Ultimatum to the leaders in Tirana: Hunger strike "Justice has forgotten us, comrades." Students are expected to join them as well Fighting in Kosovo: "we are not expecting refugees"

TIRANE - "Espionage and wiretapping have been carried out by SHIK employees against top state officials and against us." This was declared yesterday to the media by the Secretary General of the Democratic Party, Astrit Patozi, after the meeting of the parliamentary group of that party. According to him, in recent weeks various civilian individuals have been followed and surveilled using wiretapping devices. "Therefore, we view this case of abuses by certain segments of SHIK with great concern," said Patozi, further emphasizing that SHIK has also carried out espionage to the detriment of some state officials. On page 5

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"There will be no resignation on a platter" TIRANË - The collapse of the Tirana supporters' hope that the socialists would remove their team president, Refik Halili, was yesterday countered by another interesting fact. The "black jackets" have expressed their determination to face any kind of provocation, with the sole aim of removing President Halili from the leadership of the team. More specifically, around 10 in the morning, 40 Tirana supporters entered the building of the Tirana Municipality and requested a meeting with chairman Albert Brojka, who received them. Brojka promised the supporters that today he would do everything possible for the club's blue-and-white executive council to meet and find a solution to the situation. The municipality head refused to comment on the statement made by the mayor of Durrës, Lefter Koka, regarding the possibility of dismissing Refik Halili. On page 2

Police escort to guard 30 beauties SPECIAL IN FIGURES Prosecution: "The crimes of the bad year" TIRANË - The commitment of some beauties and the schedule of their movements toward the annual "Miss Shqipëria" festival this year has taken a different turn. The surprising move of the girls to Dhërmi, to carry out their preparations there until the final on 7 September, has caused other new problems. According to the spokesperson for the Tirana police, dozens of officers will be made available to guard the 30 beauties and their escorts. On page 5

Thousands of Albanian words disappear from the catalog cards TIRANË - Often for reasons of economy, but not only, it happens that a library has no place for books. This has also happened at the scientific library in Tirana. Instead of rejoicing over its rich holdings, its specialists complain that the card catalogs are being damaged, cards are disappearing, and thousands of Albanian words are being lost. On page 8

with PD TIRANË - Yesterday the second series of the Gallup survey began on the question of whether you are for or against the death penalty. According to the organizers, this time the survey is also being supported by the telephone lines of public institutions, where citizens can call. On page 4

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