PS Congress concludes, list of 351 candidates approved TIRANË - The Socialists yesterday went “inside” their Second Congress. The electoral platform, socialist messages to the people’s leaders on the eve of these elections, the resolution, the Congress’s appeal, as well as approval of 351 candidates for the ’96 elections, are TIRANË - The Socialists yesterday went “inside” their Second Congress. The electoral platform, socialist messages to the people’s leaders on the eve of these elections, the resolution, the Congress’s appeal, as well as approval of 351 candidates for the ’96 elections, were all presented yesterday during the proceedings of the PS Congress. This political material, “served up” by PS officials and subsequently approved by 600 delegates to the PS’s Second Congress, covered these matters. The Socialists were of one mind in setting their electoral objectives. On page 3 From the Second Congress of the Socialists

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THE STORY . Bosniak refugee in Vlorë. VLORE - Although the flag of peace has been raised in Bosnia and the bomb blasts are no longer heard, new people and emigrants continue to come from there. He is 25-year-old Qemal Haxhihaçi, from a village near Banja Luka, whom fate has “turned” into a refugee in Albania. Some time ago Haxhiu had brought his poor brother here, with the help of a man from Shkodër. Alone, with not a lek in his pocket, traveling by hitchhiking, he arrives in Tiranë. He knocks at the door of his embassy and learns that the missing documents can only be sorted out in Vienna. With the one hundred lekë given to him at the embassy, he heads south and attempts to cross the Greek border along with a caravan of Albanian clandestine migrants. Fortune does not smile on him, and he is sent back by the Greek police to where he came from. Vlorë then becomes his sole dream and hope for crossing from there toward Italy. Ten thousand lekë are promised to him by the smuggler, but there is a delay because he lacks the money needed to pay for the clandestine migrant’s “passport.” His attempts to get “grama” help aboard one of the fleet’s ships have also come to nothing. Now he is forced to look for any kind of work to survive. “The war weighs heavily on my spirit,” the Bosniaks say. “Now my family is not in a school building. I had left my country before the war broke out. I went to Italy and worked there for three years. I couldn’t get the documents, and I returned to Bosnia with all my savings, 150 thousand marks. I want to go to Italy again. Albania? The people are better, but the future is even poorer than for those who have money,” says Halil Shavri Marko.

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PD SECRETARY’S POLEMIC . Shehu: “The conservatives won at the PS Congress.” On page 3

ELECTION LAW / Constitutional Court postpones ruling . No ruling by the Constitutional Court on the election law was announced yesterday. The judges postponed it until April 2, just one day before the parliament that passed it is dissolved. TIRANË - The Constitutional Court has postponed its ruling in the electoral law case. Scheduled for yesterday morning, the ruling has been postponed until April. Thus, the Socialists have been unable to receive an answer to the lawsuit they filed with this court against the election law. Without giving any possible reason, the judges at the highest level of legality in Albania have merely stated that the ruling will be issued on April 2. Following this ruling, the Socialist parliamentarians said they would abolish this. Rustem Gjata

ELBASAN. On page 5 ELBASAN. Car carrying passengers robbed. On page 5

BERAT. On page 5 BERAT. Wave of burglaries at establishments. On page 5

FIER. On page 5 FIER. Arrested after two years of searches. On page 5

Huge flames on the outskirts of Tiranë. Soldiers and non-commissioned officers detained Huge flames on the outskirts of Tiranë. Army depot burns; cause still a mystery. Soldiers and non-commissioned officers detained. TIRANË - Explosion at the army depots. A major fire engulfed one of the military-material depots on Saturday evening, at the anti-aircraft unit in Ndroq, Tiranë. Gas masks, poisonous chemical warfare substances and other materials, whose value has not yet been calculated, were completely burned and destroyed. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but an electrical spark is believed to have been responsible. The Minister of the Interior, Musaraj, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army, and other senior police and army officials immediately went to the scene. On page 5

