-Hina 3+7.4.1 / Juventus FC (ITA) / Final / Panathinaikos FC / Ajax (HOL)

BIRAT- Unusual for the worship in religious settings, Qejfje qet to do it, and after 2.5 days, the center of the town of[?] Albania becomes the center of this close ceremony. It is spiritually sustained by the religious rite with dervishes of the Bektashi order, and all the believers who have come to the center gather to watch the rites and religious spectacles that take place. The ritual ceremony includes breaking glass, the challenge of walking across glowing embers, and piercing the bodies of the dervishes without feeling pain. Over the three days the feast culminates in a dajre dance. All this is done in memory of Sulltan Novruzi, which is a feast of the Bektashi faithful. This feature drew the attention yesterday of hundreds of curious onlookers and foreign tourists, but even more of the believers. Ha Ta Beati

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Montenegrins attack Albanian merchants On page 5 BERAT Woman dies from a loaf of bread On page 5 TIRANA 120 scientists remain without ranks On page 5 FIERZI[?] 400 people are left homeless by the snow On page 5

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