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Today 12 pages A spider on the old year Special on pages 5-8 A REVERSED TIME 1997, the year that will not go away

TIRANE - The profession of New Year’s grandfather has now become a real trade for some young people who do this job only at the end of the year. They put on the red suit, the white beard and hand out gifts to children at family parties, schools or institutions. For some it is entertainment, for others a way to earn money in the last days of December. One of them tells about his experience and how he lives this role every end of year. On page 9

Fatos Baxhaku At the first level of our memory, 1997 will remain as the year of destruction, fear, shame, madness, flight, tears, graves and confusion. But also as a year that revealed how fragile our state was, how unprotected our citizen was, and how far collective insanity could go. This year taught us that freedom is not enough without order, nor pluralism without a state, nor politics without responsibility. It remains a year that cannot easily be closed, because its wounds are still open in our memory and in our daily life. On page 3

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Pessimistic VIPs also for 1998 On page 9

LUSHNJE / New Year’s celebration, tragedy could not be avoided LUSHNJE / NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION, TRAGEDY COULD NOT BE AVOIDED Massacre over a turkey: Four people killed LUSHNJE - Tragedy on New Year's Eve in the village of Imshtë in Lushnje. An armed conflict between several families over a turkey ended with four dead and several injured. According to initial information, the quarrel began over trivial motives, but quickly turned into an armed clash. The event shocked the area and brought back fears about the level of violence on the eve of the holidays. On page 3

Happy New Year

WISHES YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 1998! Address: Under the stadium, near the PPT of Tiranë.

The company C.L. Sanitariopolis S.A., based in Turin, offers all its collaborators and the Albanian people Merry Christmas! Happy New Year 1998! Many years of peace, stability, love and harmony.