The Ministry sets the fees . Here is how much will be paid to lawyers. TIRANË - Albanian lawyers have been given five days to [unclear] the new fees. A regulation by the Ministry of Justice has been issued for the services lawyers will provide in their cases. The regulation of the Palace of Justice specifies how much lawyers will be paid for the assistance they provide in civil matters. Differences by service category, for the district court, the Court of Appeal, the Court of Cassation and in criminal matters: these are some of the cases involving legal fees, and the burden of the fees will be heavier. On page 5

Italian Championship . The standings and all the other figures from the football of “Milan” and “Juventus.” On page 6

Culture. When the chronicle of Albanian life began to be written: excerpts from the press of the 1930s Culture. From the king’s meetings to car accidents. When the chronicle of Albanian life began to be written: excerpts from the press of the 1930s. On page 7

. VLORE - They aim to reach the Italian coast by speedboat, but seriously risk their lives. They are saved only at the last moment thanks to the help of an Albanian fishing boat, which lands them in Bari. There, instead of the promised land, they are met by the Carabinieri, who accuse them of illegal border crossing. They are 134 Albanian clandestine migrants — among them 18 [unclear] children — who set out from Vlora hoping to arrive that evening, aboard three speedboats. On page 5 134 clandestine migrants discovered at sea

A century-old cleric celebrated . LEZHË - An entire life spent in faith in God, art and philosophy. Not even years in prison were enough to destroy his mind and faith. Leon Kabashi, one of the best-known Catholic clerics, found himself yesterday surrounded by the admiration not only of his fellow townspeople, but also of numerous friends. The ceremony marking the 90th birthday of the elderly Albanian cleric Father Leon Kabashi was held at the “Dom Leshi” Franciscan church in Lezhë. Father was born on March 25, 1906, in the city of Shkodër. “Kabashi was also a talented child in decorative painting,” Simon Jubani, the first senior cleric in Albania in 90, told Gazeta Shqiptare, “and many other Italian newspapers from 1928–1931. Many articles about the students and Albanian writings were published in them.” Kabashi returned to Albania as a professor at the Franciscan Gymnasium of Shkodër, where he [unclear] Historik, Gjergj Fishta, Nikë Krrutje. Under the dictatorship he was imprisoned three times, in 1946, 1960 and 1972. Ifan Rama

FOOTBALL. Heated controversy after the “Elbasan”-“Olimpik” match. The coach against the referee: “He made a serious mistake” TIRANË - “As long as I am coach, I will never accept that matches be [unclear] Jorje...”. FOOTBALL. Heated controversy after the “Elbasan”-“Olimpik” match. Sejdini: “A scandal took place in Elbasan.” The coach against the referee: “He made a serious mistake.” TIRANË - “As long as I am coach, I will never accept that matches be [unclear] Jorje...” This was a statement by “Olimpik” coach F. Sejdini, who had never previously had disputes with referees, at least not in the press. Nevertheless, he too has a reason. “I am not defending the draw in ‘Elbasan’—” This is exactly what the match referee said, while Sejdini condemned it forcefully and indignantly. You can ask the players too. They will confirm this. “What happened there cannot be called football.” Immediately after the equalizer by the referee, everything degenerated. They began punching and kicking us, while the referee pretended not to see. In fact, he was the one who encouraged it.” This was the statement by “Olimpik” captain Mergjushi, which makes a serious accusation against the match referee, Behar. To explain further, before the match Peço shouted toward the assistant referee: “I addressed him to see [unclear] the shame for you and for the referees you have brought.” Immediately, he struck me on the shoulder with the flag. Is that really acceptable?” Dime then gives his account and describes the blow. “I will not leave this matter at that,” Sejdini continued. “I know referees have their own problems, but I can never remain silent about blatant [unclear]. I don’t understand how it happened, when even the home crowd did not let [unclear] in other places. I truly respect referees. I will direct my protest to the Albanian Football Federation, and the whole [unclear] should help us with the match officials.” All in all, this needs no further comment. As the championship, which is nearing its end, goes on, rivalry is growing ever more intense, and the referees’ role should be decisive in ensuring it runs smoothly. Dritan Lunda Faruk Sejdini